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2022-10-02 00:13
It’s not your imagination, ‘smoke season’ has become real in Seattle
Almost all of the summer and fall “bad air” days since monitoring began were in the last six years, showing that wildfire smoke events in Seattle really are a recent phenomenon. (Kylie Cooper / The Seattle Times) By Danny Westneat Seattle Times columnist When the Spanish flu was pronounced over back in 1918, Seattleites -
2021-10-04 19:11Our Commitment to Fly Net Zero by 2050
Fly Net Zero is the commitment of airlines to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. At the 77th IATA Annual General Meeting in Boston, USA, on 4 October 2021, a resolution was passed by IATA member airlines committing them to achieving net-zero carbon emissions from their operations by 2050. This pledge brings air transport -
2021-08-28 16:14
The Check Box
Introduction One small silver-lining from the pandemic is the broad realization that a great deal of work can now be done as well or even better via Remote Work and Remote Attendance. It saves time and money and improves productivity. It provides increased accessibility for those who find air travel challenging or who simply prefer -
2021-05-26 17:13
PBS Nova: The Great Electric Airplane Race
Can new emission-free electric planes replace our polluting airliners and revolutionize personal transportation in our cities? NOVA takes you for a ride in some impressive prototypes that are already in the air, from speedy single-seat planes that can take off like a helicopter but are half as noisy to “self-flying” air taxis that are already -
2021-01-18 12:53Hb1099 2021
AN ACT Relating to improving the state's climate response through 1 updates to the state's comprehensive planning framework; amending RCW 2 36.70A.020, 36.70A.480, 36.70A.320, 36.70A.190, 36.70A.100, and 3 47.80.030; reenacting and amending RCW 36.70A.070; adding new 4 sections to chapter 36.70A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 5 70A.45 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 47.80 RCW; and adding a 6 new section to chapter 90.58 RCW.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:8 Sec. 1. RCW 36.70A.020 and 2002 c 154 s 1 are each amended to 9 read as follows:10 The following goals are adopted to guide the development and 11 adoption of comprehensive plans and development regulations of those 12 counties and cities that are required or choose to plan under RCW 13 36.70A.040 and, where specified, also guide the development of 14 regional policies, plans, and strategies adopted under RCW 36.70A.210 15 and chapter 47.80 RCW. The following goals are not listed in order of 16 priority and shall be used exclusively for the purpose of guiding the 17 development of comprehensive plans ((and)), development regulations, 18 and, where specified, regional plans, policies, and strategies:19 H-0198.2 HOUSE BILL 1099 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2021 Regular Session By Representatives Duerr, Fitzgibbon, Dolan, Bateman, Ramel, Gregerson, Goodman, Ryu, Kloba, Chopp, Ormsby, Pollet, Fey, Santos, and Davis Prefiled 01/06/21. Read first time 01/11/21. Referred to Committee on Environment & Energy. p. 1 HB 1099 (1) Urban growth. Encourage development in urban areas… -
2020-12-10 19:20United’s 100% Green Commitment: Reducing our Greenhouse Gas Emissions 100% by 2050
Scott Kirby The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world in many ways. For the airline industry, it has been the most punishing financial blow in our history. Despite the continuing challenges, we at United Airlines have dedicated ourselves every step of the way to make flying as safe as we can, and we always will. -
2020-07-07 18:11
VOX: The scariest thing about global warming (and Covid-19)
The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires exacerbated by climate change near Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019.Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images For as long as I’ve followed global warming, advocates and activists have shared a certain faith: When the impacts get really bad, people will act. Maybe -
2020-02-07 14:42
There Is No Sustainable Way to Fly
Despite what airlines promise, carbon offsets and sustainable fuels won’t negate the heavy environmental cost of air travel. by Jake Bittle This article originally appeared on VICE US. Last month, just weeks after climate activist Greta Thunberg was named Time’s Person of the Year, JetBlue announced that it would go carbon neutral on all its -
2019-09-19 23:21
‘Worse Than Anyone Expected’: Air Travel Emissions Vastly Outpace Predictions
The findings put pressure on airline regulators to take stronger action to fight climate change as they prepare for a summit next week. Aircraft preparing to take off at Heathrow Airport.Credit…Steve Parsons/PA Images, via Getty Images By Hiroko Tabuchi Greenhouse gas emissions from commercial air travel are growing at a faster clip than predicted in previous,