Court of Appeal halts LHR third runway
Feb 27, 2020, 6:31 am
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unless restricted to do so- so for example, the Gov could permit the expansion (following the requirement of the CoA ruling) but also limit the capacity to prevent aircraft holding - this would likely be better for the environment than the current situation.
Feb 27, 2020, 6:45 am
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Good,
It's already nerve racking enough getting to LHR on the M25 . Never knowing if it's going to be clear or not, constant problems between J10 and 12.
In my opinion the last thing they need is to increase capacity on the already failing transport infrastructure around the M25.
Just my opinion.
It's already nerve racking enough getting to LHR on the M25 . Never knowing if it's going to be clear or not, constant problems between J10 and 12.
In my opinion the last thing they need is to increase capacity on the already failing transport infrastructure around the M25.
Just my opinion.
Paraphrasing a regular question on here: What was your MP's answer when you wrote to him about this?
Feb 27, 2020, 7:04 am
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I, for one (and I'm sure I'm in a minority on this forum), would much rather have green fields than yet more concrete and aviation fumes and noise. I'd like to see Heathrow become better, not bigger, and I'm more than happy to see Schiphol, Frankfurt and the middle eastern hubs take LHR's potential future business.
Feb 27, 2020, 7:26 am
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Also, as we’ve seen mostly recently in DUB, where the airport secured planning approval for a new runway by agreeing to a (ridiculously restrictive) set of hours and traffic limits, then went back to seek to relax them even before a sod was turned on the site.
Feb 27, 2020, 7:30 am
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Jenni Bates of Friends of the Earth has just appeared on on BBC News. She said that "they" disagree with HAL saying they will be net zero by 2050 because HAL are relying on offsetting and they (offsetting schemes) hardly ever work.
Thanks Jenni. Friends of the Earth tell me to save my money and not to tick the box about whether or not to offset the carbon generated by my flight.
Where do they get these people from and why do they let them speak publicly?
Thanks Jenni. Friends of the Earth tell me to save my money and not to tick the box about whether or not to offset the carbon generated by my flight.
Where do they get these people from and why do they let them speak publicly?
Feb 27, 2020, 7:53 am
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Jenni Bates of Friends of the Earth has just appeared on on BBC News. She said that "they" disagree with HAL saying they will be net zero by 2050 because HAL are relying on offsetting and they (offsetting schemes) hardly ever work.
Thanks Jenni. Friends of the Earth tell me to save my money and not to tick the box about whether or not to offset the carbon generated by my flight.
Where do they get these people from and why do they let them speak publicly?
Thanks Jenni. Friends of the Earth tell me to save my money and not to tick the box about whether or not to offset the carbon generated by my flight.
Where do they get these people from and why do they let them speak publicly?
Feb 27, 2020, 8:18 am
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Jenni Bates of Friends of the Earth has just appeared on on BBC News. She said that "they" disagree with HAL saying they will be net zero by 2050 because HAL are relying on offsetting and they (offsetting schemes) hardly ever work.
Thanks Jenni. Friends of the Earth tell me to save my money and not to tick the box about whether or not to offset the carbon generated by my flight.
Where do they get these people from and why do they let them speak publicly?
Thanks Jenni. Friends of the Earth tell me to save my money and not to tick the box about whether or not to offset the carbon generated by my flight.
Where do they get these people from and why do they let them speak publicly?
Feb 27, 2020, 8:44 am
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It’s the horrid barking of the Heathrow travelators ‘you are approaching the end of the...’ that I don’t like.
Fix that to make LHR more welcoming and then think about a third runway...
Fix that to make LHR more welcoming and then think about a third runway...
Feb 27, 2020, 9:08 am
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Feb 27, 2020, 9:15 am
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Feb 27, 2020, 9:19 am
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You can take many other measures to stem the effect of another runway to become carbon neutral.
The UK needs to be open to business in a post Brexit world, and creating bureaucracy to hide under the environmentalist flag is not beneficial to anyone, not to mention the cost to the taxpayer of this whole 'dog and pony show'.
Feb 27, 2020, 9:30 am
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