Comments on: EarthTalk: Is Green Air Travel Possible? http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/04/27/earthtalk-is-green-air-travel-possible/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:55:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve Taber http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/04/27/earthtalk-is-green-air-travel-possible/comment-page-1/#comment-15340 Steve Taber Fri, 02 May 2008 03:50:57 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1677#comment-15340 The EPA and the FAA both testified early in April about the greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft. Both of the agencies felt that aircraft should be less of a worry than automobiles, since aircraft represent about 3% of the emissions of greenhouse gases in the U.S. every year. Joe Lieberman and John Warner have offered a bill, S.2191, that will set up emission trading that will include aircraft emissions. ICAO, the international civil aviation organization, of which the U.S. is a member, strongly supports a trading program. For more information about the testimony of the EPA and the FAA see http://www.aviationairportdevelopmentlaw.com. The EPA and the FAA both testified early in April about the greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft. Both of the agencies felt that aircraft should be less of a worry than automobiles, since aircraft represent about 3% of the emissions of greenhouse gases in the U.S. every year.

Joe Lieberman and John Warner have offered a bill, S.2191, that will set up emission trading that will include aircraft emissions. ICAO, the international civil aviation organization, of which the U.S. is a member, strongly supports a trading program.

For more information about the testimony of the EPA and the FAA see http://www.aviationairportdevelopmentlaw.com.

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