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From today easyJet will be the first major airline to offset the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all of its flights on behalf of all of its customers easyJet and Airbus sign hybrid-electric aircraft research agreement which will analyse the opportunities and challenges surrounding hybrid and electric aircraft The airline will continue to support the long-term reinvention of aviation through new technology easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has today announced that it will become the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its whole network. The airline will achieve this goal by offsetting the carbon emissions...

October is National Energy Awareness Month, and the topic of energy production and its role in driving climate change — very rightfully — is as important a topic as ever. While the United States is leading the way in developing energy in significantly cleaner ways than countries like Russia, Venezuela and China, Democrats continue to promote a policy agenda that would cripple our economy and cause energy prices to skyrocket for American families. This month, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on their latest virtue-signaling messaging effort: Net-Zero Emissions. Their goal,...

Anyone have this problem with NetZero? Since I’ve got an ancient system, (Pentium S 133, windows 95, 56k modem) it may not be a problem for most, but I thought I’d throw it out just in case. After initial installation NetZero auto down loads “enhancement” software, AKA commercials. Once this was completed, I ran into a slew of problems: SLOW connects & disconnects, browser crashes, system lockups to name a few. After a few uninstall & reinstalls, I emailed tech support. Got a nicely put, “It’ll download no matter what. too bad.” I uninstalled and re installed the NetZerosetup.exe. In...

<p>Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle lately has kept Mr. Corzine at his side frequently as Democrats call on President Bush to get tougher with corporate executives who fraudulently inflate company earnings to boost stock prices.</p> <p>"I think he's made a stellar contribution," said Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes, Maryland Democrat and author of a bill approved Monday by the Senate that would increase the penalties for corporate wrongdoers.</p>