Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 Burlington VT Journalist, Kyle Midura, reports, “Burlington residents heard a sample of what people living near the airport may hear if the Vermont National Guard lands the military’s newest fighter plane.” Mr. Midura further adds, “opponents of the plane blasted recordings of the F-35 for six minutes in downtown Burlington Tuesday […]
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 Montpelier, VT VPR Journalist, John Dillon, reports “opponents of basing the F-35 fighter jet at the Burlington airport cranked up the volume Tuesday in Montpelier and Burlington to give the public an audio preview of what they say the planes would sound like. Hurd said the sound would reach 115 decibels, what […]
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 Montpelier, VT Journalist, Anne Galloway, reports that Chris Hurd, of Stop the F-35, a group that opposes the basing of the fighter jet at Burlington International Airport, played the roar of jet engines outside the Burlington mayor’s office and the governor’s office in Montpelier. Hurd prefaced the demonstration with a short speech […]
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 Burlington VT Journalist, Kevin Kelley, reports “Passers-by cringed and covered their ears as opponents of the F-35 staged a noisy demonstration in Burlington’s City Hall Park on Tuesday morning.” It wasn’t the chanting and drum-banging typically heard at protests that was causing those within earshot to wince in pain. It was […]
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 Burlington VT Videographer Tim Johnson of the Burlington Free Press brings you today’s F-35 Sound Simulation at City Hall in Burlington Vermont. Trying to simulate the 115 dB sound level they say the F-35 creates at takeoff, protesters pump jet noise through an array of speakers on Main Street by City Hall Tuesday morning. […]
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 The Air Force Times, A Gannett Company, reports on F-35 sound/noise demonstration simulation at City Hall in Burlington Vermont and outside the Governor’s office in the state’s capital in Montpelier, VT. Click here to read the article Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so I can get your name, email […]
Dear Friends & Allies, To those who were able to make it, thank you so much for being a part of the Citizens’ Hearing at the UU Church in Burlington on May 30th! It was wonderful to see so many people come out to learn about the F-35A and the proposed basing in […]
Monday, June 25th, 2013 Boston, MA On Tuesday some of the opponents played recordings of the planes taking off in both Burlington and Montpelier, amplified to about 115 decibels, said to be the maximum sound the planes would make on takeoff. Please read the complete article here. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so […]
Tuesdau, June 25th, 2013 Montpelier, VT The Associated Press reports that ‘opponents of a plan that could bring F-35 fighter planes to Vermont are going to be demonstrating what they say is just how loud the planes are.” Please read the complete article here. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so I can get […]
Monday, June 24th, 2013 Burlington, VT Journalist John Briggs reports, “Opponents of basing the F-35 warplane at Burlington International Airport will hold a demonstration of the sound of the planes Tuesday in front of the offices of Governor Peter Shumlin and Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger.” The organizers of the protest apologized for the sound they […]