Airport to be carbon-negative?

Mycitytalk.com reports that New York's Stewart International airport, north of Manhattan, is striving to be "carbon-negative."

The region's other airports, JFK, Newark, and LaGuardia are prone to gridlock so the Port Authorities of New York and New Jersey who operate all four airports, are expanding Stewart as a way to ease plane traffic and claim the design will be beyond eco-friendly.

But in order for it to be carbon-negative it must overcome many obstacles including the fact that airplanes emit a lot of greenhouse gases.

[The Port Authority] has yet to announce a plan, but the possibilities are multi-faceted. It likely will incorporate the latest energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive design into all new airport buildings. On-site generation of power from solar or wind energy will help. Connecting the airport to Manhattan via mass transit already is under review.

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