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Airport Air Pollution Reduced Through “Virtual Chimneys”

Mila Luleva — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:58:29 +0000

A new research developed a prototype of simple blast fences, which can significantly increase the quality of air around airports. The fences, also known as ‘baffles’ act as ‘virtual chimneys’, which funnel the emissions from the aircraft engines. The lowering of concentration of gases happens due to the more effective dispersion that takes place. The […]

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EU Airport Pollution Tax Suspended Temporarily

Mila Luleva — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:47:28 +0000

The controversial carbon tax might be suspended for a year on flights to and from non-European nations. This is the proposal given by EU executive during a general meeting on Friday of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard suggested that possible waiver of this tax would be in the […]

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E.U. Tax Imposed on Airlines “Lousy,” Says U.S. Official

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:25:37 +0000

A controversial carbon tax on airlines imposed by the E.U. has been disproved by the U.S., China and Russia and several other countries (>20). Now, the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, called the tax “lousy.” LaHood also requested that the E.U. drop the carbon tax “in order to help accelerate our effort to forge a global […]

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