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United Kingdom: Climate change protest at Heathrow airport closes north runway
2015-07-13 07:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ITV: A group of climate change activists have gained access to the north runway at London's Heathrow Airport to launch a protest. A spokesman for direct action group Plane Stupid said a dozen demonstrators cut through a fence and entered the runway at 3.30am. He said the protesters were campaigning against airport expansion and would stay on the runway for as long as possible. Posts on social media showed several activists chained together and being spoken to by police officers. A spokesperson...
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Delays expected at Heathrow airport as protestors occupy runway
2015-07-13 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Heathrow Airport was forced to shut down operations at its northern runway for three hours after members of the campaigner group Plane Stupid occupied the area in protest against the proposed expansion.
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Heathrow airport to lay down procurement strategy
2015-07-07 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Heathrow Airport is set to come up with a procurement strategy, a week after the Airports Commission recommended it for the construction of a third runway.
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UK to decide on Heathrow runway expansion by year-end
2015-07-02 01:00:00| Airport Technology
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the country will make the final decision on the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport by the end of the year.
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Heathrow expansion risks deepening London's air pollution crisis
2015-07-01 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK governments Airports Commission has recommended that a new runway at Heathrow should go ahead, but only with a legally binding commitment to control air and noise pollution. If the government decides to act on Howard Davies recommendation (and doing so would be a political minefield) Londoners will be forgiven for treating any air quality guarantees with a heavy pinch of salt. Even before Wednesday mornings announcement, Londons air quality was so bad that the government did not...
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