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Trying to Lighten That Carbon Footprint

New York Times: IN February, on a chilly, clear Sunday morning, Sir Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic, along with the co-sponsors Boeing and GE Aviation, lured more than 200 journalists to a hangar at Heathrow Airport near London to witness what they said was airline history. Over flutes of Champagne and plates of mini-bagels filled with salmon, everyone's eyes were fixed on a 747 as it took off on the world's first biofuel demonstration flight. Never mind that only one of the plane's ... Read »
Created by raja Created 30 weeks 2 days ago – Made popular 30 weeks 2 days ago
Category: Environment
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