Airlines are finally admitting contrails are an environmental problem
Contrails—those lines of wispy white clouds that follow some jets—may not be so harmless.
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2022
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Travel and the middle class: How long will travel be sustainable?
Interstate travel isn't easy these days. Gas prices are up. Airline tickets are up. Travel delays and flight cancelations are frequent.
Economics & Business
Aug 16, 2022
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What is emotional labor, and how do we get it wrong?
The term "emotional labor" is applied to an array of home-based activities—from keeping mental to-do lists, to remembering to call your in-laws on their birthdays. Some advocate the need to teach boys emotional labor, or ...
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2022
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New report outlines how civil aviation could navigate post-pandemic funding
The global pandemic has exposed some structural flaws in the funding models for air navigation service providers (ANSP), a critical component in the safety of the civil aviation industry, according to a new international ...
Economics & Business
Jun 28, 2022
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How holographic interferometry could influence the future
Holographic interferometry is the technique of measuring stress, strain, and vibration with light. It is defined by the wavelength of light, finding flaws in structural bonds. It makes full use of a hologram's ability to ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 17, 2022
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He won a trip to space. Then he gave it away to a friend
He told his family and a few friends. He dropped hints to a couple of colleagues. So hardly anyone knew that the airline pilot could have—should have—been on board when SpaceX launched its first tourists into orbit last ...
Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2022
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Fly more, pollute less—the great aviation conundrum
The aviation sector is facing a great dilemma: How can it fulfil its ambition of doubling passenger numbers while meeting its goal of reducing its massive greenhouse gas emissions?
Environment
Oct 19, 2021
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United wants passengers to donate money to sustainable jet fuel. Is it better than carbon offsets for saving the planet?
United Airlines is giving customers who want to reduce the environmental impact of their travel a way to buy sustainable jet fuel that releases fewer emissions than traditional jet fuel.
Environment
Apr 14, 2021
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Why companies' 'net-zero' emissions pledges should trigger a healthy dose of skepticism
Hundreds of companies, including major emitters like United Airlines, BP and Shell, have pledged to reduce their impact on climate change and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. These plans sound ambitious, but what ...
Environment
Mar 25, 2021
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How would digital COVID vaccine passports work? And what's stopping people from faking them?
Although international travel restrictions for Australia have been extended to at least June, there may still be potential for a trans-Tasman bubble with New Zealand (and maybe some other countries), according to reports.
Economics & Business
Mar 5, 2021
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