An American Airlines flight from Miami to Boston had to be diverted back to Miami International Airport Friday night because of an unspecified security concern, the Boston Globe reported.
According to the Globe, 168 passengers and six crew were on-board American flight 1640, which left Miami around 9:30 p.m. and returned 45 minutes later. Passengers got [...]

NEW YORK — An Airbus A320 flight en route from LaGuardia to Charlotte, N.C., went down in an emergency landing in the Hudson River, apparently after striking a flock of birds that disabled the plane’s engines, according to authorities.
US Airways Flight 1549 had 146 passengers on board and 5 crew members. Amazingly, no [...]

Dear EarthTalk: My old computer finally bit the dust and I am in the market for a replacement. Are there any particularly “green” computers for sale these days? — Brian Smith, Nashua, NH
Thanks in part to pressure from non-profits like Greenpeace International-which has published quarterly versions of its landmark “Guide to Greener Electronics” since 2006-computer [...]

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