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    Is Boeing's Dreamliner as Environmentally Friendly as Promised?

    When Boeing rolled out its 787 Dreamliner this weekend, it staged a global event of its own, linking partner-sites in Japan and Italy as well as Everett, Washington. The 787 is a major investment in plastic--to increase size, while lowering weight and requiring less fuel--at a time when the airline industry is both expanding and taking…

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    When Boeing rolled out its 787 Dreamliner this weekend, it staged a global event of its own, linking partner-sites in Japan and Italy as well as Everett, Washington. The 787 is a major investment in plastic--to increase size, while lowering weight and requiring less fuel--at a time when the airline industry is both expanding and taking heat for its impact on the environment. Stanley Holmes, Seattle correspondent for Business Week magazine, has more on the fastest-selling commercial airplane in history, even though it won't make its first flight until September.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Stanley Holmes

      Seattle Correspondent for BusinessWeek

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Will Live Earth Be Good for the Planet?
    1. 1:39Is the White House Looking for an Exit Strategy in Iraq?
    2. 7:19Live Earth and the Greening of Pop Culture and Commerce
    3. 42:59Is Boeing's Dreamliner as Environmentally Friendly as Promised?You’re reading this
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