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Airports and Solar Power Are a Surprisingly Perfect Fit
When it comes to major climate polluters, it’s hard to think of a more striking example than commercial jets burning through gallons of jet fuel as they go screaming down airport runways for takeoff. But those runways — and terminal roofs, parking garages, and open spaces — are increasingly lined with solar panels, making airports…
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This Fun Fact Will Change The Way You Watch The Movie Flying High!
It’s no secret that the 1980 comedy movie Flying High! is a parody. But for some reason, I’ve spent my entire life believing that Flying High! was a broad parody of 1970s disaster movies. And while the movie clearly took inspiration from some of those films, it’s actually a very specific parody of a movie…
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Say Goodbye To Apple’s AirPort Routers, For Real This Time
In a move that has been expected for nearly two years now, Apple is finally officially killing off its line of AirPort wireless routers, according to a report from 9to5Mac.
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It’s Official: Sydney’s Second Airport Is Finally Happening
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher today signed the final piece of paperwork greenlighting work to begin on Badgery’s Creek Airport, situated on Darug land 50km west of Sydney’s CBD. Set to open in the mid 2020’s, and expecting at least ten million passengers a year, the airport has been a topic…