On AlterNet: flying

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "flying"

Mission Creep at the TSA: From Airport Groping to Bag Checks and Roadblocks

Jennifer Abel, Comment Is Free. April 29, 2012.

The out-of-control Transportation Security Administration is past patdowns at airports – now it's checkpoints and roadblocks.

How the Rich Took Over Airport Secuirty

Michael Lind, Salon. March 23, 2012.

Security checks were one of America's most democratic places -- until rich passengers got their own speedy lines

Hightower: How Airlines Hate Their Customers

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. November 10, 2010.

Airline executives are showing in myriad ways that they hate their customers.

Flying Is One of the Worst Things You Can Do for the Environment -- So Why Do So Many Well-Intentioned Folks Do It?

Joseph Nevins, AlterNet. November 1, 2010.

Flying is the single most ecologically costly act of individual consumption. Can we kick the habit, or at least cut back?

Why Do the Rich Get to Go Through Airport Security Faster Than You?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 1, 2010.

Many airports offer express security lines for first- and business-class passengers. Why are the Feds letting rich people cut in line?

Can We Break Our Flying Addiction?

Elisabeth Rosenthal, Yale Environment 360. May 24, 2010.

With no quick technological fix on the horizon, what alternatives -- from high-speed trains to advanced videoconferencing -- can cut back the amount we fly?

Are Some Airlines Just Too Dangerous to Fly?

Richard Korman, Miller-McCune.com. November 4, 2009.

A new study calls for standardizing aircraft maintenance across the globe, but until then, the answer just might be yes.

How Angelina, Bono, Gisele and Madonna Are Destroying the Planet

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. July 17, 2009.

The carbon emissions of Bono's band's world tour are equivalent to the waste created by 6,500 average British or Irish people in an entire year.

What Are the Chances I'll Die on My Next Plane Trip?

Ben Sherwood, Huffington Post. February 27, 2009.

Five commercial airliners have crashed or crash-landed in just 10 weeks. But, statistically speaking, you shouldn't be worried.

Freedom and Feminism in Jennifer Fox's "Flying"

Britt Wahlin, AlterNet. June 11, 2008.

Filmmaker Jennifer Fox turned her camera on women around the world and came back with a radicalized view of feminism and freedom.