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Stop Private Jet Expansion—
a luxury our climate can’t afford
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Tuesday, April 21st
Brandeis Students for Environmental Action (SEA) pass resolution to Stop Private Jet Expansion
“On March 2, Students for Environmental Action formally passed the Stop Private Jet Expansion resolution, marking a significant escalation in student-led activism regarding pressing environmental concerns…SEA at Brandeis is the first youth-led group in the state to adopt an official petition against private jet…growth.
“If Governor Healey acts on the petition and moves to halt Hanscom’s project, it would be a major victory for environmental activism…For student activists, it would reinforce the growing role of youth voices in shaping environmental decision-making at the state level.”
The resolution, in part, reads: “We oppose systems that prioritize profit and luxury over people and the planet – including projects like private jet expansion that deepen inequality and accelerate climate destruction.”
– published in The Justice, Brandeis University, 4/21/26
For the full story, click here
IN REVIEW
Wednesday, March 4th
Webinar with Dr. William Moomaw on the Irreplaceable Value of Mature Trees for Curbing Climate Change
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: Over 200 attendees from across the state (from Boston & Salem to Florence & Wendell) and beyond (including LA and Vancouver)
Click here for Webinar links, Follow-up actions & more info about the event
IN REVIEW
Sunday, February 22nd
In Conversation with Chuck Collins:
How Billionaires are Burning Up The Planet and Undermining Democracy
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. Nearly 200 people attended this hybrid event.
Click here for Feb 22nd event links, follow-up actions & more info about the event
New Study on Aviation Industry’s “Sustainable” Playbook by Stefan Gossling et al, Jan 2026
Beyond the Rhetoric of "Sustainable Aviation": A Counterfactual Confrontation
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 chimeric narratives employed by the industry to convince policymakers and the public that limitless aviation growth and sustainability are one and the same. Click here for the study pdf.
Previous Study on private jets by Stefan Gossling:
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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Sign Petition to Governor Healey
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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
Mon, April 27th, 6:30pm: Concord Town Meeting Iliana Benson from Concord-Carlisle High School's Sunrise Club will present Article 42 Citizen Petition: Proposed Composting Rate Payer Plan at Concord's Town Meeting. If you're a Concord resident, please attend Concord's Town Meeting and consider supporting their position! For more information about the town meeting and the article, click here.
Sun, May 3rd, 2pm: Thoreau's Forests, Trees and Climate Change with Dr. William Moomaw In person at Concord First Parish (a recording of the event will be available post-event): Q&A and refreshments. Sponsored by the First Parish in Concord Environmental Team. RSVP here!
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.
