Breaking: Volcanic eruption on Iceland sends ash cloud over UK, Scandinavia
The second eruption on Iceland during the span of just one month has spewed ash into the air over the British Isles, Sweden, Norway and parts of Denmark, Finland and Russia. The ash has disrupted...
View ArticleIncredible images from volcanic eruptions on Iceland; 4,000 flights cancelled
The volcanic eruption on Iceland has resulted in the ‘most significant in living memory’, according to a BBC News report. The flight cancellations in the UK and other European countries are even more...
View ArticleUpdate on Iceland volcano: European flights remain grounded
Winds are blowing ash from of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano into skies across Europe, keeping nearly all flights in and out of the UK suspended until at least 1 am on Sunday. According to reports...
View ArticleUpdate: European flights still uncertain due to ash from Iceland volcano
The cloud of ash over the UK and much of Europe is continuing to disrupt air traffic as eruptions from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano continue. When flights will resume regular service is still...
View ArticleEurope’s pollution and emissions from transportation go up
An EU study has shown that despite efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from transportation within Europe, both have actually increased over the ten year period of 1997-2007. The...
View ArticleBreaking: Ash from Iceland volcano disrupts Irish flights
Air traffic over the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and some parts of Scotland has been affected by a new plume of ash erupting from the Eyafjallajökull volcano on Iceland. All flights to and...
View ArticleNew airplanes are greener, but there will be a lot more of them in the air
Pipe dreams of a future of eco-friendly travel go up in smoke when you look at the projected numbers for air travel. In short, total emissions from flying are set to skyrocket. The new Boeing 787...
View ArticleHoneybees – We kill them with pesticides; they help us with air quality control
Poor bees. We steal their honey, enslave them in order to pollinate apple orchards and then have the audacity to go berserk if one of them lands in our Frappuccino. Oh yeah, it also turns out we’re...
View ArticleModes of transport: New study gauges short and long-term climate change impact
IPCC Climate scientists have already stated that air travel contributes to climate change though emitting CO2, water vapor, nitrous oxides, sulfate aerosols and soot. Each of these varieties of...
View ArticleGovt risking UK lives by relaxing air pollution standards
The ‘Greenest government ever’ strikes again. According to official figures pollution contributed to some 200,000 premature deaths in the UK in 2008, a number with disproportionate victims in poor,...
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