bob atherton
pfm Member
I have been aware, though only in my periphery, that there has been a proposed third runway at Heathrow for a very long time.
This morning I saw the proposed scale of this runway overlaid over the existing Heathrow site. I was seriously shocked at the scale of it. It will cover part of the M25, demolish over 700 homes and mean diverting rivers. My knee jerk reaction was, do we need this new runway so badly to destroy so much environment? As I understand things there will be a twelve-week discussion period about the runway.
I’m a country boy living near Bristol and to be honest the new runway will have precious little impact on my life, but I do feel strongly enough to look carefully at the proposals and, if it still makes no sense, to do what I can to prevent the build.
I thought that the two things we all should be addressing to reduce our carbon footprints were to be eating less meat and flying less often, this would go a long way to achieving the governments zero emission targets. So why in the name of God do we need this third runway?
This morning I saw the proposed scale of this runway overlaid over the existing Heathrow site. I was seriously shocked at the scale of it. It will cover part of the M25, demolish over 700 homes and mean diverting rivers. My knee jerk reaction was, do we need this new runway so badly to destroy so much environment? As I understand things there will be a twelve-week discussion period about the runway.
I’m a country boy living near Bristol and to be honest the new runway will have precious little impact on my life, but I do feel strongly enough to look carefully at the proposals and, if it still makes no sense, to do what I can to prevent the build.
I thought that the two things we all should be addressing to reduce our carbon footprints were to be eating less meat and flying less often, this would go a long way to achieving the governments zero emission targets. So why in the name of God do we need this third runway?