The Rules Of: Flying

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• GOOD Blog

  

  Fly The Friendly Skies

  Next time you fly, don't look funny at the guy who might be an air marshal. They need to add one person a month to a list of suspicious activity,...

  by Anonymous

• GOOD Blog

  

  No Flying For You

  Mr. Robert Johnson, do you have trouble flying? That's because your name is on the "no-fly list," along with people like Saddam Hussein (probably...

  by Anonymous

• Business

  

  Flying The Profitable Skies

  I'd like to give a special call out to U.S Airways, who not only charge $2 for a bottle of much needed water on the plane (tip to travelers: the...

  by Morgan Clendaniel

• Design

  

  The Flying Bicycle Lane

  File this under fun ideas that will probably not happen: The flying bicycle lane. You attach your handlebars to two parallel wires, fit your tire...

  by Andrew Price

• GOOD Blog

  

  Spanish Fly: No Mas

  As European nations go, Spain is pretty sizable-its major cities are hundreds of miles apart-so, whereas other EU countries have long used rapid...

  by Patrick James

• News

  

  Why Airborne Cars Won't Fly

  The car of the future still hasn't come to pass.

  by Andrew Price

• Technology

  

  The Puffin: NASA's Personal Flying Machine

  Apparently, NASA is exploring the possibility of making a 12-foot personal flying machine called Puffin. The video (below the jump) doesn't...

  by Andrew Price

• Environment

  

  xAirport Flight Simulator Restores the Wetlands (and the Wonder of Flying)

  Natalie Jeremijenko says the way to protect the wetlands is to build more. Her xAirport builds "wetlanding" strips and reimagines how we fly.

  by Theo Schell-Lambert

• Environment

  

  Can Biofuels Make Flying Clean and Cheap?

  The first two transatlantic flights powered by biofuel blends made it safely to Paris. But blowing that much fuel to get somewhere is still a luxury.

  by Sarah Laskow

• Lifestyle

  

  What Do You Love: The Tsetse Fly Scientist

  Scientist Burkhard Bauer talks about the little things in life.

  by GOOD, Alex Gorosh

• Environment

  

  Airport Offers Instant Carbon Offsets, While You Fly

  San Francisco's airport has just introduced a new kiosk where you can buy carbon offsets for the flight you are about to take with the swipe of a...

  by Morgan Clendaniel

• News

  

  Right Now There are Billions of Insects Flying Above You

  As this wonderful animated video from NPR explains, there are way more insects flying through the air than you might guess.

  by Patrick James

• News

  

  Intermission: Why You Should Fly Into LAX at Night

  It's hard not to fall in love with L.A. after watching this gorgeous video shot from the cockpit of a plane landing in the city at night.

  by Alissa Walker

• Environment

  

  Airborne Wind Energy Technology Can Fly Like a Kite

  Makani Power’s Wing 7 looks like it came from a Miyazaki movie, and it can reach faster, higher winds than conventional turbines.

  by Sarah Laskow

• Environment

  

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

  Virgin Atlantic announced that its planes will soon be able to fly from London to China on fuel that carries half the carbon burden.

  by Sarah Laskow

• News

  

  Iran Unveils Silly Flying Boats. Be Scared? Amused?

  The Iranian government unveiled a new flying boat, the Bavar-2, on Tuesday, making it even harder to take Ahmadinejad seriously. Video inside.

  by Andrew Price

• Technology

  

  Intermission: The Robots Can Now Fly and Juggle at the Same Time

  Researchers in Zurich have developed flying robots that can juggle ping-pong balls and pass them back and forth. Video inside.

  by Andrew Price

• Environment

  

  Turns Out Shipping Is Actually Way Worse for the Planet Than Flying

  Not sure why I'm only noticing this now, but seems that last month, someone at the U.N. leaked a report assessing the climate-changing emissions...

  by Siobhan O'Connor

• Environment

  

  Score One for the Little Guy: Judges Rule New York Towns Can Keep Gas Drillers Out

  These decisions could serve as a national precedent for small groups of people looking to keep big drilling companies at bay.

  by Sarah Laskow

• News

  

  Are Frequent Fliers to Blame for Extreme Weather Delays?

  The holidays saw a series of extreme weather delays around the world. Will it make us reconsider our extreme behavior when it comes to air travel?

  by Alissa Walker