Tag: air travel

  • The Friendly Skies are Long Gone

    The Friendly Skies are Long Gone

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    by Jeff Crouere, Ringside Politics, ©2021  (Dec. 26, 2021) — Through December 21, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported a total of 5,779 unruly passenger incidents this year. Of these incidents, the FAA has launched 1,054 investigations, which is approximately a 600% increase from the annual average of the previous twenty-five years. Historically, factors such as overcrowding, cancellations,…

  • Fear of (Everybody Else) Flying

    Fear of (Everybody Else) Flying

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    AIR TRAVEL WORSENS CLIMATE CRISIS – UNLESS PASSENGERS ARE CLIMATE ACTIVISTS AND WEALTHY ELITES by Duggan Flanakin, ©2020 (Mar. 18, 2020) — Just over a year ago, newly elected U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) shocked the world by proposing a Green New Deal. One of its more controversial provisions…