hmmm.. Considering that I am writing this right now from the airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I probably shouldn't knock air travel too much.  I'll be on a plane next week to visit Sara, after all!  I just returned from flippin' LA!
BUT, I totally suppport this group of protestors.  I don't think that we should continue to expand into our dwindling natural resources by increasing the size of our airports.. I mean, Florida is totally building into the Everglades- and what do we get?  Flippin' Alligators jumping out of canals to eat people AND my flight is still delayed, so WTF?

Anyhow- check it:

Swampette hostesses' join 100-strong human chain around Heathrow protest camp

Last updated at 17:58pm on 15th August 2007

The Heathrow climate change camp turned glamorous as young women pulled red suitcases on wheels as they entered the field occupied by eco-activists close to the airport's perimeter.

They then posed under a sign reading "Exit the System" in a cleverly orchestrated comment on the damage caused to the planet by air travel.

The arrival of the 'Swampettes', as they were dubbed, came after the camp's organisers sent out an email urging protesters to dress smartly to blend in better with air travellers and Heathrow workers.

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Demo flight: Protester Tina Miller, 20, from Liverpool, as a swampette stewardess at the Heathrow camp

Another organiser, Alice Coterley, said: "There is no reason for so many officers to come on site when things are completely calm and peaceful.

"This was a clear attempt to provoke us. Yet not one of us rose to the bait."

Protesters have fiercely defended the field they are illegally occupying.

Since the camp appeared on Sunday they have only allowed up to four officers to patrol on site to check for illegal activity.

Tensions rose as officers attempted to photograph many of those arriving at the camp last night.

Protesters, who recorded the incident, said police claimed afterwards they were attempting to count the numbers of those on the site.

Scotland Yard said: "Uniformed forward intelligence team officers patrolling the camp met with some opposition from some of the camp participants.

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"Additional officers were then deployed in support of them. Police worked with the camp liaison to resolve the issue.

"Policing levels have now returned to the normal patrolling officers."

Organisers estimate 550 people had joined the camp near the village of Sipson by last night, to be greeted by a scrum of media and at least two police photographers.

Some had begun to take extra measures to stop themselves being capturedon camera, with one young man wearing a green gas mask and a white mining helmet