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December 8: More than fifty members of a British “direct action” pressure group called “Plane Stupid” invade London’s Stansted Airport, staging a sit-in on the runways because they’re angry about the implications of planned airport expansion on global warming. They succeed in shutting down the airport. Thousands of passengers are stranded.

Lots of 20-somethings are arrested. One organizer tells The Guardian that arrests just brought them the attention they craved: “We were really, really happy as we were getting arrested … as we got more and more information about the amount of coverage, we were really elated.” Analysts predict more “airport incursions.” Commentators in London are not amused.

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