The Highways Agency held a fancy exhibition in Clifton today, to promote their planned widening of the A453. So climate-change activists picketed it.
With thoughts of the G8 and the international day of action on climate change in our heads, we came to the roadbuilder's PR show to put the other side of the argument. Our display was a lot less flash than that of the H.A. but we got our message across, and many visitors to the exhibition were very supportive.
We wanted to point out the links between the proposed A453 scheme and the proposed M1 widening and EMids Airport expansion...a combined recipe for more traffic growth, more pollution, more C02 pumped into our dying atmosphere. Strangely the H.A. exhibition made no mention of climate change, although they were tackling pollution by giving away free in-car air fresheners!
The exhibition is at Clifton Leisure Centre, Southchurch Drive all day tomorrow (sat 9th). Why not email your comments on roadbuilding and climate to
A453Widening@highways.gsi.gov.uk as well.
We wanted to point out the links between the proposed A453 scheme and the proposed M1 widening and EMids Airport expansion...a combined recipe for more traffic growth, more pollution, more C02 pumped into our dying atmosphere. Strangely the H.A. exhibition made no mention of climate change, although they were tackling pollution by giving away free in-car air fresheners!
The exhibition is at Clifton Leisure Centre, Southchurch Drive all day tomorrow (sat 9th). Why not email your comments on roadbuilding and climate to
A453Widening@highways.gsi.gov.uk as well.
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