Carbon negative airport?

PJ_Lukin
PJ_Lukin Posts: 2,055
edited November 2007 in A Moving Train
Our local airport was just taken over by the New York - New Jersey Port Authority which runs all the major airports in and around NYC. The spokesman said it could be the first carbon negative airport anywhere.

This I gotta see.

Port Authority exec says Stewart airport will be 'carbon-negative'
NEW WINDSOR — Stewart International Airport should become “the world’s first carbon-negative airport” and show the way to offsetting the pollution problems rising air travel will bring.

That was the vision revealed by Anthony Shorris, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Shorris said, “Cleaner and greener is now the order of the day,” and said Stewart can be a “test bed” for new technologies. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be the main research partner, Shorris said.
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  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    Have they figured out a way to run the planes on attitude in New York?
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    yeah ... they could only do this with offsets and i suspect it just means each passenger will see a levy on their plane ticket ...
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    PJ_Lukin wrote:
    Our local airport was just taken over by the New York - New Jersey Port Authority which runs all the major airports in and around NYC. The spokesman said it could be the first carbon negative airport anywhere.

    This I gotta see.

    Port Authority exec says Stewart airport will be 'carbon-negative'
    NEW WINDSOR — Stewart International Airport should become “the world’s first carbon-negative airport” and show the way to offsetting the pollution problems rising air travel will bring.

    That was the vision revealed by Anthony Shorris, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
    Shorris said, “Cleaner and greener is now the order of the day,” and said Stewart can be a “test bed” for new technologies. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be the main research partner, Shorris said.

    I don't know how they plan on doing this but the Port Authority of NY/NJ has taken on a lot of initiatives to try to curb their carbon footprint.
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  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    gabers wrote:
    Have they figured out a way to run the planes on attitude in New York?
    thats funny....
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  • scot88
    scot88 Posts: 217
    gabers wrote:
    Have they figured out a way to run the planes on attitude in New York?


    the airport in question is actually quite far from the city-- where the "new york" attitude is big. stewart is a nice airport if you live in the hudson valley (or surrounding areas) and don't feel like driving into the city and dealing with traffic.
  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    I commend them for trying this but does anyone actually use this airport? Although I guess you have to start somewhere.
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    gabers wrote:
    Have they figured out a way to run the planes on attitude in New York?

    NYers don't have attitudes. We are some of the nicest people you will meet, just don't stand in the middle of the sidewalk cluelessly during rush hours.
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  • scot88
    scot88 Posts: 217
    Kel Varnsen wrote:
    I commend them for trying this but does anyone actually use this airport? Although I guess you have to start somewhere.
    i use it approximately 3 times a year (basically every time i fly.) like i said, it's mostly for people in dutchess/orange county that don't want to deal with NYC traffic. so yes, a lot of people use this airport.
  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    scot88 wrote:
    i use it approximately 3 times a year (basically every time i fly.) like i said, it's mostly for people in dutchess/orange county that don't want to deal with NYC traffic. so yes, a lot of people use this airport.


    But is it a real international airport where you can actually make flights overseas, or is it just a small airport where most of its flights are to the major airports in the region, with a few flights to Canada so it can call itself an international airport.
  • PJ_Lukin
    PJ_Lukin Posts: 2,055
    Kel Varnsen wrote:
    But is it a real international airport where you can actually make flights overseas, or is it just a small airport where most of its flights are to the major airports in the region, with a few flights to Canada so it can call itself an international airport.
    It is an air national guard base. It does do some charters, but it is not a true international airport ....yet. It will I imagine grow with the Port Authority taking over. I use it when I can. Very limited at this point. I used to be able to get directs to Chicago and Raliegh N.C., but not any more.
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  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    PJ_Lukin wrote:
    It is an air national guard base. It does do some charters, but it is not a true international airport ....yet. It will I imagine grow with the Port Authority taking over. I use it when I can. Very limited at this point. I used to be able to get directs to Chicago and Raliegh N.C., but not any more.
    If you want to go to Florida you're all set!


    Thats interesting, I have been to a lot of similar type airports so I was curious to the size of this one (since I had never heard of it). Hopefully their plan will work well and can be expanded to other airports, since if it works there are probably hundreds of other airports the same system could be tried at.
  • scot88
    scot88 Posts: 217
    Kel Varnsen wrote:
    Thats interesting, I have been to a lot of similar type airports so I was curious to the size of this one (since I had never heard of it).
    it actually has the longest runway on the east coast. i believe that the iranian hostages landed at stewart in the 70's.

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