[sustran] Re: CLARIFICATION - Re: Examples of "green" airports?

[Dharm Guruswamy]

Within the United States, he Massachusetts Port Authority which runs
Boston's Logan Airport has an excellent sustainability program:

http://www.massport.com/environment/Pages/Default.aspx


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Dharm Guruswamy



On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:16 +0900, "GDRC|Hari Srinivas"
<hsrinivas at gdrc.org> wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> 
> I ought to have been more clearer in my query - my apologies. Judging 
> from the responses so far, one of the first steps is a clearer 
> definition of the very term, "green Airport" is in order, so that there 
> is common ground for discussion.
> 
> By "going green" - I essentially meant airports implementing initiatives 
> that reduced their impact on the environment - in terms of overall 
> resources consumed and in terms of wastes and emissions produced.
> 
> Examples of initiatives include energy efficiency (reducing energy use, 
> increasing renewable energy use); water efficiency and reducing waste 
> water generation; reducing wastes generated, separating and recycling 
> wastes; etc. - in other words impacting practically everything that 
> happens in an airport.
> 
> Of course, there is no one airport where all these things happen, but 
> some airports have gone the extra mile to implement many initiatives, or 
> a majority of airports at least have a garbage separation system in 
> place - all under a "Green Airport" or "Sustainable Airport" banner.
> 
> Sorry for that long-winded clarification :-) I was therefore looking for 
> examples of airports that have implemented a number of such initiatives. 
> Thanks for all the responses so far ...
> 
> 
> Hari Srinivas
> 
> Coordinator, GDRC
> KOBE, Japan
> 
> GDRC|Hari Srinivas said the following on 8/19/11 13:25:
> > Dear folks,
> >
> > Does anyone have good recommendations of airports that have gone green?
> > Any other info on the topic will also be welcome ...
> >
> > Thanks a lot,
> > Hari
> 
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