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In Future, UK's Environmental Authority Can Seize CO2-Spewing Planes

Photo of a recent protest at Aberdeen airport by anti-aviation group Plane Stupid.Aviation, especially in the UK, is having a tough year. A tanking economy curtails profits. Lots of protest over plans for a new third runway at Heathrow. And now, the news that the country's Environment Agency will actually have the authority in future to seize planes if airlines aren't complying with emissions reductions quotas that begin to take effect when the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme includes aviation in 2012. ...

Source: TreeHugger

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