Common sense will prevail - i.e Stansted/ Gatwick/ Heathrow will get a new runway, regardless of what Greenpeace think or say
I appreciate the optimism and hope that it is true! Be careful however, with the extending the proposition to other areas of life that common sense will prevail! It seems to suffer brutal defeats at almost every turn and seldom finds itself wearing the victor's laurels. It often has to fight battles not only on all sides, but more often than not, uphill as well. Knowing its humble station in life has made it modest and unexpecting of too much other than the very basics
Surprsingly though, concrete can and does still get poured even in the Western World. SEA, DEN, ORD, and IAD all opened new runways on the same day a number of months past so it can be done even thought it seemed impossible.
Of course the determination of those who like Uncle Vanya wish to "go back to the trees" is fierce!