Omega Green agrofuel (biofuel) refinery in Paraguay is one of largest agrofuel refineries in the world and the first one in South America Low demand for aviation agrofuels in Paraguay means that fuel will be produced for other people’s planes while local populations...
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Protest flour against Vienna Airport Expansion
In Austria, a coalition of local producers, citizens' initiatives and climate activists created the "3rd Runway Flour" made from organic wheat grown on the fields that Vienna International Airport wants to seal for a planned third runway. With the 3rd runway flour,...
Airport actions & campaigns – lessons learned on successful strategies and tactics
Despite climate crisis and global pandemic, airport expansion and construction projects are being planned or continued around the world. Those projects involve new land acquisition, the destruction of ecosystems, displacement of people - sometimes including human...
E-carburants : une alternative irréaliste pour alimenter les avions
Bien que la crise de Covid ait réduit considérablement le transport aérien, l’industrie aéronautique a l’intention de reprendre la croissance massive prévue pour le secteur. Étant donné que l’utilisation d’avions électriques à grande échelle et sur de longues...
How to Do Grounded Online Campaigning
It has become standard even for small NGOs or grassroots groups to run multiple social media channels like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. But very often these are not used effectively, content is posted rather randomly and is not presented in a catchy way, or the...
Airport Conflicts – Struggles for Environmental Justice
All across the globe airport projects involve new land acquisition, the destruction of ecosystems, displacement of people, local pollution and health issues. More and more airports, especially in the Global South, are becoming ‘Aerotropolis’, or Airport Cities,...
Le partenariat du réseau Erasmus Student Network avec Ryanair est anachronique en ce temps de crise climatique
Dans une lettre ouverte, Stay Grounded demande au Erasmus Student Network (ESN) de mettre fin à son partenariat avec la compagnie low cost Ryanair et de signer des accords avec des compagnies ferroviaires. ESN et Ryanair se sont en effet engagés à faciliter les...