Greenpeace buys land to foil London runway plans

Greenpeace says it bought a small plot of land within a site proposed for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport in hopes of blocking the project.

The environmental group says it owns the plot in Sipson village along with Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson, comedian Alistair McGowan and environmental campaigner Zac Goldsmith.

Opponents of the Heathrow expansion say it would increase noise pollution and harm the environment. But proponents say building the new runway would create jobs and help one of the world's busiest airports cope with increasing traffic.

The government is to decide on the expansion this month.

Greenpeace UK said Tuesday it would not sell the land to airport operator BAA to be razed for the expansion.