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Delivering packages with drones might be good for the environment

  • Written by Constantine Samaras, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Could drone delivery help the environment?AP Photo/Claude Paris

There are more than 1 million drones registered in the U.S. Most of them belong to people flying them for fun, but a growing number are used commercially. Companies including Amazon, UPS, Google and DHL are already exploring ways to deliver packages with drones instead of trucks. Our...

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