February 10th, 2020 http://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/airport-expansion-approved-thrown-out-1-6507755
Le Devoir – The unusual silence of planes
May 4th, 2020 - French article http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/transports-urbanisme/578203/l-inhabituel-silence-des-avions
Ricochet – Airplanes have played a crucial role in the rapid and global spread of coronavirus
March 12th, 2020 - French article https://www.ricochet.media/fr/2980/les-avions-ont-joue-un-role-crucial-dans-la-propagation-rapide-du-coronavirus
Valérie Plante Refuses to Discuss Major Problems Related to Montréal-Trudeau Airport Activities
Montréal, mardi 17 mars 2020. Pour une deuxième fois en 2 ans madame Valérie Plante, mairesse de Montréal, refuse d’entendre les préoccupations de milliers de citoyens portées sur la place publique par les Pollués de Montréal-Trudeau (LPMT). Pour LPMT, cela ressemble à une démission. En novembre dernier LPMT sollicitait un rendez-vous auprès de madame Valérie … Continue reading Valérie Plante Refuses to Discuss Major Problems Related to Montréal-Trudeau Airport Activities
Le Monde – In the name of climate, the British Justice rejects Heathrow airport expansion project
February 27th, 2020: French article https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/02/27/la-justice-britannique-met-un-coup-d-arret-au-projet-d-agrandissement-de-l-aeroport-d-heathrow_6031038_3210.html
Letter to Le Devoir by Pierre Lachapelle, President of Les Pollués
Montréal, 7 janvier 2020 La rédaction, journal Le Devoir Objet: Dossiers environnementaux à surveiller en 2020 – Un absent de taille. Madame, Monsieur, Je veux vous faire par de ma grande déception sur la veille des dossiers environnementaux réalisés par « Le Devoir ». Je suis carrément tombé en bas de ma chaise ce matin, … Continue reading Letter to Le Devoir by Pierre Lachapelle, President of Les Pollués
Action for climate!
Since the decision of the United Kingdom Court of Appeal concerning the Heathrow Airport 3rd runway project, we can say that: The current climate favors the questioning of unlimited airport development projects such as those announced by Aéroports de Montréal in 2018. This Court ruling could be the start of a series of judgments that … Continue reading Action for climate!
The New York Times – Mexico’s Incoming President Plans to Cancel Giant New Airport Project
October 29, 2018 MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday that he would cancel construction of an expensive new airport in the capital after voters rejected it in an informal voting procedure involving a small fraction of the population. The decision to scrap the airport, a $13 billion project that is … Continue reading The New York Times – Mexico’s Incoming President Plans to Cancel Giant New Airport Project
The Guardian – Plan to expand Bristol airport rejected after climate protests
February 11th, 2020 https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/11/plan-to-expand-bristol-airport-rejected-after-climate-protests?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true