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Short animation about climate feedback systems

In Balance (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

Great animation about feedback systems in the climate, by Plane Stupid’s Leo Murray: Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip from Leo Murray on Vimeo.

Climate Rush disrupts Energy Minister at Labour Party Conference

Climate Change Action (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008

Cross posted from Plane Stupid. On Saturday night, at one of the opening debates of the Labour Party Conference, Malcolm Wicks MP (Energy Minister) found his New Labour Spin was challenged by seven modern day suffragettes. One hundred years ago 'Women's Lib!' rang out in political meetings such as these. Today the cry was 'Climate Action!' In one of the first talks of the conference Malcolm

Plane stupid

Financial Time (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008

Michael O'Leary warned in June that Ryanair would break even this year only with the benefit of rising airfares, such is the crippling impact of high fuel prices. In...

Protestor glues himself to Gordon Brown - RTÉ News

Irish Blogs (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008

Protestor glues himself to Gordon Brown - RTÉ News: A campaigner from the anti-climate change group Plane Stupid super-glued himself to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during an event last night.... When things were up he was up, when they were down he was nowhere to be found… the woes of RyanAir and Michael O’Leary… The Cedar Lounge Revolution In A Lifetime Too much time on my hands? Crashing...

Fucking stupid

The Devil's Kitchen (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008

The Longrider talks about those morons at Plane Stupid . Worrying, though, the lack of security surrounding the PM. If some half-witted little shit-for-brains like Dan Glass can smear superglue over his sleeve, just think what could happen if a really determined attacker wanted to do him real harm, eh? Yeeeeeees, just think ... Anyway, see you all later: I'm off to buy a taser, some rope and a portable...

Man Sticks with Gordon Brown in Protest

Driive (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008

A British organization called Plane Stupid, best known for scaling parliament to protest the expansion of Heathrow airport, has staged another protest, this one involving a charity award recipient named Dan Glass, Gordon Brown and a little something known as super glue. Watch the super gluer extraordinaire interviewed on CNN here or read about it here . Glass, a member of Plane Stupid, wanted to get...

Glued to Gordon Brown

Plonc (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008

Dan Glass, a member of Plane Stupid, was about to receive an award from the prime minister when he stuck out his superglued hand and touched his sleeve. Plane Stupid says Mr Glass, from north London, then "glued his hand" to Mr Brown's jacket as he shook his hand. But Downing Street said there had been "no stickiness of any significance". Read more at: BBC.UK Ripped from crossunder

Plane Stupid campaigner superglues himself to Prime Minister inside Number 10

YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008

Dan Glass, a 24 year old MSc student based in Scotland, gained access to the PM's official residence at 5pm this evening. He greeted Mr Brown and asked the Prime Minister why he and his ministers have refused to meet West London residents opposed to the construction of a third runway at Heathrow. He simultaneously put his super-glue covered hand onto Brown's polyester suit. When Brown went to turn...

I ♥ the BBC

Kicking Ass Ann Arbor (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008

(Although I suppose maybe my fondness should be directed more at the British in general for being so endearing–) This story is from yesterday and in no way relates to American politics, so consider it a breather, perhaps. Apparently there is a group of [crazy-ass] Brits called “Plane Stupid” who are opposing the planned extension of Heathrow. [...]

Climate Change Protester Sticks Hand With Superglue On U.K. Prime Minister's Sleeve

WayOdd (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008

A climate change activist stuck his hand smeared with superglue on to the sleeve of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during their meeting Tuesday to protest the government's expansion of the country's premier airport. Dan Glass, 24, and a member of the campaign group Plane Stupid, committed the stunt inside Brown's office at 10 Downing Street while receiving an award for campaigners from the prime...

• Green activist superglues himself to Prime Minister Gordon Brown - Times Online
• Activist glues himself to British prime minister - ajc.com
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British Prime Minister in Sticky Situation

ABC News (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008

By Stephen Webb, ABC News London The right to peaceful protest is an important part democracy. Most protesters choose to stand around shouting and waving placards, but the British environmentalist group, Plane Stupid, is a little more imaginative. Yesterday evening,...

Gordon's sticky moment with Plane Stupid

Greenpeace UK blog (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008

Gordon Brown's been in some sticky situations over his Heathrow expansion policies but yesterday he found himself super-glued to the sticky hand of Plane Stupid activist Dan Glass. Strangely, Dan was invited inside Number 10 Downing Street to receive the Sheila McKechnie Award for campaigning against airport expansion. Given the opportunity to get inside the Fort Knox of Downing Street, Dan decided...

• Man tried gluing himself to PM - icWales

PROTEST OF THE WEEK SO FAR

Dave Barry's Blog (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008

A member of a group called "Plane Stupid" tried to glue himself to the British prime minister. Key Quote: But Downing Street said there had been "no stickiness of any significance". (Also known as "the Bill Clinton defense.") (Thanks to...

Gordon Glued To Plane Stupid

Londonist (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008

Our Prime Minister got into a sticky situation with a protester. And with that, our obligation to use that godawful and obvious phrase is done. The stickiness in question is the Superglue applied to Gordon Brown's sleeve by Dan Glass, a member of the protest group Plane Stupid with which he was hoping to glue himself to our country's leader to encourage him to 'stick to promises.' Plane Stupid has...

Activist tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown

bog-brush (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008

During these turbulent economic times, Gordon Brown is keen for the country to stick by him. However, this probably wasn’t quite what he had in mind. Dan Glass, of the climate change pressure group Plane Stupid, today tried to superglue himself to the Prime Minister at a Downing Street reception. Idiot… should have tried to stick [...]

• Stuck on Stupid: climate activist tries to superglue himself to UK Prime Minister - Watts Up With That?
• ‘Plane Stupid’ climate activist tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown - Climate Progress
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