Climate Activist Group Taking Aim at Air Travel

Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion (XR) has made no secret of its desire to target air travel. The group has several reasons -- ideological and practical -- for singling out this means of transportation. XR backers see airports, which have a large environmental impact and big carbon footprint, as a symbol of the unsustainable capitalist system that they are rebelling against. Also, any disruptive protest at an airport, even a short one, will draw increased media attention and help spread recognition of the group's goals. Finally, airports are a critical and vulnerable part of international commerce, and their disruption supports its ultimate objective of overthrowing the current political and economic system. In its attempts to disrupt flight operations, Extinction Rebellion will seek tactics that won't endanger others or incur severe penalties....