Zoom Airlines Sputters
Low cost airline Zoom, based in Ottawa, Canada has folded. Flying from New York and Canada to the UK in the summer, and to sun destinations in the winter. Hundreds…
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Archive for August, 2008
‘Tis the Season: With berries and bread, you can make a delectable summer pudding
Summer’s almost over, but it’s not too late to carpe berrium (seize the berry). Whether you use fresh or frozen fruit, all it takes to make a savory summer pudding is blackberries, blueberries, cherries, and a little bread. Roz Cummins gives the traditional British dessert her own twist and the result makes her veggie co-op […]
Ask Umbra: On hybrid myths
Dear Umbra, Could you help me clear up a rumor about cars? I’ve heard that although hybrids reduce your carbon footprint because they use less gas, the process for mining the nickel in the hybrid batteries produces far more pollution than the process for regular car batteries. So are we really making a difference by […]
Early Airfare Special This Week
Had to blog this one quick. One of those sales that starts and ends within days. This one is from Spirit Airlines and it ends at the end of August…
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The Bottom Line: Crunch time for 10 health-food-store potato-chip brands
Grist food editor Tom Philpott gravitates toward farm-fresh, home-cooked food. All of that goes out the window, however, when someone rips open a bag of potato chips. For this product-testing column, Tom finds himself in the presence of 10 open bags of chips — all procured at “natural food” stores, so they must be good […]
65 Reported Dead in Plane Crash in Kyrgyzstan
A second major plane crash within a week, this one also had about two dozen survivors. The plane took off from the capital city of Bishkek, headed for Tehran. The…
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Calm, Cool and Connected - Internet Inflight
If you just must stay in touch via e-mail while on board, then there is good news on the horizon. Several airlines are beginning to provide internet options, to a…
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Ask Umbra: On buying big cars
Dear Umbra, I’m in need of a new car. I’d love to get a Prius, but I often need more passenger seats than the Prius has. What is the most environmentally friendly and responsible choice for a driver who needs a larger car? It seems like the bigger hybrids (i.e., the Toyota Highlander) are expensive […]
Speculation Over Spanair Crash
Spanair had one of the deadliest crashes in recent European history this week. On August 20, a Las Palmas (Canary Islands) destined flight crashed and burned almost immediately after takeoff…
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Victual Reality: Notes on a recent trip to Mexico
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