Emirates Air longest "green" flight

Gulf News reports on Emirates Air newest and longest nonstop "green" trip from Dubai to San Francisco.

The airline will launch their new service Monday December 15th that will utilize new technology and follow new flight paths to save fuel and therefore release less greenhouse gases during flight.

"The flight has been described as 'the most environmentally-sophisticated route and trip possible to help save an estimated 2,000 gallons of fuel and 30,000 pounds of carbon emissions on the 16-hour non-stop service.'"

Emirates also will recycle all on board paper, plastics, aluminum, and glass.

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International protection for Dubai desert

United Arab Emirates' Gulf News reports on the globally recognized protection status of the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR).

Started as a nature reserve surrounding a luxury hotel, the DDCR was recognized as an important natural area for native flora and fauna and given protected status this month by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

"The achievement marks the DDCR as the first wildlife and conservation area in the UAE to be formally declared by IUCN as a Protected Area, one of the few in the [Gulf coast countries].

The DDCR now joins some of the world's greatest conservation areas including Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks in the US, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and Africa's largest National Parks and wildlife reserves."

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