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The article was orginally published at: Airports Can Cut Noise & Pollution by Having Planes Taxi with One Engine Turned Off
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Cutting Fuel Use and Noise for Planes on the Ground
A coalition of companies with interests in the aviation sector (including British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Heathrow Airport, etc) have published a document called “New airport departures code to cut noise & emissions plus improve local air quality”. As the name states, the goal is to reduce noise and emissions at and around airports. The beauty is that it doesn’t require expensive changes like buying new planes or building new structures. It’s rather all about using what we already have in a smarter way….Read the full story on TreeHugger
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