Posts Tagged: "air travel"

Cleaning Up Air Travel

by Hope Nardini » 4 January 2012 at 5:14 pm

Air travel accounts for three percent of global carbon emissions, which may seem like a minor offense in the spectrum of environmental transgressions. However, according to the Christian Science Monitor, air travel is steadily increasing at five percent every year, and the number of aircraft alone will likely double in the next 10 years. With […]

Travelocity and Expedia, Making it Easier for Travelers to Be Green

by Jenny Boyd » 30 September 2006 at 12:50 am

According to Friends of the Earth, air travel is the world’s fastest growing source of the greenhouse gases which cause global warming. In fact, studies suggest commercial aircraft generate almost as much carbon dioxide annually as the entire continent of Africa. For the concerned traveler, purchasing carbon offsets is one relatively simple and inexpensive way […]