Delicious LiveJournal Links for 10-16-2008

[andrewducker]

• Kenneth Branagh to play Thor!!!
  I assume they wanted someone who can get their thees and thous right.
  (tags: Thor Marvel comics movies)
• Eco-travelling
  Comparing trains, cars and planes on cost and CO2 produced. Some interesting figures. I shall feel less guilty next time I fly. Unless someone refutes this - or can provide figures for a bus!
  (tags: ecology travel)

Comments

[snowking.livejournal.com]

Branagh directing Thor. Or so the rumour goes.

[despotliz.livejournal.com]

Supposedly he will be directing Thor.

[meihua.livejournal.com]

The figures look correct, but note that they're based on load percentage - currently, planes are more full than trains so are better carbon "value".

What the research doesn't discuss is that the more people who use trains, the more loaded the trains will be and the more efficient they'll be.

In essence, there's something wrong with how we're using trains/cars at the moment - and flying doesn't help fix that wrong thing.

[ami-bender.livejournal.com]

I would also add that he compared some of the most efficient vehicles out there for car and plain. I wonder what it would of been like if he used average efficiency vehicles?

[wychwood]

I was going to point out all of these. Also, I believe that plane emissions are considered to be more damaging because they are happening so much higher up in the atmosphere - they can cause more global warming up there than down near the surface, I think.

[ami-bender.livejournal.com]

If I remmember correctly, there is a particular altitude that is the most damaging. Unfortunately it is also the most fuel efficient altitude. Cant remember the details anymore.