Welcome to
the Go Green Alliance
The
Go Green Alliance Web site is an ongoing source of information
about the planning process for improvements at T.F. Green
Airport.
The
Go Green Alliance is an organization of community
leaders, economic development professionals and visionary
business executives, who support the completion of a revised
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and, based on the results,
are committed to helping Green Airport maintain the momentum
of the Rhode Island economy while improving the safety of
air travel.
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Light for Growth
Economic
growth is essential to improving the lives of Rhode Island's
citizens. The improvements proposed for Green Airport by
the Rhode Island Airport Corporation will support the economy
by helping Rhode Island remain competitive in an increasingly
mobile and global economy.
The
Rhode Island economy is integrated into a regional, national
and global business network, connected by air travel and
air cargo. Our prospects for success in the 21st Century
economy are largely based on financial services, consumer
and industrial products, homeland security/defense, marine
and environmental technologies, health and life sciences,
information technology and tourism,
as well as the vibrant higher education and research sector.
One common thread in all these endeavors is reliance upon
air travel and air cargo to conduct business.
Rhode
Island benefited from dramatic economic growth in the1990's,
fueled in large part by increased airport investment and
use. Now we are falling behind our regional competition
in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut, who have
taken decisive action to keep their airport facilities up-to-date,
including extended runways.
To
keep pace with the competition, the first step is to determine
the viability of expansion at Green Airport through the
completion of a revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
An EIS is a study conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) to ascertain the impact of a project on the environment,
including: noise, land use, air & water quality, wetlands,
social impacts and induced socioeconomic impacts. |
