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How to Boil a Frog's FrogBlog points out how Society somehow seems to suffer from all the same character flaws that we do, leaving us speeding towards the twin cliffs of peak oil & climate change.

There is a bit of an ongoing tiff right now about the expansion of London’s Heathrow airport with an additional runway. Those of you who have experienced Heathrow will know that the airport in itself is one of the strongest arguments ever for not flying, however, UK aviation continues to grow at a substantial rate.

If you're one of the many, many thousands of people involved in the opposition to Heathrow expansion, you may want to give yourself a pat on the back. The day after the 'consultation' closed, there's news that we're getting the message through to 'the highest levels of Labour'.

Four Greenpeace climate campaigners climbed on top of a Manchester to London plane after it parked at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal One. They covered the tailfin with a huge protest banner reading “CLIMATE EMERGENCY – NO 3rd RUNWAY”.

Anti-Heathrow expansion activists were out and about at the weekend keeping up the pressure on the government to think again about plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. This time they took to the streets - literally - to get the message across, using a new method called 'clean grafitti'.

Yesterday, instead of spending their energy fighting each other for the support of Londoners, all four mayoral candidates - representing Labour, Conservatives, Lib Dems and the Greens - have joined forces to fight the expansion of Heathrow.

 A new campaign to fight the expansion of Birmingham International Airport (BIA) was launched today by a partnership of environmental activists and local residents.

The United States Air Force is well on their way to becoming coal-powered. On Monday, the USAF carried out a transcontinental test flight using a 50-50 blend of standard jet fuel and coal-based ’synfuel’.While synthetic fuel has the capacity to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, it could also double CO2 emissions produced by military flight.

Bizarre non-sequitor "tech support" or green way of the future?

The Quality of Life Report is generating – perhaps predictably – a typically robust response from the right. Commentators are reaching for their keyboards to condemn detailed policy announcements on green taxes, aviation, energy efficiency, waste and planning, within seconds of the report being leaked last night. But very few are attempting to look at the underlying points made by the report and the message it sends about the future direction of our society.

The operator of Heathrow airport has been granted a High Court injunction banning unlawful behaviour by environmental activists next week.

The Camp for Climate Action claims the injunction will stop millions from using roads and public transport near the airport.