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DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co., which is turning recycling plastic soda bottles into suede-like fabrics for vehicle interiors, is wading deeper into bio-based materials with soy-based rubber fillers and plastics that can biodegrade in 90 to 120 days -- compared to 1,000 years for conventional petroleum-based plastic.
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COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM -- Although the wings themselves won't waggle, by using tiny jets to emulate the air flow from waggling can cut mid-flight air drag, and save up to 20 percent of airplane fuel use.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- About one-third of all government printing is wasted, and federal employees lack incentives and guidelines to reduce printing waste, according to a new report from Lexmark.
Sustainable Aviation CO2 Roadmap
Sustainable Aviation (SA) has today (Friday) published its first report mapping the industry’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to 2050. The report concludes that CO2 from all UK civil aviation can return to 2000 levels by 2050, after having reached a peak around 2020, against a background of threefold growth in passenger numbers.
The assessment takes into account the UK air transport market maturity and efficiencies that are expected from new airframe and engine technology, cutting edge air traffic management and operations, as well as the development of sustainable fuels. In making this assessment no allowance is made for the additional contribution to CO2 reductions that will be achieved through airlines’ participation in international emissions cap and trade schemes, the details of which have yet to be fully defined.
Web Site:http://www.sustainableaviation.co.uk/
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