Re: Google Earth showed protesters way to conquer parliament

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

The working URL of the article is
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3458431.ece

now.

Juha-Matti


"Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com> kirjoitti: 
>  
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/incomingFeeds/article3458431.ece
>
> Demonstrators revealed yesterday that they had used Google Earth to plot
> their protest on the roof of the Houses of Parliament last week against the
> expansion of Heathrow, writes . 
>
> The website, which allows users to zoom in on satellite photographs of
> Earth, "showed us all the walkways, steps and other details we needed to
> make our way across the roof from the door to the far side where the public
> could see us", said Leo Murray, one of the five protesters. 
>
> The planning for the stunt began last autumn after the government published
> documents for a public consultation on a possible third runway at
> Heathrow."What really enraged us was the government saying it supported the
> idea [of a third runway] even before the consultation began," said Murray,
> 31, a postgraduate student in animation. "The consultation was also rigged
> to exclude almost any mention of climate change." 
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