Category: ‘Protecting Our Environment’
Port Approves New Green Air Program for Planes, Creates 120 Jobs
May 11th, 2010 by Bill
The port commission approved a $40 million project (largely be paid for by federal grants and the airlines) that will allow flight crews to turn off auxiliary engines at the gate and “plug in” to the electrical grid. This will reduce C02 and other emissions by more than ...
Bryant Kicks-off 2010 Cruise Ship Season = 4,447 jobs! Green!
April 26th, 2010 by Bill
This season, Seattle celebrates its 11th year in the cruise ship business by setting another record: 223 cruise ship calls and about 858,000 passengers. Each of those 223 ships leaves $1.9 million behind in our economy. That business should generate 4,447 jobs and $19 million in state ...
Puget Sound Restoration
October 27th, 2009 by Bill
The Port of Seattle, as the largest property owner on Elliott Bay, has a special responsibility to ensure its activities contribute to the restoration of Puget Sound. While the ports of Seattle and Tacoma over the last decade have invested to increase their cargo capacity, and while increasing cargo capacity would ...
Port’s 2009 Environmental Report to the Community
April 2nd, 2009 by Bill
The port commission and port staff are committed to ensuring the Port of Seattle is the greenest port in North America, This attached report and very short intro video fro me provides additional details on the numerous programs being implemented at the port to ensure we preserve and protect ...
Port Receives Salmon Safe Certification
March 1st, 2008 by Bill
The Port of Seattle is responsible for about 60 acres of parks, public access points and habitat restoration projects along Elliott Bay and the Duwamish River. The port maintains many of these sites in an environmental manner that exceeds legal requirements. That stewardship has been noticed, and the port has ...
Bill Bryant is president of the King Co./Seattle Port Commission. He is also founder and chairman of BCI, an investor in Deneki Outdoors, and lives in Seattle with his wife Barbara.
