Tell Governor Healey:
Stop Private Jet Expansion—
a luxury our climate can’t afford
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Additional opportunities to hear Dr. Moomaw speak
New Documentary Film with Dr. Moomaw: “Proforestation: Letting Forests Grow Old”
Sunday, May 3rd, 2pm: Dr. William Moomaw will discuss Thoreau's Forests, Trees and Climate Change. In person at Concord First Parish (not hybrid, but recording of event will be available thereafter)
On March 4th the Coalition to Stop Private Jet Expansion, along with 33 co-sponsoring organizations, hosted a webinar with internationally renowned climate scientist Dr. William Moomaw, and Melissa Brown, co-founder of Trees as a Public Good Network.
The event sparked widespread interest: 367 registrants & over 200 attendees from across the state (fromBoston & Salem to Florence & Wendell) and beyond (including LA and Vancouver).
Read “Acres of Mature Trees Threatened by Proposed Hanscom Expansion” in the Bedford Citizen
For event recording, follow-up actions, and more click here
On February 22nd, Diane Proctor’s interview “In Conversation with Chuck Collins” focused on how billionaires are burning up the planet and undermining democracy, the subject of Collins’ recent book Burned by Billionaires, which includes remarks about the proposed private jet expansion at Hanscom. Over 300 people registered for this hybrid event and nearly 200 attended.
New Study on Aviation Industry’s “Sustainable” Playbook
Beyond the Rhetoric of "Sustainable Aviation": A Counterfactual Confrontation
by Stefan Gossling et al, Jan 2026
Introduces the term 'future soothing' – the act of projecting technological salvation into a perpetually deferred future to ease public concern and postpone regulation. The study identifies 7 chimera narratives employed by the industry to convince policymakers and the public that limitless aviation growth and sustainability – via “Sustainable” Aviation Fuels (SAFs) and green airport ground infrastructure -- are one and the same. Click here for the study pdf.
Previous Study on private jets by Stefan Gossling - posted on SPJE.org :
Private aviation is making a growing contribution to climate change∙ Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 11/7/24
News stories about the study:
Falcons users emit 500 times more CO2 per year into the atmosphere than the average citizen ∙ El Mundo ∙ Ricardo F. Colmenero
‘Used like taxis’: Soaring private jet flights drive up climate-heating emissions ∙ The Guardian ∙ Damian Carrington
Private jet carbon emissions soar 46%: Study ∙ Phys.org
Emissions from private jets are skyrocketing. Monitoring them is about to get much harder ∙ LA Times ∙ Noah Haggerty
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Stay poised for Hanscom Developers’ SDEIR report
In June 2024, EEA Secretary Tepper rejected the Hanscom developers’ DEIR (Draft Environmental Impact Report) after receiving over 1,500 public comments, 13,500 petition signatures, and an important independent analysis that refuted the developers’ claims. Tepper instructed the developers to go back to the drawing board to produce an SDEIR (Supplementary DEIR). The SDEIR has not yet been filed.
Visit this home page frequently to stay up to date, and we’ll keep you posted.
Upcoming Events from our Partners & Allies
Sunday, May 3rd, 2pm: Dr. William Moomaw will discuss Thoreau's Forests, Trees and Climate Change. In person at Concord First Parish (not hybrid, but recording of event will be available thereafter)
SPJE Weekly Standouts in Lexington
Weekly on Tuesday at 8:30am in front of the Lexington Depot
Join members of SPJE in holding signs, talking to passersby, and calling attention to our campaign!
Contact us at info@spje.org with any questions.
