“Will travel ever go back to normal? Perhaps it shouldn’t” writes travel journalist Rosie Spinks for this article in Hothouse Solutions. It’s well worth a read - and features an interview of Flight Free USA co-founder, Ariella Granett. Please let us know what you think!
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No More Bites of the Big Apple
For someone living in the UK, a trip to The Big Apple might seem like the ultimate celebratory thing to do. Anna Hughes at Flight Free UK learnt differently.
Flight Free Politicians
Podcast from SustainabiliGuy: Cancelled Airport Plans & Socially Powerful Non-Flying
A great podcast episode from SustainabiliGuy - about the cancelled airport plans at Charles the Gaulle, and the impact of individual choices.
Milestone: Over 7000 Pledges Globally!
A Pilot’s Conflict: Staying on the Ground For the Climate’s Sake
Tossing Out the Bucket List
Join the Flight Free 2021 Campaign Today!
Join the Flight Free 2021 campaign today by signing the pledge at www.flightfree.org
Flight Free USA Hosts Advance Screening of "I Am Greta"
Join Flight Free USA in an advance screening of this already acclaimed documentary:
RSVP here to receive link to stream I AM GRETA for free. After viewing the film, join us over Zoom to celebrate the launch Flight Free 2021 and share your reactions to the film. Email us at info@flightfreeusa.org with any questions.
Flight Free 2021 - We Need Your Story/ Quote!
This is a people powered campaign- Sharing our stories is a powerful tool to inspire change. Contribute a story/ quote (up to 300 words) about going #FlightFree. The more personal the better! What led to your decision to pledge to be flight free in 2021? Share your thoughts about what it might be like this year or recommend flight travel alternatives.
A Former Pilot Gone Flight Free: “Flying Airplanes is Unfair”
Reflecting on a year with Flight Free USA
For the past year we have been organizing a collective Flight Free action in partnership with 10 Flight Free groups worldwide. By last spring over 25,000 people had pledged (of those, 437 Americans from 30 states) to not fly for 2020 for the sake of the climate - as a way to call on our communities, businesses and government for immediate climate solutions. Then COVID-19 hit.
Musician On the Ground - Emilia Amper
A Transatlantic Love Affair
Flying Is Not Healthy For Us Or The Planet
Living Authentically On the Ground
When I learned that taking a plane was the worst thing that I, as an individual, could do, I was shocked. I didn't think I could stop traveling- in fact, I'd just gotten back from a trip to Brussels to meet with European leaders and learn about the European Union. It was great for my career, and great for my school. How could I stop?