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FeepingCreatures Nicole: you're absolutely correct that the key is to remove humans from the equation. Once you do this, a whole load of practical and engineering challenges magically evaporate - and with them,...
Venks How will batteries be disposed of at the end of useful life? @gagnamstyle: I think usually when batteries are needed to be replaced, the company buys back the old and used-up battery for a nominal...
richheap I did come in to terminal 4 and thought I was going to be taking the travelator to the city centre! In the end I jumped in a cab, but I was in Madrid four years ago so can vouch for the Metro sys...
Pablo Valerio Rich, if you are arriving at Madrid airport's terminal 4 - the one designed by Calatrava- check the new Renfe service. It will take you downtown in leads than 20 min. Otherwise the Metro is also...
richheap I agree with Toby. It's great to have a job where I'm able to travel a bit, both overseas and to other parts of the UK that I wouldn't normally see. This morning I'm off to Madrid for the BCO conference,...
Nagraj Adve Projjal, you're spot on re electric cars and carbon emissions from them. In fact, in Delhi, where I live, emissions from elec cars may well be as high or higher than conventional cars, because the...
Nicole Ferraro kq4ym: I think you're absolutely right about much of this being the result of PR efforts. PR firms, manufacturers, etc., have found clever ways to market products as "green," "energy efficient,"...
Nicole Ferraro @Toby: That's a great outlook and attitude on flying. It's funny (or, perhaps, not) how quickly we feel entitled to things and processes as human beings. Good for you for rising above!
Nicole Ferraro Gotcha, Toby. Thanks for the clarity here.
If the opposition is coming from the wealthiest residents, who have the option to live wherever they choose, then I have even less sympathy here.
Mary Jander What a great attitude adjustment, @Toby. It is probably the key to flying comfort. I will keep this in mind for sure next time I hit the runway, so to speak. Thanks
Toby @Nicole: I don't think so, Rich's comments are pretty accurate on the geography there. However I did notice the other say that there is a huge open area before the runways which is still open land...
Toby @Rich: I have enjoyed Hounslow for about 3 years but I spend about half my time now in Stokey at the other end. Interesting to see the differences across the city. Hounslow really does seem like...
Toby @Mary: I appreciate your predicament. I used to get very uptight in airports and planes. All the delays and waiting around and then the nonsense on the planes and the discomfort. But then I just...
richheap Hounslow is far enough from Heathrow that no homes in the area would need to be knocked down for a third runway. It'd be like saying an extra runway at JFK would lead to homes being knocked down...
richheap True, but I think that's a price worth paying to stay economically competitive. If an expanded airport helps to attract more businesses then that should mean more tax is raised to invest in the health...
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for weighing in as someone who lives nearby, Toby. It's good that you can assess the issue in terms of what London's needs are rather than only looking at how it may or may not inconvenience...
Resurgent phoenix The European Commission, considers living near an airport to be a risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke, as increased blood pressure from noise pollution can trigger these more...
Pablo Valerio Dave, the Tax Per Mile, or vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax, has been proposed in several states, with Oregon and West Virginia taking the lead. In Holland, the Dutch government launched a...
Pablo Valerio Dave, the Tax Per Mile, or vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax, has been proposed in several states, with Oregon and West Virginia taking the lead. In Holland, the Dutch government launched a...
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Expanding Heathrow Airport means bulldozing many homes and more plane noise for tens of thousands of West Londoners, including my parents. Never mind. They'll get over it.
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4/22/2013
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FeepingCreatures Nicole: you're absolutely correct that the key is to remove humans from the equation. Once you do this, a whole load of practical and engineering challenges magically evaporate - and with them,...
Venks How will batteries be disposed of at the end of useful life? @gagnamstyle: I think usually when batteries are needed to be replaced, the company buys back the old and used-up battery for a nominal...
richheap I did come in to terminal 4 and thought I was going to be taking the travelator to the city centre! In the end I jumped in a cab, but I was in Madrid four years ago so can vouch for the Metro sys...
Pablo Valerio Rich, if you are arriving at Madrid airport's terminal 4 - the one designed by Calatrava- check the new Renfe service. It will take you downtown in leads than 20 min. Otherwise the Metro is also...
richheap I agree with Toby. It's great to have a job where I'm able to travel a bit, both overseas and to other parts of the UK that I wouldn't normally see. This morning I'm off to Madrid for the BCO conference,...
Nagraj Adve Projjal, you're spot on re electric cars and carbon emissions from them. In fact, in Delhi, where I live, emissions from elec cars may well be as high or higher than conventional cars, because the...
Nicole Ferraro kq4ym: I think you're absolutely right about much of this being the result of PR efforts. PR firms, manufacturers, etc., have found clever ways to market products as "green," "energy efficient,"...
Nicole Ferraro @Toby: That's a great outlook and attitude on flying. It's funny (or, perhaps, not) how quickly we feel entitled to things and processes as human beings. Good for you for rising above!
Nicole Ferraro Gotcha, Toby. Thanks for the clarity here.
If the opposition is coming from the wealthiest residents, who have the option to live wherever they choose, then I have even less sympathy here.
Mary Jander What a great attitude adjustment, @Toby. It is probably the key to flying comfort. I will keep this in mind for sure next time I hit the runway, so to speak. Thanks
Toby @Nicole: I don't think so, Rich's comments are pretty accurate on the geography there. However I did notice the other say that there is a huge open area before the runways which is still open land...
Toby @Rich: I have enjoyed Hounslow for about 3 years but I spend about half my time now in Stokey at the other end. Interesting to see the differences across the city. Hounslow really does seem like...
Toby @Mary: I appreciate your predicament. I used to get very uptight in airports and planes. All the delays and waiting around and then the nonsense on the planes and the discomfort. But then I just...
richheap Hounslow is far enough from Heathrow that no homes in the area would need to be knocked down for a third runway. It'd be like saying an extra runway at JFK would lead to homes being knocked down...
richheap True, but I think that's a price worth paying to stay economically competitive. If an expanded airport helps to attract more businesses then that should mean more tax is raised to invest in the health...
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for weighing in as someone who lives nearby, Toby. It's good that you can assess the issue in terms of what London's needs are rather than only looking at how it may or may not inconvenience...
Resurgent phoenix The European Commission, considers living near an airport to be a risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke, as increased blood pressure from noise pollution can trigger these more...
Pablo Valerio Dave, the Tax Per Mile, or vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax, has been proposed in several states, with Oregon and West Virginia taking the lead. In Holland, the Dutch government launched a...
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