Short-haul flights are the first target for sustainable aviation — but aerospace experts say banning them probably won't make the difference

Tech Insider : Travel
An Air France 777 taking off.
France recently enacted a ban on short-haul flights to reduce emissions.

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Be warned: Flights are getting bumpier

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
Illustration of a plane tray table with spilled food.
Air turbulence is on the rise. And it's going to make flights a whole lot bumpier.

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The money of America's top 10% is causing almost half of US emissions. So tax it, researchers say.

Tech Insider
illustration of a large hand grabbing cash flowing out of a smokestack above a crowd of dark human silhouettes
In a new study, the income flows of the wealthiest 10% in the US were associated with 40% of the country's greenhouse-gas emissions.

Jared Starr

Microsoft says commercial use of fusion-produced energy will be available within 5 years as part of new deal with Sam Altman-backed Helion

Tech Insider : Environment
A side view of the Polaris prototype fusion reactor from Helion
Polaris, a prototype fusion reactor from Helion, which recently announced a deal with Microsoft to provide the tech giant with electricity produced from fusion.

Helion

Dianne Feinstein's ongoing absence allowed Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin to overturn a Biden rule reducing pollution from large trucks

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16, 2021 in New York City.
Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16, 2021 in New York City.

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