And here I was thinking today would be boring. Thankfully, you can always count on some crazy ass NGO member to brighten the day. Apparently, that guy up there is Peter Mandelson, the English Business Minister. And that green stuff all over him is some sort of concoction a representative of Plane Stupid ('a network of groups taking action against airport expansion and aviation's climate impact', according to their web page) threw all over him before a meeting today in London. I've always felt like extreme situations call for extreme actions, but does anyone seriously consider this will prevent the third runway at Heathrow Airport from being constructed? I for one doubt it. As a matter of fact, I bet this guy will do everything in his power to get that thing built as soon as possible, if only out of spite.
There is one good point in all of this, though. Plane Stupid is now in newspapers across the globe, which will probably result in lots of new members and donations. That's always a plus, especially to organizations that aren't very well known and don't get even half the press coverage Greenpeace, HRW and the like get.
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