American Airlines Settles a Debate
While flying into Austin today on American Airlines, I happened to flip through the latest version of American Airlines Magazine, July 15, 2008 edition. And there it was – staring back at me on page 32 of the latest issue which is also the second annual “green” edition.
I was right!
Oh, I know I could have just called up Clint and told him so, but how delicious is it to tell him in a blog entry!
Our debate started this past weekend when Clint had the car idoling as I withdrew some twenties from the Wells Fargo bank account for my upcoming trip…taxis take credit card but it is such a pain.
I noted that it was more energy efficient to turn off the engine during this period. Clint on the other hand thought the gas consumption for the same period would be less than turning the engine off and then on.
American Airlines Magazine, page 32 notes that turning off and on the engine is more efficient when one idols for more than 10 seconds.
I was right! Clint if you are reading this, you will need to verify on your next trip. I was going to take the magazine but remembering the 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), I decided to leave the magazine for the next passenger.
Loni Kao StarkCo-Founder StarkSilverCreek, Creative Director and Wine Collector
Loni is a self-professed foodie, adventure travel seeker and aspiring artist. It’s been said her laugh can be heard from San Jose all the way to the Golden Gate Bridge. The former Ms. Global Petite runner-up is host of several SSC shows including WineTube TV, StarkSilverCreek Presents, Loreto Live, and the new series The Artist Diaries. Between busy travel schedules to Washington, Napa and global destinations such as Australia, the Baja and Europe, she expends the rest of her energy collecting wines, practicing “escape artist”-style cooking, and building what she hopes, one day, will be a real estate empire. She catches her breath by writing about her adventures.
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Oh yes AA magazine is the best source for all things automotive and green…
Other sources support this as well:
http://www.revver.com/video/897915/turn-off-your-engine/
It is such an issue that Vancouver has a bylaw that if you have your car idoling for more than 3 minutes, you can get a fine between $50-100 CDN.
Do you believe everything you read on the Internet?
I am signed up for “Loreto Bay” Google alerts and it always brings up your blogs. You guys are funny!
Glad you get a laugh out of our entries. We have a lot of fun writing them…nice change from what we do in our day jobs!