Heathrow - Enough Is Enough
Heathrow is the world's busiest international airport. It is also one of the world's most badly located airports. As a result, it one of the most intrusive and damaging airports for local residents. Wildlife and habitats are being destroyed by the construction of Terminal 5. Support West London Friends of the Earth in saying Enough Is Enough!
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Heathrow was sneaked in as a civil airport at the end of World War 2, using wartime regulations in order to avoid proper planning controls. As a result, it grew up in the most unsuitable of locations - within the London metropolis. It is surrounded by housing on 3 sides and even on the west side there are populations far too close for comfort.
Over half a million people are exposed to noise levels which exceed the World Health Organisation's guidelines. (BAA claims less people are affected because they insist, for PR and political reasons, that only people exposed to an average of 57 decibels or more are affected by noise).
Thousands of people are exposed to air pollution levels which breach standards set to protect human health. (BAA and the government are now being forced to take notice because some standards have been made mandatory by the EU. They ignore the standards where they are simply UK ones.)
Heathrow is the most dangerous airports in the country and one of the most dangerous in the world in terms of the total risk to people on the ground. (This is because of the large number of people overflown.)
The Heathrow area is one of the most congested areas for road traffic in the country. (The goverment is currently widening the M25 to support Heathrow expansion.)
Wildlife and habitats are being destroyed by the construction of Terminal 5.
Villages, listed buildings and priceless heritage are threatened by Runway 3.
While the devastation and the folly of further expansion is apparant to local residents, the aviation industry makes absurd claims about the economic benefits of expanding Heathrow even more.
No wonder local people are saying "enough is enough".
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Thousands gather to protest Heathrow expansion
Thousands gather to protest Heathrow expansion2 hours agoLONDON (AFP) - Thousands of people gathered Saturday for a protest against plans to expand London's Heathrow airport with a third runway and sixth terminal, police and organisers said.The protests were organised by environmental campaigners concerned about the impact of more flights on climate change alongside lo...
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Created by Rene Jorgensen, Last updated 4 months ago,
Government body: Put airport expansion on hold
The Guardian, May 21st 2008The government should completely rethink its aviation policy and shelve plans to expand Heathrow and Stansted airports, according to an influential advisory body.The Sustainable Development Commission, chaired by Sir Jonathon Porritt, said there were big question marks over the environmental and economic arguments underpinning the proposals f...
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Created by Rene Jorgensen, Last updated 4 months ago,
Outrage over airlines' empty 'ghost flights'
The IndependentBy Jonathan Brown Tuesday, 18 March 2008 Airlines that run empty "ghost flights", needlessly pumping hundreds of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, should face heavy fines, environmentalists have demanded. The Government was being urged to clamp down on the practice after it emerged ...
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Created by Giles Robertson, Last updated 6 months ago,
Heathrow airport should be bigger and greener
Telegraph.co.uk 26/02/2008Jo Valentine is chief executive of the business organisation, London FirstYou would think from the public debate on Heathrow expansion that there were only two sides to this story. As the consultation closes, there is the ''anti" faction who declare "green means no growth, not now, not e...
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PAPER PLANE FLASH MOB* AT THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Announced by Rene Jorgensen
starts Thursday 03 July '08, 11:00AM
Started 3 months ago
Tell Ruth Kelly: Stop Airport Expansion
- Meet 11am, Thursday 3 July, Department for Transport (DfT), 76 Marsham Street, SW1P 4DR (tube: St James’s Park or Westminster)
- 11.03am: Reveal your ‘Stop Airport Expansion’ t-shirt if you have one
- 11.05am: launch your ‘Stop Airport Expansion’ paper planes at the DfT
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