As unprecedented heat and dizzyingly myriad examples of climate crisis unfold around the world, a group of community organizations is partnering with members of the Shinnecock Nation and individuals including philanthropist Abigail Disney (yes, that Disney) to shut down the East Hampton Airport as part of a weekend of action. Today, New York Communities for Change, the Sunrise Movement, Reclaim Our Tomorrow, and Disney will engage in a “nonviolent civil disobedience and airport blockade” to “prevent private plane arrivals and departures at the airport to bring awareness to the immense carbon emissions from private air travel.”
One assessment found that private jets are 5 to 14 times more polluting than commercial flights per passenger. The same study blamed 50% of aviation emissions on just 1% of people.
— source teenvogue.com | Jul 14, 2023