Tue, Sep 26, 2006
This Probably Couldn't Happen Here
The perimeter fence at
Nottingham East Midlands Airport was scaled last week by 24 people
who belong to a group called "Plane Stupid". The protesters, who
were members of a larger environmental group, Climate Camp, staged
a sit-in on a taxiway to protest what they said was the effect
aviation has on climate change.
The group's spokesman, Joss Garman, said "Aviation is the
greatest contributor to climate change... according to the UN,
150,000 people die every year from climate change. That is a 9/11
every week. The only reasonable solution is to stop short-haul
flights."
Protesters then held a "service of remembrance" They were led by
an activist Baptist Minister.
A spokesperson for the Leicestershire Police said the protesters
were detained by officers and airport staff and did not gain access
to any airplanes or to crucial parts of the airport, according to
the Yorkshire Post.
The airport was not disrupted because no flights had been
scheduled during the protest. The 24 were detained under
various offenses to the Aviation Security Act, and then
released.
In an entirely unrelated story... except that it also involves a
British airport... an unexploded WWII anti-aircraft artillery shell
was discovered last week at Heathrow Airport near London.
Construction on a new terminal was halted when the round was
discovered during excavation. After cordoning off the area, the
still-live shell was moved to a safe place where it was exploded...
60-plus years after it was supposed to.
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