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FINAL ANALYSIS 42 airportbusiness June/July 2015 2 PERCENT THE TOTAL ANNUAL GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CONTRIBUTED BY AIRCRAFT. 13 The number of airports in the country that have one or more runways that are vulnerable to moderate or high storm surges. GREEN SHUTTLE TO LAX Phoenix Cars LLC, a developer of electric vehicle technologies, provides an electric shuttle bus to Phoenix Motorcar, a leading airport parking com- pany. The electric bus will be the first electric shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport. The bus will perform a two-shift/seven-day sched- ule, which will allow the user to realize an immediate fuel and maintenance savings, and reduce emissions by saving more than 60 tons of CO2 annually versus a conventional shuttle bus. "The airlines have a responsibility to do their part on climate change just like every other industry, and the EPA needs to hold them to that." DEBORAH LAPIDUS, DIRECTOR, FLYING CLEAN CAMPAIGN 1 M E G A WAT T Amount of power the proposed 5-acre solar energy farm at Mitchell International Airport would produce. This is enough electricity to power the electrical demand of 150 homes in Wisconsin. "… Our new central utility plant allows us to meet the added demands for air conditioning and heating and to meet passengers' expectations of a comfortable, temperature-controlled environment." GINA MARIE LINDSEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS $ 7 million The amount of money Los Angeles International Airport will save by reducing energy use with the addition of $423.8-million replacement central utility plant. JEFF MULDER Incoming Chair American Association of Airport Executives DEBORAH ALE FLINT New Executive Director Los Angeles World Airports $9,000,000 The amount Boston Logan International Airport plans to spend on flood doors and barriers, coastal management and portable pumps to protect the airport from storm surges and flooding.