Virgin Atlantic Wants to Fly Around the World on Second-Hand Carbon - Environment - GOOD

Fifteen billion gallons of jet fuel could come from the waste gas from the steel industry each year, according to Sir Richard Branson, the president of Virgin Atlantic.

Think of the carbon here like hand-me-down clothes. Steel companies buy shiny new carbon in the form of fossil fuels, and gets all the use they can out of it. They then hand off the used carbon to the airline industry, which gives it a second wear. Although the carbon still enters the atmosphere in the end, the total amount of carbon that humanity has used to go about its business decreases.

Solar and Wind Could Power the West Right Now, All of America in 2026 | ThinkProgress

The Germans have installed over 10,000 megawatts of solar panels in the past two years, enough to power 2 million American homes (or most of Los Angeles, CA). If Americans installed local solar at the same torrid pace, we could already power most of the Mountain West, could have a 100 percent solar nation by 2026, while enriching thousands of local communities with new development and jobs.

Metro and State | Al Gore in Detroit connects 'climate crisis' to health of Great Lakes | The Detroit News

Welcomed with a standing ovation, Gore wasted no time making himself at home.