An Airbus A380 aircraft has successfully completed the world's first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using a liquid fuel processed from gas (Gas to Liquids - GTL) in the first stage of a test flight programme to evaluate the environmental impact of alternative fuels in the airline market.
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Video: Airbus Completes 1st Alternative Fuel Test Flight
(via video.energypolicytv.com)
Submitted by EPTV on Tue, 2008-02-05 17:30. | Tags: transportation | airbus | aircraft | airlines | airplane | alternative fuel | environment | flight | fuel | gtl | natural as | video
Lottery For Eco-Travel Hot Spots? Thank Global Warming
(via www.thedailygreen.com)
As ski resorts, dive spots, popular summer retreats and other destinations degrade, tourism experts warn of big changes ahead. One group is even proposing a lottery system to allow access to sensitive destinations, in an effort to keep them from getting ruined.
Submitted by socialpyramid on Thu, 2007-09-27 14:49. | Tags: travel | airplane | consumption | eco-tourism | Ecotourism | flight | lottery | resources | transportation | travel
