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- Must we quit flying to save the planet?
  Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
  "Aviation is a luxury we can live without," said a protester named Merrick. Booming air travel, he said, is multiplying greenhouse gases just as the climate-change imperative starts to bite. "It has to be scaled right back," he said.
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- US man is first black, youngest to fly solo around the world
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  A 23-year-old Jamaican-American on Wednesday became the youngest person and the first black pilot to fly solo around the globe as he glided into Miami after a three-month journey he hopes will be an inspiration to inner-city kids.
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- Reporter's Diary Holds Clue in Amelia Earhart Mystery
  Posted by Jeff from Editor and Publisher
  Editor and Publisher takes a thorough look back at old reports and emerging evidence.
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- Air Safety: Plugging Holes in the Skies
  Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
  The focus may be wrong. Aviation consultant Michael Boyd calls TSA "the gang that can't screen straight." Boyd thinks the new restrictions will inconvenience travelers—without stopping terrorists. "[They] can strap [liquids] to their legs" when they go through security, Boyd says.
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- Lawmakers Against Southwest's Proposal to Move From Seatac to Boeing Field
  Posted by Jon from Seattle Times
  refreshing burst of common sense, but McDermott isn't on board yet
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Jeff comments on:
Must we quit flying to save the planet?

Keep in mind Mike, that the war in Iraq is working … Halliburton et al are reaping billions from taxpayers … as planned.

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11:22 am 8/21/07
Mikep2 comments on:
Must we quit flying to save the planet?

I just wonder if/when a carbon/pollution tax will factor in to the situation?

Maybe a little off subject: I’ve met Iranians who brag about the skiing in Iran. Never cease to wonder how MILITARY peace keeping can work! How about peace keeping missions that bring in and swap between countries hikers, campers, and skiers, instead of the military! ;)

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11:09 am 8/21/07
Garrett comments on:
Must we quit flying to save the planet?

Well if we can postpone the warming for a couple of years, all our problems will be solved.

As for mountains in Iran, it looks like they have plenty of mountains to go around. Why aren’t they sharing?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mountains_in_Iran

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10:57 am 8/21/07
Garrett comments on:
Must we quit flying to save the planet?

Well, the funny thing is there have been actual honest to god suggestions that we should blow up mountains and spread the dust into the air…

http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=19484

Another mitigation scheme sadly… band-aids, instead of treating the problem…

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10:58 am 8/20/07
Jeff comments on:
Must we quit flying to save the planet?

Maybe we just need a giant smog machine to cool the planet. Let me get my car running…

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10:49 am 8/20/07
Garrett comments on:
Must we quit flying to save the planet?

Interestingly enough, the particulate matter released by planes actually cools the planet. Apparently the day after 9/11 was much hotter above the US because of the lack of this particulate deflecting the suns rays.

The answer though, is yes, we must quit or seriously reduce the amount of flying we do… apparently it’s worse to fly than drive your SUV to wherever your going…

But I don’t have any references for these statistics, so take them with a grain of salt…

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7:34 am 8/20/07

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Aviation

Must we quit flying to save the planet?

US man is first black, youngest to fly solo around the world

Reporter's Diary Holds Clue in Amelia Earhart Mystery

Air Safety: Plugging Holes in the Skies

Lawmakers Against Southwest's Proposal to Move From Seatac to Boeing Field

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