[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27168]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 6, 2009

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I am very 
privileged today to recognize the Dallas-Fort Worth International 
Airport as one of the country's leading green power purchasers. 
Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency released a list of the 
top twenty local government organizations that are green power 
purchasers in the United States. Both the City of Dallas and the 
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport were included in this listing. 
Impressively, the DFW Airport receives 18 percent of its total 
electricity from green power purchases, and this is equivalent to 
removing 7,000 vehicles from the road or powering 5,000 homes annually.
  Green power purchasing is important for a variety of reasons. The 
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport uses large amounts of energy, 
and green power purchases ensure that this energy is generated from 
renewable resources like solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and low-
impact hydro. In turn, this leads to a reduction of green house gas 
emissions that will help to create a greener future for us all.
  While this is a very prestigious honor, it is important to note that 
this is one of numerous distinctions that the airport has received in 
recent years. As the third busiest airport in the world, the Dallas-
Fort Worth International Airport offers over 1,500 flights per day and 
serves roughly 57 million passengers in a year. Despite its busy 
nature, DFW was named the ``Best Airport for Customer Service in North 
America'' by an Airports Council International survey of passengers in 
2006 and 2007.
  Madam Speaker, I am incredibly proud of the accomplishments that the 
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has achieved, and I encourage 
my colleagues to join me in celebrating this airport as a leader among 
green power purchasing organizations.

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