Plane Stupid turf Virgin Atlantic out of their seats at the PR awards
Last night seven Plane Stupid activists and one Heathrow resident popped over to the PR Week Awards and hijacked a table reserved for Virgin Atlantic. Virgin Atlantic have been strong advocates for...
View ArticleHeathrow campaigners storm Architect Awards to warn off third runway bids
Plane Stupid activists along with three residents from Heathrow have targeted one of the potential third runway designers at this year’s Architects of the Year Awards held at London’s Intercontinental...
View ArticleClimate 9 trial begins in Aberdeen
The first major climate trial since the failure of the Copenhagen talks has begun in Aberdeen Sheriff’s court this morning. Nine defendants from Plane Stupid Scotland will face charges charges of...
View ArticleClimate 9 – The Verdict
Last year the Climate 9 stopped tonnes of dangerous greenhouse gas emissions by disrupting operations at Aberdeen Airport. You can see leaked footage of the action by clicking here. After deliberating...
View ArticleWhy i’m inspired by Transition Heathrow – Lily’s blog
For me, Transition Heathrow was born of a desire to take my activism to the next level. I’d been involved in environmental activism, in particular with Plane Stupid, for a few years, and had seen the...
View ArticleClimate 9 remain defiant after court sentencing
Nine Plane Stupid protesters who shut down Aberdeen airport on the morning of March 3rd 2009 appeared in court today to finally receive their sentences. The judge and court took the protesters’ urgent...
View ArticleHow the transition town movement found Transition Heathrow
Transition Heathrow jumped on board the transition town movement at a very different stage to most. Where did it all begin? Four years ago in the small village of Sipson 700 homes faced being...
View ArticleHeathrow’s expansion plan mired by trust issues at public consultation
This Wednesday the Heathrow Park Inn Hotel hosted the Airports Commission’s most recent public consultation on the proposed plans for expanding Heathrow Airport. Local MPs, councillors, campaigners...
View ArticleSupport the Plane Stupid Activists in court!
If we want to tackle climate change, then we cannot expand either Heathrow or Gatwick airports! This is why we at Transition Heathrow stand in solidarity with the 13 brave activsts who occupied the...
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