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| EPA announces nation's top 50 green power organizations
Allvoices
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the 50 green power partners using the most renewable electricity. The Green Power Partnership's top purchasers use more than 12 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, equivalent to the annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the electricity use of more than 1 million average American homes. Green Power helps to prevent emissions from conventional power sources that are linked to harmful air pollution and climate change. More
Singapore Airlines works towards a paperless cabin
Comparecarhire.co.uk
Singapore Airlines has begun the trial of a new system which could see it become the first airline in the world to operate a paperless cabin. In partnership with Singapore based company SmarttPapers Aviation Ltd, the carrier aims to produce its in-flight literature as part of its electronic in-flight entertainment system. KrisWorld, the airline's entertainment guide, KrisShop, the in-flight catalogue and SilverKriss, the carrier's travel magazine will now all be available as e-magazines.More
FAA puts $2.5M into geothermal plant at Portland Jetport in Maine
Mass High Tech
Maine's largest geothermal installation began at the Portland International Jetport, funded through a $2.5 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The airport estimates that its oil consumption will be reduced by more than 100,000 gallons per year, reducing energy costs by an estimated 80 percent. The project ultimately will save more than $10 million in oil usage costs during the life of the system, and will pay for itself in three years, according to the airport.More
US says it's committed to cutting greenhouse gases
The Associated Press via Google News
The United States assured international negotiators it remains committed to reducing carbon emissions over the next 10 years, despite the collapse of efforts to legislate a climate bill. U.S. delegate Jonathan Pershing told a climate conference in Bonn, Germany, Washington is not backing away from President Barack Obama's pledge to cut emissions 17 percent from 2005 levels. Pershing said legislation is the preferred way to control greenhouse gases, but the administration "will use all the tools available" to reach its target.More
California's Burbank Airport turns to Congress in noise restriction fight
Los Angeles Times
After years of painstaking studies, millions of dollars and one failed federal application for nighttime flight restrictions, Bob Hope Airport officials are turning to Congress. Three representatives whose districts are most affected by curfews signed a letter seeking legislation to bar flights from arriving or departing between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. at Bob Hope and Van Nuys airports. The effort comes one year after the Federal Aviation Administration rejected the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority's request to impose a ban in what has become a decades-long effort to dampen aircraft noise.More
Jet fuel's future on the front burner
The Denver Post
The future of jet fuel brews in a maze of pipes and tanks at the Rentech Energy Technology Center, not far from Denver International Airport. Not looking much different from the traditional refinery next door, the Rentech demonstration facility can produce up to 400 gallons of synthetic jet fuel or ultra-low-sulfur diesel a day.More
Airport to go greener
Tweed Daily News
The Gold Coast Airport has implemented a new recycling program which is aimed at encouraging recycling behavior in passengers. The new program is a combined initiative of Gold Coast Airport and the Packaging and Stewardship Forum, who are partnering with major Australian airports to provide financial and mentoring support to enable suitable planning, bin infrastructure, installation and education for the long-term, successful recovery of recycled goods.More
MP2 Capital unveils solar array at Denver International Airport
Earth Times
MP2 Capital celebrated the launch of a 1.6 megawatt solar photovoltaic array that will power Denver International Airport's fuel storage and distribution facilities. MP2 Capital utilized a unique private-public partnership to develop the project, which is one of the first and largest solar power plants completed to date under the Obama Administration's grant initiative, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 1603. … The solar array will help Denver International Airport to offset the environmental and monetary costs of its jet fuel storage and distribution facility, generating approximately 2,450,000 kilowatt hours of clean electricity in the first year of operation and approximately 47 million kilowatt hours during the system's lifetime.More
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