Yes Sara and Joan You have said it well. On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 9:02 AM Joan Kimball <selene...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Sara. Exactly my sentiments. This piece by Brinkley was about the > dangers facing Walden, a beautiful, historical place. And jet expansion at > Hanscom is of concern not only because of threats to our precious places > but also, and especially, to increasing climate change. > > Joan > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2024, 8:50 AM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> There will be a dramatic increase in private ( large, as in 737s) jet >> traffic. >> The proposed hangers are not to house aircraft already parked at Hanscom! >> It is to expand capacity. >> It is a money maker. >> To do so, hundreds of trees will be cut, reducing tree canopy, canopy >> that are like a set of lungs, and also provide shade/ cooling. >> In its place, acres and acres or tarmac- absorbing and reflecting heat >> from the sun. >> Those planes are PRIVATE jets, designed to carry one to a very few >> passengers. >> The impact on the many and the environment to accommodate the few is YUGE. >> >> I suggest you read the expect testimony/ comments in response to the EIR- >> all publicly available. >> >> European countries have determined such private aircraft undermine all >> efforts to address climate change and air quality and thus have banned such >> aircraft from domestic flights. >> This is a move to protect all and future generations. >> >> Finally, there has been a complete misunderstanding of the Brinkley/ >> Walden piece- it was not a straightforward news report. >> It should have been obvious Thai it was a Op Ed…one noted historian’s >> view of the impacts of the proposed expansion on a national treasure. >> Brinkley was pointing out the irony. >> I urge all to revisit a lovely video again. >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Aug 26, 2024, at 11:41 PM, t...@kennedygroupboston.com wrote: >> > >> > I too was taken by the lack of objective journalism by CBS. In >> addition to what Vic mentioned the Hansom issues were wildly inflated. The >> construction issue aside. I’m taking no position on that, additional >> hangers will result in planes being housed inside instead of outside and >> not necessarily any additional traffic. >> > >> > A brief (1 min.) example of current media credibility: >> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvkCF64mDY >> > -- >> > The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> > Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> > Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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