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Green activists in airport chain protest



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CLIMATE change protestors today chained themselves to the doors of a private jet company at Edinburgh Airport.
Activists for Plane Stupid Scotland staged their protest at Greer Aviation this morning.

One of the campaigners, Lucy Mason, said they aimed to stop people boarding private jets.

She said: "It is not our intention to single out Greer Aviation as a company, but to make a wider point to highlight the fact that private jet use is incompatible with our duties to protect the planet from climate change."

A spokesman for airport operator BAA said: "There has been no disruption to any of our passengers either private or public and there has been no disruption to any flights."



The full article contains 122 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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1

Cynicaltalk,

E Lothian 21/01/2008 14:49:18

So today is Monday. That gives them today to protest, tuesday and wednesday to recover from their exertion, and thursday to pick up their giro.

Unwashed eco 'warriors' really get my goat.

Must be terrible to have no meaning or purpose in life.
2

TimW1234,

Ottawa, Canada 21/01/2008 14:53:13
These numpties are just "Plain Stupid Scots" who should get a life.

ONce they go back to daddy and mummy's lavish home and lounge about doing nothing whatsoever perhaps they can ponder on the utter vacuousness of their lives.
3

FLUB,

a rocky outcrop in eastern central Scotland 21/01/2008 14:59:12
If these otherwise unemployable t%sser$ want to do something constructive about "cleaning up the planet" they should be away examining ways to store waste tyres instead of leaving them in large piles and forming a fire risk, like in the other article,rather than trying to stop ordinary working people going about their legitimate business. Pretentious and self indulgent nonsense.
4

alex paterson,

embra 21/01/2008 15:26:02
If these unemployed clowns want to do something constructive,take them to areas where graffiti needs to be cleaned and let them clean it.
5

connaughtboy,

stonehaven 21/01/2008 15:27:48
Deluded individuals !
6

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21/01/2008 15:28:28
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Choose a nameDr_Joseph_Phd,

Tynescos 21/01/2008 16:01:07
Can't these 'Plain Stupid' wingnuts just jet to f...?

It's rudder nonsense to get in a flap about this. Plane bad altitude.
8

alex patersons English teacher,

21/01/2008 16:02:45
6.
you need to go to the commnents section then,it tells you there that one of them was Jean Kelly.
9

Darren :-),

21/01/2008 16:24:50
bunch of sad sad sad people. Arrest them for breech of the peace and then take them to the JOB CENTRE where they can find a JOB and GET MONEY FOR WORKING instead of planning these pointless and meaningless "demos"
10

AndrewT,

Edinburgh 21/01/2008 16:35:18
Who ARE you people writing these comments? no really, what the hell?....... seriously.... No meaning, vacuous, deluded? I guess I could call you all prejudiced and anal for posting such petty and totally meaningless comments but I've never met any of you so I wouldn't be so presumptuous. Well all I can say is that, having all come home and warmed up with a cup of tea you've given us all a chuckle. If by the way you happen to be interested in the irrefutable evidence of the climate science on which our argument is based check out the article on indymedia (https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/scotland/2008/01/389840.html?c=on#c188052)
Also, check out www.planestupid.com

or be predictable if you like and post another inane comment. Whatever makes you feel fulfilled for the day i guess. Love and respect, the great unwashed crusty trustafarian loser dole fiend ;)
11

Choose a nameDr_Joseph_Phd,

Tynescos 21/01/2008 16:45:34
#10

Are your kettle & laptop powered by hydrogen cells?
Didn't think so... still, at least that deisel generator ensures your caravan is nice and cosy.
12

Alba-Hibs,

21/01/2008 16:49:09
Andrew,

that was quick !! is your surname Houdini ??
13

Loki - The Scourge of the Schemies,

Waiting to board the company Gulfstream 5 21/01/2008 16:58:32
Poor Lucy said that her bunch of ragamuffins aimed to stop people boarding jets. In this, they singularly failed according to the airport operator.
Judging by the shots on their web site I trust the authorities are examining today's knockabout with a view to possible prosecutions.
14

Edward,

21/01/2008 17:14:03
Plane Stupid are just that Stupid and pathetic!
They are living in a world where they think that the cause of climate change is man made and ignore the facts that climate does change as a matter of mother nature. Its pretentious to say the least to beleive mankind is responsible.
Perhaps if they were really concerned, they should hike (they could fly) to the likes of India, China or even Russia and see how far they get with there protests. These are the idiots that want African farmers to stop exporting to Europe and remain poor
15

Cynicaltalk,

21/01/2008 18:03:22

#10

'petty and meaningless comments', as opposed to petty and meaningless actions, such as chaining your fetid bodies to gates? What good is that gonna do?

Find a purpose in life mate. Don't waste your days away on propaganda and bulls@'t.
16

calum,

21/01/2008 18:12:36
#10 I have checked out your Planestupid wbsite and frankly its juvenile. You will never gain credibility by mounting childish pranks like you exhibited at Edinburgh Airport.
Can I ask you, how are you insured for clambering all over someone else's building and taking risks doing that? Who foots the bill if one of your activisits falls off the roof and is injured or worse, killed? Don't say it would never happen.
17

Alternative (High Octane) Fuel Head,

Edinburgh 21/01/2008 18:18:08
It's a pity they didn't chain themselves to the aircraft itself. I think they would have found themselves a little short of breath at 40,000 feet, and a trifle cold as well.

Let's put it this way, I don't think they would have done it again.
18

Finbarr Saunders,

21/01/2008 18:25:39
10 - AndrewT - I'm gonnae turn the central heating up a bit tonight just to spite you for cluttering up this website with your rambling eco-warrior nonsense.

And, if you post another comment in this thread, I'll drive the long way to work tomorrow!
19

Euan,

Edinburgh 21/01/2008 18:29:08
#17 LOL and very true!

These people have simply nothing else to do with themselves but needlessly disrupt the lives of others.

Once they realise that global warming is nothing more than mother earth going through yet another climate cycle the better off we will all be.


20

Miss Jean Brodie,

21/01/2008 18:36:19
Look at all the protesting against the protestors comments - ha ha ha ! The wurlsd are full o idiots who thunks ye need tae wurk - sad slaves to the capitalist dream - hee hee hee ! Doesnae matter ye all dee anyway !
21

Cynicaltalk,

21/01/2008 20:15:27

At the end of the day, what have these clowns achieved? Have people stopped flying - no Has public opinion swayed in their favour as a result of their antics - judging by the posts here, no. Have they wasted police resources supervising their childish game - yes. Have they diverted airport security staff away from other duties at a time of heightened terrorist threats - yes. And these people want to be taken seriously? Just to spite them i'm gonna crank up the washing machine to 40 degrees, turn up the central heating and buy a 4 x 4 to go the end of the street, not to mention fly everywhere.

These useless morons need to grow up if they want their propaganda to be even remotely believeable.
22

Jim Fraser (Cpt),

Cammo 21/01/2008 20:56:23
I understand that 10 were arrested and that not a single passenger was prevented from boarding an aircraft.
I dare say the airport-based police unit will have given them a good talking to, a good wash and then sent them and their tambourines packing for the long walk home in the rain.
23

AndrewT,

21/01/2008 21:30:18
perhaps you'd like to discuss the actual issue instead of making personal insults (EVERY single comment here is a personal jab and not one deals with the science or politics of the issue).

So, read this very basic new scientist article, engage your brain, open your mind and make your own minds up. don't just take my word for it. If your interested further then read just one book. 'Six degrees' by Mark Lynas is an up to date synopsis of peer reviewed science that shows not only that human induced climate change is happening ut the severity of the problem faced by humanity and the planet. Make no mistake. this is the biggest thing our species has ever had to deal with and if your gut reaction is to denounce that comment then I ask you again to read the book and thus denounce the thousands of professional scientists whose work it draws upon. We have difficult choices ahead of us. whether or not you agree with direct action is a side issue. All of us, regardless of politics will have our lives affected by the effects of climate change over the decades to come and we must all challenge some of our most deepfelt convictions if we are all to save ourselves and our world. so if i end up deciding that direct action is not a viable way of changing our fate then i'll do something else. but make no mistake we must do something and we must start somewhere. Get thinking and get busy in whatever way makes sense to you.
24

AndrewT,

21/01/2008 21:31:59
sorry, that link to the New scientist is below
http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn11462

communication and understanding is better than slagging each other off.
25

Maurice,

Fife 21/01/2008 22:11:22
Oh dear, so many comments about the useless layabouts etc. Especially the 1st few and yes I was bored and didnt read them all.
There is a good expression that says "Evil will prevail while good men do nothing" So take your negative attitudes and keep them as you sit your lardarses down in your overheated houses or overpowered cars and dont whinge when your house washes away in floods or your kids are killed in freak storms or any of the other consequences that are a result of global warming. Unlike you or myself, they try to make a difference. You sad biggots
26

connaughtboy,

stonehaven 21/01/2008 22:15:15
#10 Andrew

Yep, you have fallen for the Climate Change propaganda. I pity you. Enjoy your caveman existence.
27

connaughtboy,

stonehaven 21/01/2008 22:20:32
#24 Andrew

I think you are the one with a closed mind. Are you even willing to read scientific articles that refute anthropogenic global warming?
28

Darren :-),

21/01/2008 22:40:46
"we fly, we die" - no, we fly, you dont - unless you fell of the roof... ooo what a thought. tresspassing? still, extremly amature, immature and pointless website there. Now, instead of wasting your whole day demonstrating, and being on an uninvoromentally friendly computer, go back to hugging your trees - GO GET A REAL JOB THAT PAYS MONEY instead of scounging. and if you say you do work, how can you get paid, from your boss if this is what you do?
29

Miss Jean Brodie,

21/01/2008 22:40:55
Sheesh ! Wurk and polis are more important than anything ! Anything ! Anything !

I must wurk ! I must Fly ! I must Have a mortgage ! I must ! I must ! I must ! I must have a bank account ! I must habve my holiday ! I must ! I must ! I must !

I must have my Poliytics and my religion ! I must - or else I’m nothing but an unwashed protestor - oooh ! sad I am !
30

Darren :-),

21/01/2008 22:42:31
ive got the perfect idea for you andrew and all the other tree huggers there. Go to nasa, b*tch to them about launching rockets and such, then go ask them if you can get on board one, and go live on the moon. You will find out, that its very clean up there :) (or the sun, its hotter)
31

Miss Jean Brodie,

21/01/2008 22:44:12
Oooh ! get off this planet and leave all thgose who Must Wurk alone !!!

Ha ha ha ! Their conditioning is complete !
32

potential_venns,

glasgow 21/01/2008 22:50:01
just like to say that regardless of all the negative comments, i think you guys are doing a wonderful job and i know a lot of other people that think the same. THANK YOU!
33

Finbarr Saunders,

21/01/2008 23:12:57
#25 - AndrewT - "communication and understanding is better than slagging each other off."

You could vastly improve your communication skills by not writing such long rambling, patronising, self-rightous comments.

#20, 32 and 34 - Miss Jean Brodie - Choose life instead of mind-altering drugs and cheap alcohol.
34

John Blackley,

Florida 21/01/2008 23:30:03
While I am - as usual - enjoying the cerebral nature of the debate on this article, I'd like to make a point without unjustifiably insulting anyone here.

There are certainly people who believe the information they have on climate change. Many of those people are concerned-enough (and have the time on their hands) to actually get of their bums and do something - however misguided that 'something' might seem to others.

There are other people who, in reviewing the 'gospel' of climate change, remember that there was a time when up-to-date, peer-reviewed research on old ladies with black cats certainly being witches was all the rage. This group of people tends to get annoyed when they see the first group indulging in behaviour that - far from advancing any 'cause' - is seen as stupid and wilfully disruptive of other peoples' lives.

Now, having said all that I'll confess to being a part of the latter group but not entirely dismissive of the potential of the former. By all means, act on your beliefs. Perhaps you could be more thoughtful in your choice of actions but, do act.

My motive in all of this? Simply this: By encouraging any politically-motivated group to act then perhaps more such groups will act and effect change in other areas of our lives. It sure beats doing nothing but sitting around and moaning to The Scotsman.
35

Darren :-),

on ma way to ibrox 22/01/2008 05:21:32
#28 - give me solid proof - before im dead, that all this will actually happen...... over heated house? Nope - dont use much power - sorry - oh and car? nope, LPG car - bio fuel (and even then, foot power is better). See #28 - you really need to use the brain you MIGHT have in your very empty head befor eyou start runing about shouting "the world is about to end"

Did you belive that the world would stop at the millenium and stock up on food like alot of the sad people did, just to find out that it was just another day?
36

emmie,

at university, a place it seems you idiots have ne 22/01/2008 14:24:27
I can't believe my eyes, the ridiculous ramblings of the majority of people on here. To be honest I didn't know that people with these prehistoric, uneducated, mindlessly petty viewpoints could even work a keyboard, never mind string together a sentence or two. If you want to make some comments on the issue of climate change at least do a little bit of research. Instead of slagging off the people who are making an effort to bring the subject into debate, using any ways that they possibly can. If you actually read into the subject, and not from The Sun or any other tabloid trash which only exists to fuel your stupid, stupid daily gossip, then you may have more understanding of the seriousness of the issue and get off your pathetic uneducated high horse's and realise why people are putting themselves in danger just in the hope of getting the message across in more inventive ways. And all these comments about the protesters getting a job/a wash, blah blah.. I bet you a million pounds that everyone involved in this protest is getting an education, and doing a hell of a lot more with their lives than the group of intellectually challenged morons who spend their time ranting about issues they obviously don't understand on a news website. Idiots.
37

Darren :-),

22/01/2008 18:46:09
#40 - there is a key on your keyboard, called the return key. If you use that, it will make

a break like that, in your posts :)
38

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23/01/2008 05:05:03
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Hamish MacBeth,

Westminster 23/01/2008 05:07:44
Con't

apart from just spouting crap, something you’ll no doubt accuse me of.

Sorry meant to say "at night thinking of all that"

40

Hamish MacBeth,

Tonga 24/01/2008 04:56:01
Chairman Gordon, did you complain about my post at #40, whats wrong too close to the bone? Well here it is again.
Andrew, Maurice and Emmeie, hang in there folks, totally in agreement with you both. However when you have d!ckheads like Chairman Gordon going around you might as well speak to the wall. Really if brains were taxable, these numbskulls would get a rebate.
Oh and Chairman Gordon, I hardly think a volcano is the cause of the melting ice sheets, maybe locally buts that’s all.
As for you 1 Cynicaltalk, what is your purpose in life, apart from when your not a greedy self-centered arrogant pr!ck, Do you mast@rbate at night thinking of all that money you have in the bank, or is it because you drive a fast sportscar and that makes up for your small d!ck.?
I believe there is such a thing as GW, all I can do is read as much as I can on the subject, and trust the scientists. Why do you all love what technologies and science can do for you in the way of a modern 21st living. But if the same scientists come up with something bad, which means we all have to look at the way we lead our lives, you all scream it down!

It’s not just CO2 we have to cut down on, but the RATE in which we consume natural resources. The US goes through something like 292 million gallons of petrol A DAY!!! Where did I get this gemstone of info, well not like you Chairman Gordon, in the third page of the Sunday Sport, but that well known magazine: the National Geographic, or is that too left wing for you?
Also what about toxic pollution going into the air, seas, and soils. What about destruction of the rainforests, destruction of the world’s fish stocks, world human population, all these issues are of huge importance, and all you people can do is slag off people who try and take it to the medias attention.
Human greed is destroying this world, some of us are trying to reverse the damage.
19 Euan: I’ve got plenty to do with my life outside my job, only I don’t treat the world
41

Hamish MacBeth,

Tonga 24/01/2008 04:57:34
Con't
as a sh!thole, and I don’t thinks the world owes me a living, why don’t you get off your ass and do something apart from just spouting crap, something you’ll no doubt accuse me of.
42

Joseph11,

Edinburgh 28/01/2008 11:46:51
I was dubious about posting this simply because I think while people on this forum claim that they are simply unconvinved about climate change based on a rational analysis of the evidence, i think the truth is that the reality is terrifying, and it's easier to pretend it's not happening. Still, it can't hurt to try:

Here is your scientific consensus:

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/306/5702/1686

A guide to facts and fictions about climate change. - The Royal Society (this is a downloadable document produced by the Royal Society, you will find it at footnote 9 on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming)

If you are really interested in finding out more, the footnotes on the wikipedia page links to numerous other documents showing the scientific consensus on this issue. Moreover, the further reading page offers some good opportunities to expand understanding.

Just in closing. Climate Change represents the greatest issue we face as a global community. These are not my words, but those of Tony Blair, who was speaking for the UK government (because guess what! the environment is not a fringe issue dumbass!). Things are going to radically change, and everyone is going to have to be part of the solution or the solution will simply not emerge. If you are not politically motivated to play dumb, please look at the links above and start organizing.

(Tony Blair's comments can be found here: http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/page10460.asp)

43

sceptic,

31/01/2008 14:05:36
One can but hope they were chained to the outside of the door and that with global warming they didn't feel cold in the snow showers.

 

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