{"id":94608541,"date":"2011-11-01T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/chicago-airports-announce-green-initiatives\/"},"modified":"2018-11-19T13:55:20","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T13:55:20","slug":"chicago-airports-announce-green-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/chicago-airports-announce-green-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Airports Announce Green Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Solar panels will be installed on up to 60 acres at O’Hare <\/strong><\/div>\n

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Passengers arriving on board flights to Chicago<\/a><\/strong> will be doing so just a little greener in the near future. Both of Chicago\u2019s main commercial airports have announced green initiatives this week at the Airports Going Green conference in the Windy City.<\/p>\n

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According to officials, up to 60 acres of solar panels will soon be installed at O\u2019Hare International Airport<\/a><\/strong> with additional plans to build an on-site service station that will sell alternative fuels for commercial and personal vehicles.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, over at Midway Airport<\/a><\/strong> a new composting program will recycle waste from the hub\u2019s 13 restaurants.<\/p>\n

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Construction at O\u2019Hare is expected to begin about a year from now while the composting program at Midway should get off the ground rather quickly.<\/p>\n

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Source: Chicago Tribune<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

“Installing solar panels,” Flickr photo credit: OregonDOT <\/a>
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