Tag Archives: Air Emissions

Last week, the Port of Seattle was honored with Seattle Business Magazine’s Green 50 award for local businesses and institutions that “deserve recognition for believing that forthright stewardship of our resources is good business.” The Port of Seattle received the honor based on environmental initiatives at both the SeaTac airport and the seaport. These programs …Continue Reading »

SEATAC GENERATES THOUSANDS OF JOBS ACROSS WASHINGTON state, it supports job generating companies like Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, Russell  as well as exporters of manufactured goods, seafood and cherries.  Importantly, SeaTac generates jobs while being on the cutting edge of environmental stewardship. I believe figuring out how to generate family wage jobs while protecting our environment …Continue Reading »

The port commission approved a $40 million project (largely be paid for by federal grants and the airlines) that will allow flight crews to turn off auxiliary engines at the gate and “plug in” to the electrical grid. This will reduce C02 and other emissions by more than 69,000 metric tons per year which is …Continue Reading »

This season, Seattle celebrates its 11th year in the cruise ship business by setting another record: 223 cruise ship calls and about 858,000 passengers. Each of those 223 ships leaves $1.9 million behind in our economy. That business should generate 4,447 jobs and $19 million in state and local taxes. The port’s Terminal 91 is …Continue Reading »