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Quote of the Week: "This particular activity is outside the range of what
you would consider normal activity at an air****t. It is very noisy. It
make
people fearful. People have a right to enjoy their property and enjoy
their
homes. They pay a lot of taxes to enjoy their homes." comment this week by
N.Y. State legislator commenting on "trick" fliers at New York's Sullivan
County "International" Air****t
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Aviation Conspiracy Newsletter
#419.........................................................................March
11, 2007 Past newsletters can be accessed at:
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As Bill Sees It: (Editorial): Aviation's Visual Pollution Is NEVER
Addressed!!! In all the Environmental *****sments and Environmental Impact
Studies I've seen the one issue that is never even mentioned is the visual
impacts of aviation. This one impact extends an air****t's pollution over a
hundred miles... yet it gets completely ignored!!! I'm don't understand
why
the so-called "environmental" organizations haven't dealt with this issue
even though satellite pictures of earth clearly show these contrail
streaks.
Aviation pollution is a key factor in the global warming problem.
Speaking
of global warming, American environmental groups are not even addressing
the
impact of aviation on their own major issue. Even though aviation is the
only trans****tation source that is INCREASING it's global warming
contribution, while all others are decreasing. I believe many of these
environmental groups have been compromised by air****t operators.
Environmental Groups For Sale? I remember when I was a N.Y. City Sierra
Club chapter member, I was asked if I wanted a job to help move a bird
nesting site off a wildlife preserve that was (and still is) located at
the
end of one of JFK Air****t's runways. I didn't take the job but the head of
Sierra Club chapter did. I also found out that the local Audubon Society
group was given grant money to "manage" wetland areas around JFK Air****t
that the ****t Authority owned. Of course both the Audubon Society and the
Sierra Club were all in favor of the ****t Authority plan to destroy an
entire bird colony near JFK Air****t Pro Air****t Pollution N.Y.
Congressman Pushes For Less Noise In Yellowstone Park!!! Politicians,
especially democrats, love to ****tray themselves as pro-environment.
However, for most of them, it is just a ruse they use to fool their
constituents. A good example of this kind of duplicity was seen in a story
this week when Rep. Maurice Hinchey sent a letter, along with three other
congressmen, to the National Park Service demanding that snowmobiles not
be
increased in Yellowstone National Park. While fighting against Yellowstone
Park noise, Hinchey, who ****trays himself as an environmentalist, is
pu****ng
for more noise on his own congressional district!!! A news story recently
revealed that Hinchey met with the ****t Authority of NY and NJ to discuss
the building of a 4th major N.Y. City reliever air****t in his district.
Hinchey said he "was on the same page as the ****t Authority." Of course
this
creep waited until he was safely voted in for another two years before he
made his announcement about being on the same page as the ****t Authority
on
the development of Stewart Air****t as the 4th major N.Y. City "reliever"
air****t.
Another "Environmentalist" New York Congressman Sup****ts Building 4th
Major
N.Y. City Reliever Air****t!!! I also see that newly elected Rep. John
Hall,
(pictured on the left) in whose district the Stewart Air****t atrocity
will
be built, is also on record sup****ting the purchase of the air****t lease
by
the ****t Authority. I see that on Hall's web site it says: "He (Hall) has
worked for decades as a political and environmental activist. He resigned
in
2005 as a Board member of the non-profit Hudson River Sloop Clearwater,
Inc.
in order to run for Congress." I wonder if environmentalist leaders like
singer Pete Seeger, who founded Clearwater and strongly sup****ted Hall's
(pictured at the right) running for congress and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,
president of the Waterkeeper Alliance, are disappointed with him. Real
environmentalists like John Burroughs and John Muir must be turning over
in
their graves.
New Jersey's Teterboro Air****t Gets A Nighttime Curfew!!! If Congressmen
Hall and Hinchey think having a major air****t in the Hudson Valley is so
wonderful they should talk New Jersey congressman Steve Rothman who
successfully fought the ****t Authority's plan to expand Teterboro Air****t
into a 4th major N.Y. City reliever air****t. Rothman not only stopped the
plan to bring larger (100,000 lb. plus) planes into Teterboro, but also he
got a (unfortunately only voluntary) nighttime curfew. In my book, Rothman
is the genuine environmentalist, even though I'm pretty sure the reason he
has fought so hard against Teterboro Air****t expansion is because his
constituents demanded it.
EU-US "Open Skies" Deal Uncertain: AFTER sitting in the hangar for four
years, might an "open skies" deal to liberalize air travel between America
and the European Union (EU) soon be cleared for take-off? In a surprise
announcement on March 2nd the two sides unveiled a provisional agreement
that would allow any EU or American airline to operate flights between
anywhere in Europe and anywhere in America. But although American airlines
are already allowed to operate routes within Europe, European airlines
would
not be granted a reciprocal privilege within America. Europe's trans****t
ministers will vote on the deal on March 22nd. Its approval is far from
certain.
http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8823621
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain is prepared to ease restrictions on
trans-atlantic flights but only as part of the "right multilateral deal",
a
British government spokesman said on Friday. Britain has voiced strong
reservations about a proposed European-U.S. aviation deal but the
spokesman
said Prime Minister Tony Blair's government had not yet come to a final
decision on what stance to take on it. The "open skies" deal would allow
airlines to fly more routes linking Europe and the United States and give
U.S. airlines more coveted take-off and landing slots at London's Heathrow
air****t. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=1272§ionid=3510203
Editor's Note: More planes for Heathrow. I'm sure the people around London
will go ballistic over that!!!
Bethel, New York "Trick" Flyers Hitting Some Local Turbulence:- At the
Sullivan County International Air****t, trick fliers zoom, dip and loop
every
summer. Now Bethel residents want them to fly into the sunset and never
return. "They whine, they growl, they make a lot of noise," said William
Burns, who can hear the hum of engines for hours from his ****ch. But
others
said that the Mid-Hudson International Aerobatics Club is exactly what the
air****t needs. Sullivan International is, after all, an air****t, and a
little-used one at that. On a normal day, a few people straggle into the
terminal building for beef stew and apple cobbler at Ray McCarthy's coffee
shop. He's a lot busier when the trick pilots are in town. "Nine years and
no trouble, and now a few people don't like the noise," he said. "Can't
there be a compromise?"
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070306/NEWS/703060315
UN's Aviation Friendy ICAO Releases Global Emissions Trading Scheme
Guidelines...For 2011 : Wednesday February 21, 2007 ICAO's Committee on
Aviation Environmental Protection last week released proposed guidance to
the organization's 189 member states for incor****ating aviation emissions
into national emission trading schemes. The ICAO Council will review the
proposal "in the coming weeks," but IATA was quick to voice its approval,
saying the "outcome clearly demonstrates that global solutions are
possible"
and that "the only way forward is with a harmonized approach." When Europe
unveiled its plans in December to include airlines, including non-EU
carriers from 2012, in the continent's ETS, IATA quickly urged the
Commission to wait for ICAO's guidelines and expressed concern about the
unilateral nature of the proposal (ATWOnline, Dec. 21, 2006)."We're
pleased
that ICAO has echoed IATA's call urging states not to jump the gun on
emissions trading but to wait for the ICAO Assembly's recommendations in
September 2007. Unilateral action by states is not the answer," IATA DG
and
CEO Giovanni Bisignani said. ICAO proposed that member states include the
following in their ETS: That aircraft operators be the accountable
international aviation entity, that obligations be based upon total
aggregated emissions from all covered flights conducted by each operator
included in the ETS, that states consider aggregate carbon dioxide
emissions
and/or aircraft weight as the basis for the application of any inclusion
threshold, that initial ETS include only CO2, that states ensure that
aviation emissions are counted separately and not against specific
reduction
targets identified by the Kyoto Protocol and that states address the
integration of foreign operators "under a mutually agreed basis." Editor's
Note: I'm sure when 2011 rolls around they will extend the deadline a few
more years. http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=7984
N.Y. Congressman Says Snowmobile Noise Bad, Air****t Noise Good!!!
BOZEMAN,
Mont. (AP) -- Congress members from five distant states are demanding that
snowmobiling not be allowed to increase in Yellowstone National Park. In a
letter this week to National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, the
lawmakers
wrote an increase would put more pressure on wildlife the vulnerable
winter
season, deplete the park's air quality and make too much noise. Signing
the
letter were Reps. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz.; Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y.; Rush
Holt, D-N.J.; Timothy Johnson, R-Ill.; and Christopher Shays, R-Conn. The
letter does not call for a certain number of allowed sleds, but cites
repeated Park Service studies that cite snowcoaches as an "environmentally
preferred" option to snowmobiles. "Snowcoach access ... would afford
greater
protection to Yellowstone's air, natural soundscapes and wildlife than a
policy that allows continued snowmobile use," the letter states. Editor's
Note: The two sup****ters (Hinchey and Hall) of building a 4th major N.Y.
City air****t impacting their districts are pictured on the left.
http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2007/03/10/news/regional/6c298c3fce56a3cc87257299006c00b8.txt
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Aviation News
Stories This WeekCongressmen Call For Less "Yellowstone Park" Noise:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--yellowstonesnowmo0308mar08,0,19748.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticutBOZEMAN,
Mont. -- Congress members from five distant states are demandingthat
snowmobiling not be allowed to increase in Yellowstone National Park.In a
letter this week to National Park Service Director Mary Bomar,
thelawmakers wrote an increase would put more pressure on wildlife
thevulnerable winter season, deplete the park's air quality and make too
muchnoise.Signing the were Reps.letter Grijalva, D-Ariz.; Maurice Hinchey,
D-N.Y.;Rush Holt, D-N.J.; Timothy Johnson, R-Ill.; and Christopher Shays,
R-Conn.The letter does not call for a certain number of allowed sleds, but
citesrepeated Park Service studies that cite snowcoaches as an
"environmentallypreferred" option to snowmobiles."Snowcoach access ...
would afford greater protection to Yellowstone's air,natural soundscapes
and wildlife than a policy that allows continuedsnowmobile use," the
letter states.The Park Service is proposing to allow as many as 720
snowmobiles a day intothe park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. A draft
environmental impactstatement outlining Yellowstone's permanent winter use
plan likely will bereleased later this month, park spokesman Al Nash
said.Nash said Wednesday the Park Service would not comment on the
congressmen'sletter until it responds in writing.Rep. Denny Rehberg,
R-Mont., wants to keep snowmobiling as an option in thepark, which he
toured by snowmobile on Sunday.Rehberg helped kill an amendment proposed
in 2003 by Holt and Shays thatwould have banned snowmobiling in the park.
The amendment failed on a tievote, but only after Rehberg convinced an
Ohio congressman to switch hisvote.Trick fliers at Sullivan County
International Air****t navigate turbulencecaused by Bethel residentsBy
Victor
Whitmanhttp://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070306/NEWS/703060315Times
Herald-RecordMarch 06, 2007 Bethel - At the Sullivan County International
Air****t, trickfliers zoom, dip and loop every summer. Now Bethel residents
want them tofly into the sunset and never return."They whine, they growl,
they make a lot of noise," said William Burns, whocan hear the hum of
engines for hours from his ****ch.But others said that the Mid-Hudson
International Aerobatics Club is exactlywhat the air****t needs. Sullivan
International is, after all, an air****t,and a little-used one at that. On
a normal day, a few people straggle intothe terminal building for beef
stew and apple cobbler at Ray McCarthy'scoffee shop. He's a lot busier
when the trick pilots are in town."Nine years and no trouble, and now a
few people don't like the noise," hesaid. "Can't there be a
compromise?"Others said the air****t, which costs the county $303,000
annually to run,needs all the customers it can get. The trick pilots buy
fuel. It doescreate a buzz."It is a free show," said Wayne Yaneik, who
refuels the tanks for thefixed-based operator at the air****t, and loves to
wander down and watch theaerial ballet.The club's 50 or so members mostly
reside in New Jersey and downstate. Until2004, they also sponsored a
three-day competition, which brings out all themembers. They don't plan to
do a competition here this year. Last year, theclub practiced once at the
air****t. About six people showed up. The clubgets a waiver from the
Federal Aviation Administration to fly in a box ofairspace away from the
runways.Folks like Burns said the hum of propellers and the whistle of a
planescreaming into a dive is one thing, they also worry that a novice
flier willcrash at the air****t or into their homes. Deadly crashes have
happened, andhappened to this club. In the late 1990s, the club president
crashed anddied while practicing tricks at another air****t."I don't think
anybody is complaining a
bout normal aviation," said ChrisCunningham, chairman of the Legislature.
"This particular activity isoutside the range of what you would consider
normal activity at an air****t.It is very noisy. It make people fearful.
People have a right to enjoy theirproperty and enjoy their homes. They pay
a lot of taxes to enjoy theirhomes." He represents Bethel and plans to
write a letter to the FAA."It is a beautiful facility," said club
president Chris Getz, a real estateinvestor from Bethlehem, Pa.
"Apparently, we have touched a tender nerve."The welcome has run out.
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