Climate protesters scale Houses of Parliament

[unhappycamper]

Activists from Plane Stupid unfurl two huge banners


Climate protesters scale Houses of Parliament
By Bonnie Malkin and agencies
Last Updated: 3:16pm GMT 27/02/2008

Protesters have climbed on to the roof of the Houses of Parliament as part of ongoing demonstrations against the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport.

The five activists from campaign group Plane Stupid unfurled two huge banners, one saying No Third Runway, and the other, in a reference to airport operator BAA, read BAA Headquarters.

Richard George, one of the protesters, said the aviation industry was taking advantage of a "weak" Gordon Brown to push through their plans for Heathrow.

"It doesn’t even consider global warming, despite everything Brown has said about the environment and despite the massive impact that aviation has on the climate.

"A huge coalition of local residents, Londoners and environmentalists is coming together, supported by all the major mayoral candidates, to stand against Gordon Brown and say ‘no more’."


Rest of article and video at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/27/nprotest127.xml

[Swamp Rat]

1. Good!

Though I won't click on the link to the rw rag. ;) :hi: