Environment Archives - Stuck at the Airport

First a passenger drought. Now a water drought. Can California airports cope?

06/20/21

(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News online) First airports had to deal with a drought of passengers due to the pandemic. Now airports in many parts of the U.S. West join their communities in facing a summer plagued by water shortages. But in California, at least, where →

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Airports go green for Earth Day

04/22/21

Airports around the country, and the world, took time to turn on green lights for Earth Day and share notes about their planet-saving efforts. Here’s a sampling. Which airport turns used cooking oil into renewable fuel? Which airport is the first to sign the climate pledge? And which airport is a haven for butterflies? Let →

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Travel Tidbits from JetBlue, BWI and Dane County airports

01/06/20

JetBlue goes all-in on carbon offsets Feeling guilty about flying? Here’s something that may help. JetBlue will start offsetting carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) from jet fuel for all of its domestic flights beginning in July 2020. The airline has been covering carbon offsets for flyers during specific promotions. But with this new announcement JetBlue says →

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Airports & airlines sacking single-use plastic

12/23/19

Our story about airports and airlines getting rid of single-use plastics first appeared on CNBC. Business and leisure travelers concerned about climate change and “flight shame” may do their part by purchasing carbon offsets and adjusting the number of trips they take on airplanes. Airports and airlines are trying to save the planet too with →