Tag: Airplanes - Page 5
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Confirmed: Biofuels Better Than Fossil Fuels in Jet Engines - Scaling Them Up is the Major Problem
The gist of it is something that has been repeatedly
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Gap Between Train & Airplane Environmental Impact Narrows in New Life-Cycle Analysis
We all know that the amount of greenhouse gas emissions varies widely whether you're taking a bus, a train, or flying; by the fuel efficiency of your car and by how many people are in the vehicle. But one thing which
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Would You Pay 1% More on Flights to Fund Climate Change Adaptation?
It's well ingrained within the green community that frequent flying really is a huge part of your personal carbon emissions. You already probably purchase a carbon offset for all your flights, but would you pay a surcharge of
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'Waggling' Wings Could Save 20% in Fuel Consumption
Image credit: Jstockard Aircraft 'Waggle Effect' Can Reduce Fuel Consumption 20% Everybody knows that flying is an energy intensive activity. Unfortunately, many long awaited innovations in fuel-efficient aviation are of the more far-fetched variety -
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What the Heck is Radiative Forcing & Why Should My Aviation Carbon Offset Include It?
You want to be a better eco-citizen, minimize your air travel, and want to buy a carbon offset for those times when you do have to fly. But before you hit that calculate my emissions button you notice a small check
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The 2009 Anti-Green Awards: The Worst Car, House, Building, Celebrity, Company, Country, and U.S. City...
The green movement has always had its share of both winners and losers. Today, we look at a few of the top losers for 2009. Hopefully with such a shameful honor to be bestowed upon them, they will clean-up their act for next year's
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This Photo Cost 48 Tons of CO2
Now that Obama has released the photo capturing Air Force One doing a staged flyover of Manhattan--and scaring the crap out of thousands of people--we can
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Babs2Brisbane: An Experiential Handbook on Low-Carbon Travel
Babs enjoys some snacks on the road... - Image credit: Babs2Brisbane Epic Overland Journey Becomes Low-Carbon Travel Handbook Only a few days ago I published a roundup of 6 ways to cut carbon without sacrificing your journey. While most options were of
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6 Ways to Cut Carbon Without Sacrificing Your Journey
Recession or no recession, the summer is on its way. And for many of us, summer still means travel. Whether by road, rail, air or sea, we still feel the urge to get away from our day-to-day and see new horizons. But short of
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Latest Cap and Trade Announced - By European Airlines?
British Airways and Air France joined a group of other airlines and the largest airport operator in Europe to propose . . . a cap and trade system that would limit their own emissions? Indeed. According to Bloomberg, this
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Poor Countries Ask for Aviation Tax to Help with Climate Adaptation
Poor countries are asking for a tax on all airline tickets as a means to funding their adaptation to climate change. The airlines have their own proposal, and both will be presented today as the international community comes
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Electric Aircraft Symposium: April 24th in San Carlos, California
Let's Hope This Thing Takes Off! The 2009 CAFE Foundation Electric Aircraft Symposium will take place on April 24th, 2009, at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California. Topics will include "the latest in motors, PV technology, controllers,
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Sunseeker II Solar Airplane to Fly Over Europe this Spring
Flying so Quietly, Birds Sometimes Try to Land on It We've just got a tip form Eric Lentz Gauthier of Solar Flight telling us that the Sunseeker II, a solar airplane, will be flying over Europe this Spring: "The exact dates and destinations that the
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Spoil Sports: 7 Activities that Damage the Environment
Not all sports were created equal--at least, not in the eyes of the environment. Some--hiking, running, swimming--represent the best of man in harmony with nature. Others--monster truck rally races, say--are just flat out
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Recycled Hotels in Boats, Trains and Planes
There are more choices for the eco-traveller who wants to stay in a recycled hotel but doesn't quite fancy sleeping in a Swiss wine barrel in Holland for their holiday. If you choose New Zealand instead you have your choice of a plane, boat, or
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7 Cool Innovations in Fuel Efficient Aviation
New Innovations May Help Reduce Aviation Emissions - Eventually I've lost count of the number of times that TreeHugger has written about the aviation industry's vulnerability to high oil prices or the
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Japan Airlines Finds Biofuel More Efficient Than Petro-Fuel in Test Flight
Earlier in the month Continental Airlines completed a test flight using biofuels, and now a few weeks later Japan Airlines has joined a (slowly) expanding number of airlines
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Join the Paper Airplane Protest
There's anti-airplane protest in the air and on the ground here in London. The vote by the government for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, the world's biggest airport, has now been passed and the great and the
