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These 13 People Could Become Britain First Ever Climate Prisoners

2016-02-05 18:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Later this month, a judge in the UK is set to jail 13 non-violent protestors who occupied one of the runways at London Heathrow in July last year. The protest, the first ever on a Heathrow runway, lasted six hours and caused the delay or cancellation of some 25 flights. It was carried out by activists from Plane Stupid, who are opposed to airport expansion. In their trial last month the activists--known as the Heathrow 13--tried to argue the necessity defense in that their actions were...

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