"The Sky's the Limit", an eye-opening documentary that ran on CBC Newsworld recently, looks at the latest greenwashing tactics employed by the airline industry and makes clear that Community Air is part of a global movement opposing airport expansion. Air travel is expected to triple by 2040, and according to one industry spokesman cited in the film, at least 70 new airports will have to be built over the next decade to meet the demand.

Despite this mammoth projected increase, the airlines insist they'll be able to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through the development of  new "miracle" biofuels and more energy-efficient planes. Virgin Airways owner Richard Branson, a high-profile proponent of biofuels, resorts to the time-honoured tactic of setting up the industry's critics as straw men intent on "grounding every single plane in the world."

In response, activists in Plane Stupid, the group opposing the new runways and terminals at London's Heathrow Airport, argue that the single most effective way for the industry to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions is simply to stop expanding.

You can find out more about the documentary and watch it online at:

http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/doczone/2008/skysthelimit/