by Mira Kapfinger | Dec 11, 2020 | Actions, Members
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...
by Mira Kapfinger | Nov 8, 2020 | Conflicts, Webinar
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...
by Mira Kapfinger | Oct 4, 2020 | Actions, Members, Solidarity
On October 3rd, Stay Grounded took the French March on Airports beyond borders. Our Méxican member organisation Coordinadora de Pueblos y Organizaciones del Oriente del Estado de México (CPOOEM) joined the March on Airports in Mexico City, together with groups at 17...
by Mira Kapfinger | Sep 8, 2020 | Information
Although the Covid crisis has drastically reduced air transport, the aviation industry intends to resume the massive growth planned for the sector. Since using electric aircraft at a big scale and for long distances is unrealistic and biofuels aren’t ecologically...
by Mira Kapfinger | Aug 26, 2020 | Stay Grounded activities
The Stay Grounded network invites groups to join the French mobilization for a reduction of air traffic and a just transition towards a climate-safe transport system. Airlines in the European Union alone have been guaranteed an unprecedented €30 billion of government...
