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Twitter was in an uproar when news got out that British environmentalist John Stewart was barred from entering the United States to participate in the Aviation Justice Express tour. Friends, strangers, elected officials, journalists, and even critics spoke out: https://twitter.com/#!/ZacGoldsmith/status/119826386906128385 https://twitter.com/#!/johnmcdonnellMP/status/120854294089052161 https://twitter.com/#!/MuradQureshiAM/status/119857675071799297 https://twitter.com/#!/DarrenJohnsonAM/status/119753813275062273 https://twitter.com/#!/JohnBaldy/status/119740686357630977 https://twitter.com/#!/RossLydall/status/119743238285443072 https://twitter.com/#!/_RajPatel/status/119925788098301952 https://twitter.com/#!/jossgarman/status/119742343858491392 https://twitter.com/#!/davidgmillward/status/120109568092160000 https://twitter.com/#!/davidgmillward/status/120111825416224768 https://twitter.com/#!/350/status/119915706400784386 https://twitter.com/#!/vacuumcleaner/status/119834413583441920 https://twitter.com/#!/europabridge1/status/120256366458834944 https://twitter.com/#!/christianwolmar/status/120101402277183488 https://twitter.com/#!/AnnPettifor/status/119790680573878272 https://twitter.com/#!/GatCan/status/120858921618505731 … Continue reading
Environmentalists from across America and Europe are surprised and outraged that John Stewart, voted the UK’s “most effective environmentalist,” was barred from entering the US. Stewart was invited to the US by a coalition of environmental organizations. Continue reading
Seattle hip-hop artist J-Reed wrote a song called “Look Up In The Sky,” about the impacts of aviation, in support of Debi Wagner and other Sea-Tac airport neighbors. The song’s instantly become part of the soundtrack to our movement! Please download and share widely. look up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane … Continue reading
London illustrator MISSBADCHILD created two fantastic posters for the Aviation Justice Express tour, bringing together so many of the problems that we’re fighting, and the solutions we’re seeking. The tour kicks off on September 30! Check out all her designs
British aviation/climate policy appears to have moved in a fundamentally more sustainable direction. The British Department for Transport just released a new report which suggests the possibility of not allowing the construction of new runways in the UK until 2050 as a way to ensure the reduction of greenhouse gases from aviation. While writing a … Continue reading
The National Organization to Insure a Sound-controlled Environment (N.O.I.S.E.) is holding their next national aviation noise summit and community conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday, November 9. Read more: Event details
The possible passage of HR 2594, the House bill that would make it illegal for US airlines to comply with EU aviation environmental policies, is sparking serious worries about a trade war between the US and Europe. The cause? A greenhouse gas emissions trading plan that would add about $3 to the price of a … Continue reading
A broad coalition of environmental and development groups came out strongly against HR 2594, the House bill that, if passed, would make it illegal for American airlines to comply with European Union climate protection policies. The group consists of: ActionAid USA, Earthjustice, Environment America, Environmental Defense Fund, Greenpeace USA, League of Conservation Voters, Natural Resources … Continue reading
Anirvan Chatterjee is a San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneur and climate activist. He and his wife spent 2009-2010 attempting to travel around the world without flying, while documenting the work of climate action movements in a dozen countries. Climate change has a human face. Last year, we met dozens of Vietnamese teens trying to deal … Continue reading
In a bold editorial, the New York Times assesses the role of aviation emissions, and lauds the EU ETS, the European Union’s program under which airlines will have to start paying for the environmental impact of their flights: “Aviation amounts to about 2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, a share projected to rise quickly … Continue reading
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