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Alaska Airlines will fly 75 commercial passenger flights in the United States powered by biofuel, from last Wednesday Two maiden biofuel-powered flights left Seattle on Nov. 9 for Washington, D.C., and Portland, Ore. Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, will continue to operate select flights between Seattle ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about Air Quality, Aviation, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Branding, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Corporate Social Responsibility, Industry & Business, Innovation, Tourism, Travel
On 28 October Air China conducted its first trial flight of a passenger jet powered by a mix of biofuel and traditional aviation fuel. The Jet A-1 biofuel kerosene used in the flight was derived from the seeds of tung trees, more commonly known as japtropha. Air China's Boeing ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly in November 2011, about Aviation, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Industry & Business, Tourism, Transport, Travel
According to figures published by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, airlines which engage in the 2012 EU’s emissions trading scheme will jointly foot a bill that could rise as high as 1.1 billion Euros (€) in just the first year. This is equivalent to £953.17 or $1.48 billion ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in October 2011, about Aviation, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Fuel, Industry & Business, Travel
Japan Tourism Agency is considering giving away 10,000 free roundtrip airplanetickets to Japan in a campaign to attract tourists. Since March, the number of visitors to Japan has dropped drastically due to the natural disasters as well as the strong Japanese currency. Japan Tourism Agency is proposing a plan ... keep reading
Written by Alice Chan/PSFK in October 2011, about Aviation, Earthquake, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Innovation, Social Media, Travel
Australia’s Jatenergy Limited is to provide crude jatropha oil to Lufthansa for flight trials.The Lufthansa tests are the world’s first, long-term trial of renewable jet fuel and will be used on Lufthansa’s regularly scheduled flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt.Jatenergy is providing Lufthansa with 200 tons ... keep reading
Written by Joao Peixe in September 2011, about Aviation, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, ETS, Industry & Business, marketing, Pollution, Transport, Travel
There’s nothing quite like taking flight, but as an industry, aviation is responsible for around 2 percent of global carbon emissions. And, according to a recently released report on sustainable aviation by the World Economic Forum, emissions are set to increase three-fold by 2050, despite a goal by the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in May 2011, about Air Quality, Aviation, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility
When you consider the aviation industry contributes two percent of global carbon dioxide emissions (CO 2), flying on algae-based sustainable aviation fuel can’t be a bad idea. Enter Qantas with an announcement it will collaborate with US-based renewable energy company Solazyme to investigate opportunities for algae-based sustainable aviation fuel ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in February 2011, about Air Quality, Aviation, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Industry & Business
A recent event sponsored by the British High Commission on climate change and low-carbon business drew out into the open a serious issue. As many are aware, should the temperature rise as much as 4 degrees Celsius (or about 7 degrees Fahrenheit) due to climate change, some serious problems for ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias in November 2009, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Anti-counterfeiting, Appointments, Architecture, Art & Culture, Aviation, awards, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, biological farming
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A Resene project in New Zealand 
Resene’s latest ceiling paint has provided another two steps forward in sustainability for the New Zealand based paint manufacturer. The ... more »
