Aircraft contrails stoke warming, cloud formation
Reuters | 29 Mar 2011
Aircraft condensation trails criss-crossing the sky may be warming the planet on a normal day more than the carbon dioxide emitted by all planes since the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903, a study said on Tuesday.
 Climate Change | Aviation | Global Warming | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Science Weekly podcast: Electric cars, the space shuttle and yeast
Guardian Unlimited | 21 Feb 2011
Shai Agassi, CEO of sustainable transport firm Better Place, looks ahead to a world no longer dependent on oil - and why he thinks the UK isn't going to be overrun by electric cars any time soon. We never get bored of speaking to people who have been into space. As the shuttles prepare for their final lift-offs, we ask former Nasa astronaut Jeff Hoffman whether they would have been scrapped if Challenger and Columbia were still flying.
 United Kingdom | Aviation | Environmental Impacts | Initiatives | Transport

Environment Agency to cut air travel
Energy Saving Trust | 09 Jun 2010
The Environment Agency has announced plans to reduce air travel. According to the department, a comprehensive review of staff travel patterns has revealed that the organisation has already reduced its business car mileage by 24 per cent over the last four years.However, it has plans to go further by strengthening its policy on air travel. Employees will no longer be able to take flights within England and Wales or to Eurostar destinations except under "exceptional circumstances".
 England | Aviation | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Policy

Manchester Airport Hit By Climate Protests
Yahoo! News | 24 May 2010
Climate protesters have broken in to Manchester Airport, cutting through a perimeter fence and locking arms around an aircraft in a bid to block the freight terminal. Six campaigners created a human chain around a stationary plane, while a second group of around 10 people mounted giant tripods at the road entrance to the terminal.A banner reading "More air freight = more climate change. Stop all airport expansion now" was unfurled at the site.
 England | Aviation | Climate Change | Environmental Impacts

Campaigners visit Downing Street to thank Cameron and Clegg for runway cancellation
Greenpeace UK | 13 May 2010
Airport campaigners headed to Downing Street today to present the new Prime Minister with a legal Deed of Trust containing the names of over 90,000 people who jointly own a plot of land at the centre of the proposed Heathrow runway development, and to thank David Cameron and Nick Clegg for agreeing to officially scrap the planned expansion.
 England | Air Pollution | Aviation

Too much coal in this coalition
Guardian Unlimited | 12 May 2010
New government's green policies are progressive, but onshore wind and nuclear could prove stumbling blocks for Lib Dem-Tory coalition.
 United Kingdom | Aviation | Governance | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Day of Silence Proposed for those Positively Affected by Volcanic Ash
Environmental Protection UK | 05 May 2010
HACAN has called for a day of silence to mark eruption of volcano
 United Kingdom | Aviation | Initiatives | Noise Pollution

London City Airport Denies Stealth Tactics
Environmental Protection UK | 30 Apr 2010
London City Airport has dismissed allegations that it is using stealth tactics.
 England | Aviation | Business and Industry

Empty skies proved that airports cause pollution, say researchers
The Independent | 22 Apr 2010
Scientists have used the no-flying period caused by the ash cloud to show for the first time that airports are themselves significant causes of pollution.
 United Kingdom | Air Pollution | Aviation

Q&A: How long will chaos last - and what has it cost?
The Independent | 19 Apr 2010
Questions and answers regarding the Icelandic volcano chaos.
 Aviation | Extreme Weather