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2010
	Third runway at Heathrow to be cancelled, ...more, 12 May 2010
*Residents, green groups and councils celebrate High Court ruling that ministers' decision to give a green light to the proposed Heathrow third runway does not hold any weight, 26 March. greenpeace.org.uk, 26 March 2010 The judge dismissed the Government’s claims to the contrary as ‘untenable in law and common sense’. "Government’s Heathrow policy is in tatters", Greenpeace
	Court proceedings challenging Government’s decision to give the go ahead to a third runway at Heathrow, 23 February Campaign to Protect Rural England, 23 February 2010 Coalition of thirteen organisations backing the legal challenge, made up of local councils, green groups and residents’ groups. “It’s been clear from the start, that there has been huge opposition to this runway. Nearly 90% of the people who responded to the consultation opposed the expansion of Heathrow." John Sauven, Greenpeace
*‘Mass brainstorm' to design Heathrow fortress, 28 January greenpeace.org.uk, 28 January 2010 
2009
*60,000 people from across the world now co-own the land purchased by Greenpeace on the third runway site at Heathrow, 13 November Greenpeace,13 November 2009 
*High Court case casts further doubt over Heathrow's third runway, August 6 Greenpeace, August 6, 2009 
*Green groups launch legal battle against Heathrow expansion, April 7 Campaign to Protect Rural England, April 7, 2009 
*High Court legal challenge to block expansion at Stansted Airport fails, March 13 Campaign to Protect Rural England, March 13 2009 Stansted decision heralds untold environmental degradation, CPRE. 
*More than 10,000 people from across the world have already signed up to be beneficial owners of land earmarked by the Government for Heathrow third runway, January 14 Greenpeace, January 14 Greenpeace executive director John Sauven comments: "This new runway cannot and will not be built. If it's a green light it will shred the last vestiges of Brown's environmental credibility. An expanded Heathrow would become the single biggest emitter of in Britain. Labour MPs will lose seats over this as the anti-runway movement grows and grows. We'll fight it every step of the way because the lives of millions of people depend on us all slashing carbon emissions." topic 
*Celebs and green campaigners buy Heathrow runway site from under ministers' noses, January 13 Greenpeace, January 13 topic 
=== Earlier periods ===
*Aviation UK news 2008
*Aviation UK news 2007
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