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 Stories About: air travel AND grassroots activism AND Greenpeace AND politics AND travel AND United Kingdom
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Greenpeace takes Heathrow
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David Roberts |
25 Feb 2008 |
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| Today, Greenpeace UK held a peaceful protest against the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport in London (the addition of a third runway). The activists managed to walk out onto the tarmac and up onto the tailfin of a plane, where they hung a huge banner: This effortless breach of security at one of the world's biggest and busiest airports was a huge embarrassment for its administrators, obviously -- a "major investigation" has been launched. But it also ... |
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| Topics: air travel, grassroots activism, Greenpeace, politics, travel, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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