I rented a warehouse in Millbrae near the SFO international airport for a year. The noise pollution is obnoxious, but the air pollution is way more of an issue.
Commercial jets starting, idling, and taxiing are incredibly dirty machines - it's nowhere near their optimal operating conditions and it's not like they have catalytic converters cleaning up their exhaust.
Furthermore, even though they're not supposed to jettison fuel before landing anymore, I'd find what were clearly oily droplet stains on my convertible's rag-top disturbingly often. Busy international airports are environmental disasters.
HSR seems like a complete no-brainer for domestic travel from where I'm sitting, if only we could get the lines built in the US.
Commercial jets starting, idling, and taxiing are incredibly dirty machines - it's nowhere near their optimal operating conditions and it's not like they have catalytic converters cleaning up their exhaust.
Furthermore, even though they're not supposed to jettison fuel before landing anymore, I'd find what were clearly oily droplet stains on my convertible's rag-top disturbingly often. Busy international airports are environmental disasters.
HSR seems like a complete no-brainer for domestic travel from where I'm sitting, if only we could get the lines built in the US.