Oct 2nd 2023 State House Rally
Over 240 people rallied at the State House to deliver more than 10,000 petition signatures urging Governor Healey to stop the reckless private jet hangar expansion at Hanscom or anywhere. The event was covered by the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, WGBH, WBUR, and others.
Speakers at the event included: Senator Mike Barrett, Alex Chatfield, Kalea Foo, Chuck Collins, Diane Proctor, Chris Marchi
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News Coverage
Study released on the day of the rally:
Hanscom High Flyers: Private Jet Excess Doesn’t Justify Airport Expansion
By the Institute of Policy Studies
The Boston Globe highlighted our State House Rally as one of the TEN MOST POPULAR STORIES on 10/3/2023!
Fifth-Grader Takes on the Powerful Climate-Polluting Private Jet Set ∙ Inequality ∙ Kalea Foo ∙ 10/17/2023
Lincolnites were out in force at State House on Oct 2 ∙ Boston Herald ∙ 10/5/2023 ∙ Trish O’Hagan and Alex Chatfield
Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report finds ∙ Boston Globe ∙ 10/3/2023 ∙ David Abel
Advocates press Healey to scrap Hanscom expansion ∙ CommonWealth Magazine ∙ State House News Service ∙ 10/3/2023 ∙ Sam Drysdale; Republished in CommonWealth Magazine, NBC Boston, WBZ
Advocates ask Healey to prevent planned private jet hangars at Hanscom Field ∙ Boston Herald ∙ 10/2/2023 ∙ Matthew Medsger
Coalition to stop private jet expansion comes to Beacon Hill ∙ WGBH ∙ 10/2/2023 ∙ Bob Seay
Nearly half of private flights from Hanscom last less than an hour, study shows ∙ WBUR ∙ 10/2/2023 ∙ Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez
Protesters say private jet expansion at Hanscom Field would harm the planet for the benefit of billionaires ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ 10/3/2023 ∙ Lauren Feeney
Tracking New England’s top private jet travelers ∙ Axios Boston ∙ 10/3/2023 ∙ Mike Deehan
Climate Activists warn Hanscom Airfield expansion will worsen private jet emissions ∙ GBH News ∙ 10/4/2023
New England Climate Activists Press for No New Private Jet Infrastructure ∙ Common Dreams ∙ 10/4/2023 ∙ Chuck Collins
Bedford Residents Encouraged after Rally Opposing Jet Expansion ∙ The Bedford Citizen ∙ 10/10/2023 ∙ Mike Rosenberg
Hanscom expansion faces more opposition ∙ 10/16/2023 ∙ Anne O’Connor
Coalition to Stop Private Jet Expansion at Hanscom or Anywhere, 350Mass.org, St. Anne's Lincoln Climate Justice Ministry
Concord resident and climate activist
Selected highlights from the speakers
Videos
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Provided by Bob Lawson and Mac Bonner
State Senator for 3rd Middlesex; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change
Youth climate activist speaking for a livable future
Presentation of Petition Signatures
Author of report on Hanscom private jet destinations and emissions, & of May 2023 Report, High Flyers: How Ultra-Rich Private Jet Travel Costs the Rest of Us and Burns Up Our Planet
Vice President of AIR, Inc (Air Impact Relief), a Logan-area perspective