Bill / All: This is great, although if you love those fumes, you'll be in big trouble! ;-) I must assume then that this means 100 percent starting each turn of the key or crank? Mike --- Bill Hough <psa188@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > =20 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This article was sent to you by someone who found it > on SF Gate. > The original article can be found on SFGate.com > here: > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/news/archive/2004/01/21/s= > tate0810EST0035.DTL > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Wednesday, January 21, 2004 (AP) > Southwest switching to electric-powered ground > equipment at Burbank's airpo= > rt > > > > (01-21) 05:10 PST BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- > The Bob Hope Airport has reached an agreement > intended to cut down on > emissions in which Southwest Airlines will switch > within two years from > diesel-powered ground equipment to electric-powered > machines. > The deal approved Tuesday by the > Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport > Authority says the airport will provide electricity > chargers and wiring at > its 14 gates by the end of summer. > By the end of 2005, Southwest is to swap out its > diesel ground equipment, > including about 40 baggage-towing vehicles, air > stairs, tractors and > conveyors. > The agreement will allow the airline to beat a > 2010 deadline, when major > airlines are required by state and federal agencies > have at least 30 > percent of their ground equipment at major Southern > California airports > produce zero emissions. > Southwest operates about two-thirds of Bob Hope > Airport's ground > equipment. > The deal "helps reduce emissions in the air > around the airport and it > shows the commitment of Southwest of being a good > corporate citizen," said > airport authority president Charles Lombardo. > Ground service equipment is blamed for 6 percent > to 15 percent of all > airport emissions, according to the South Coast Air > Quality Management > District. > > =20 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Copyright 2004 AP __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com