Travel and Transport

Articles

Flight fight by David Matthews (January 2008)

With plans for a third runway at Heathrow currently under consultation and airports cross the UK looking to expand, David Matthews surveys the new coalitions linking local residents’ opposition to environmental concerns about climate change

Planes, trains and caravan-mobiles by Tamanna Kalhar (August 2007)

Reduce your carbon footprint – and your guilt quotient – by opting for ethical modes of holiday transport. By Tamanna Kalhar

Take that, groupies! by Auntie (December 2006)

Dear Auntie,

As a music-obsessed greenie, the recent spate of bands reforming after years of obscurity has got me in a fix. The desire to get back in the saddle and start trailing my favourite band on tour across the globe is becoming stronger with every second that Take That! spend creating their new album.

How do I reconcile my desire to be a transnational groupie to early-1990s has-beens with my environmental obligations? Is there any way of obsessively trailing my idols without resorting to multiple short-haul flights?

Martha Owen, Chester

Flying shame by John Stewart (March 2005)

John Stewart looks at the environmental impact of aviation and assesses the alternatives.

Taking the pledge by Melanie Jarman (November 2004)

The campaign to prevent airport expansion is gathering early momentum