I've decided that the real education - the real environmental story concerning Wakefield is what people have the courage to put up their two cents. So, for a while, I will profile a few of these stories that hopefully provide some insights into environmental issues of the day concerning Wakefield and the world...
Ilike this one, so honest and so clued out, this is what it's all about eh?
AIR-POLLUTION...-MY CONCERN...-it seems that ALL THE BLAME FOR AIR QUALITY IS GOING TO THE WRONG PLACES...LOOK UP!!!-our skies-the 'whole wide world' is at any given time-full of planes-60,000 - over NORTH AMERICA..IN 24 HRS.....149,854,347 TOTAL FLTS. IN DATABASE...thats 149 MILLION!!!---------REALLY! WE CERTAINLY HAVE OUR HEADS IN THE SAND...ARE LITERALLY HEADING FOR THIS...SAND-DESERTS-EVERYWHERE!!!...I have clear sights to the skies and the plumes of fuels are CLEARLY SEEN!!!-...I am in shocked how much of these deadly fumes are spewing into my atmosphere-OUR ATMOSPHERE !!!-AND FALLING ON US...every minute!!!!...I CAN CLEARLY SEE HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT OUR VERY EXISTENCE!!!-...does anybody else..cuz i do not hear any concern or REAL AWARENESS TO THIS DANGER THAT SEEMS TO BE INVISIBLE TO US...THE 'SMOKE SCREEN' IS WORKING!-...THE TALK OF 'CON-TRAILS' -ANOTHER 'REALITY' TOO SCARY FOR SOME-OVERWHELMING TO OTHERS-ANOTHER 'CONSPIRACY THEORY'-MET WITH SILENCE... THIS IS 'SECONDARY' PLIGHTS TO THE FLIGHTS- I BRING UP...THE MAIN ISSUE-TOO MUCH TOXIC FUELAGE EXHAUST...EVERY SECOND EVERY MINUTE EVERY HOUR EVERY DAY- ALL THE TIME!!!...AND WE STILL WONDER WHY WE ARE GOING TO 'ELL IN A HAND BASKET?!?...-----MY account is first hand observation..driving all over this continent for the last few years-i am whitness to the climate changes that are rapidly excelerating-beyond comprehension-changes beyond my imagination-from the same travels i have journeyed over the course my life time... sincerely
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In response to the message this week regarding air pollution. As a pilot and designer involved in the air navigation system, I would like to quote a recent article I came across;
ReplyDeleteThe author makes reference to the new initiatives taken by various groups who are developing greener fuels and greater efficiencies in movement of aircraft as well as new aircraft & engine design.
"The aviation sector accounts for 3 per cent of global emissions, but both its share of global emissions and its absolute contribution are expected to grow under a do-nothing scenario that isn't sustainable.
To be fair, the industry hasn't been idle. Fuel efficiency has improved by 16 per cent between 2001 and 2008, according to the International Air Transport Association. Since 1990, major Canadian airlines have improved fuel efficiency by 31 per cent.
As airline fleets are renewed there will be greater incentive to embrace more efficient engine technology and lightweight materials, such as carbon fibre, in the design of new aircraft.
The air transport association estimates the industry will spend $1.5 trillion on new aircraft by 2020, resulting in more than a quarter of the global fleet being replaced. It's important to make sure new aircraft are built and purchased with fuel-efficiency top of mind.
Airlines will also be more motivated to use renewable jet fuel products in old and new aircraft to offset their carbon footprints. There's tremendous promise with respect to carbon-neutral jet fuels derived from algae, wood waste, inedible plants such as camelina, and even industrial waste gases.
One advantage is that aviation is a relatively easy market to target. There are fewer than 2,000 airports in the world that serve as major fuelling hubs for airplanes, so the required infrastructure changes to accommodate renewable jet fuel are quite manageable. Contrast this with the hundreds of thousands of fuelling stations that service cars worldwide.
Jet fuel also represents less than 8 per cent of global demand for oil products, so it's not as daunting as tackling the market for consumer vehicles, which consume more than 40 per cent of oil supply. "
Tyler Hamilton, writes weekly about green energy and clean technologies. tyler@cleanbreak.ca © 2012 Torstar Corporation.
And really folks, regardless of what you will read on the conspiracy theory websites, contrails are created by the disturbance of the air due to the passage of the aircraft through the atmosphere and the change in pressure, temperature and relative humidity of the air mass that causes the water vapour contained in that air mass to condense and become visible (ie. clouds), it is not the CIA spreading mind altering chemicals to the population of earth!