aviation
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A solar-powered plane just crossed the Atlantic
The scrappy little plane completed the journey that the Titanic never could.
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How to find the greenest airline
Just three roundtrip cross-country or trans-Atlantic flights cause almost as much climate pollution as the average American household produces in an entire year. With that in mind, lots of fliers are concerned about the heavy carbon impact of their travel, and want to choose airlines that are at least operating as efficiently as possible. Eco-conscious […]
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How Europe can help Obama achieve US climate targets
As the global leader of climate action, European governments want to know how President Obama’s major climate speech affects Europe – and particularly whether the actions he outlined can allow the United States to reach its commitment to reduce emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels (or even exceed that level). The big picture: Obama’s […]
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U.S. gangs up with Saudi Arabia to crush European climate initiative
All the world's countries love to talk piously about the need to address climate change. What happens if someone goes beyond talk to action? If the E.U.'s aviation program is any indication, it ain't pretty.
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Why is Britain's best environmentalist barred from the U.S.?
John Stewart -- not that Jon Stewart, the one with the H -- was voted the U.K.'s most effective environmentalist in 2008. Like our Jon Stewart, he gets things done. So how come his visa was revoked while he was over the Atlantic, traveling to the U.S. for a speaking tour?
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Largest commercial aircraft deal in history goes green
American Airlines just spent $38 billion on fuel efficient airplanes.
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How America just lost 1 million green(ish) jobs to Europe
Airbus racked up $50 billion more in orders at the Paris Air Show than Boeing. Maybe it's because Boeing lags far behind in fuel efficiency.
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Has Obama lost environmental voters?
Al Gore's critique of Obama's failure to act on the climate crisis is further evidence of environmentalists' frustration with this administration.
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Some in the US need to stop opposing the EU program to control carbon pollution from aviation
On Wednesday June 22, the US and European Union (EU) officials will meet in Oslo, Norway for a bilateral on aviation issues. As a part of this meeting they will discuss the EU Aviation Directive – the only program in the world to regulate the carbon pollution from airplanes. The Wall Street Journal is reporting […]