Comments on: Southwest Announces New “Green Plane”

By: Felix Desroches

Felix Desroches — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:02:29 +0000

I’m with ya there, Ryan.

“Oooooo, lookie here honey, a recycled coffee cup!”

::: as 6000 gallons of jet fuel burn up in the atmosphere :::

By: Ryan Mickle

Ryan Mickle — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:38:19 +0000

Ahem, greenwashing much?

By: SUNfiltered : Fresh culture daily. » Blog Archive » Green tech finds (10/22/09)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:17:25 +0000

[...] A green plane? That’s almost always a stretch, but Southwest Airlines has introduced a jet with a host of eco-friendly interior features that also reduce the plane’s weight by 5 lbs. per seat (thus saving some fuel and carbon emissions). (via Triplepundit) [...]

By: denny pallenberg

denny pallenberg — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:56:51 +0000

I love Southwest and am glad they are working towards these goals. Instead of increasing recycling program to reduce waste stream, why not remove it entirely from the waste stream. Become the “green” airline and ask your passengers to bring their own water refillable water bottles. The amount of single use water bottles on each flight each day must be an insane amount. Southwest already has a loyal customer base, instill these green values in them as well. My two cents.

Denny Pallenberg
MBA in Sustainable Business, Candidate
Bainbridge Graduate Institute

By: William J. Broderick

William J. Broderick — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:02:11 +0000

Good initiative, good start. Sustainability can equal greater profits. Now Southwest, start asking your suppliers what they are doing, what can they do. It will continue to take large eco-savvy companies to push this agenda downstream.