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Biofuel for commercial flights by 2010: IATA
Oct 23, 2009 |
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Friday it would approve biofuels for commercial flights by 2010 in a bid to drastically reduce the industry's carbon footprint.
Doing More with Your Cell Phone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As technology shrinks, and as it becomes possible to unplug and still conduct all of your business from a hand-held device, we demand more convenience. And there are two entities leading the ...
New plan to reduce planes' CO2 emissions
Mar 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Aviation groups in Europe announced a plan Tuesday to change the way commercial planes land in order to reduce their global-warming emissions of carbon dioxide.
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Does global warming lead to a change in upper atmospheric transport?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2008 |
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Most atmospheric models predict that the rate of transport of air from the troposphere to the above lying stratosphere should be increasing due to climate change. Surprisingly, Dr. Andreas Engel together with ...
1 in 20 patients experience critical event during urgent air-medical transport
Sep 14, 2009 |
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During air-medical transport of acutely-ill patients, 1 in 20 experience a critical event such as death, major resuscitation or blood pressure deterioration according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Jo ...
Study says Chinese air quality standards not yet met
May 13, 2008 |
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With the Olympic Games in sight, the Chinese Government is committed to improving the air quality in Beijing, and has had measures in place since 1998 which have already made a difference. However, there is still some way ...
Slotted buses keep passengers cool
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A simple redesign of public buses used in hot and dry climates could make passengers more comfortable without the need to use extra fuel running air conditioning, according to a study published in the International Journal of ...
Beijing vehicles exceed four million: state media
Dec 19, 2009 |
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The number of registered vehicles in Beijing topped four million this week, state media reported, meaning a quarter of the 16 million permanent residents in China's capital have a car.
Significant regional variations exist regarding proximity to burn centers
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Although nearly 80 percent of the U.S. population lives within 2 hours by ground or helicopter transport to a verified burn center, there is substantial state and regional variation in geographic access to these centers, ...
States call on EPA for tougher air pollution regulations
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Twelve states and the District of Columbia urged the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to adopt more rigorous national policies so they can meet federal air pollution reduction requirements for the region.
Carbon emissions from aviation growing rapidly
Jun 27, 2006 |
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Aviation will account for 5% of the world’s carbon emissions by 2050, according to the latest climate change study by UK scientists.
Air pollutants from abroad a growing concern, says new report
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Plumes of harmful air pollutants can be transported across oceans and continents -- from Asia to the United States and from the United States to Europe -- and have a negative impact on air quality far from their original ...
Airlines wary of 2020 carbon-neutral target
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Crisis-hit airlines said Tuesday that a plan to cap the growth of the industry's emissions by 2020 was ambitious and costly but agreed on the urgency of fighting climate change.
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