Articles > May 2010
May 2010
Global Warming Causes Snowstorms?
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: The U.S. got socked with several major storms this past winter.
Greening Air Travel
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Can airplanes be run on cleaner fuels or be electric powered? Are there changes afoot in the airline business to find cleaner fuels? -- Reema Islam, Dhaka, Bangladesh Given air travel’s huge contribution to our collective carbon footprint—flying accounts for about three percent of carbon emissions worldwide by some estimates—and the fact that basic passenger and cargo jet designs haven’t changed significantly in decades, the world is certainly ready for greener forms of flying.
