Heathrow’s expansion plans; including a third runway and a new terminal have been met with heavy opposition from several environmental groups. Campaigners claim that if the government were serious about fighting global warming, then adding more air traffic should not even be considered. The Government is expected to approve the plans this week, but environmentalists refuse to go down without a fight. Greenpeace campaigners have commenced their fight by buying a large plot of land which was allotted for the new runway.

The land is the size of a football pitch, and Greenpeace has plans to sell several blocks of the land off to individual buyers in order to delay the expansion of the airport. Heathrow would then have to buy each small section from different owners which could take a long time. The environmentalists hope that with a long delay the plans for growth may be cancelled and ensure that the fight against global warming continues.

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