Heiress Abigail Disney has long spoken from the inside about the damages of extreme wealth. Born into wealth herself, she's well-acquainted with its perks but has seen enough about carbon emissions and rising inequity to know that jet setting isn’t worth the price to society. She's had a long crusade against private jets, which has recently landed her in hot water with the Hamptons police.
Disney was arrested on Friday for taking part in a demonstration alongside members from New York Communities for Change, the Sunrise Movement, and Planet Over Profit, according to local newspaper The East Hampton Star. Participants, including Disney, blocked the East Hampton Airport to stop private planes from departing and raise awareness regarding the tax to the climate that these jets and their owners create. The Hamptons are a famously wealthy area where the rich tend to fly off too.
