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Jet vs. Vette
On planes and cars |
Umbra Fisk |
17 Oct 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Hi Umbra, Which is less harmful to the environment when traveling long distances, flying or driving? A jet puts out a lot of exhaust, but since it carries a lot of people, maybe it's less than having everyone drive themselves? Craig Denver, Colo. Dearest Craig, Jeepers it was fun to find out the answer to this question for you -- the Math Whiz has joined me in the basement, and we are dorking out on carbon emissions on your behalf. Here ... |
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| Topics: advice, air travel, Ask Umbra, cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, travel (all these topics) |
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