Economic Development - Chamber Initiatives - Go Green

About Go Green

The Go Green Alliance is a collaborative effort of community leaders, economic development professionals and visionary business executives, who support the completion of the T.F. Green Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and are committed to helping T.F. Green Airport grow the Rhode Island economy while improving the safety of air travel.

Click here to read the Chamber's statement on the Warwick City Council of the FAA's Record of Decision

Click here to read the Chamber's letter to Warwick City Council Members

Click here for more information on the Go Green Alliance

Click here for Frequently Asked Questions

Click here to read the Rhode Island Airport Impact Study

Click here to see what's happening with he Environmental Impact Statement

Click here to learn more about the Intermodal project

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Green Light for Growth

Economic growth is essential to improving the lives of Rhode Island's citizens. The improvements proposed for Green Airport by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation will support the economy by helping Rhode Island remain competitive in an increasingly mobile and global economy.

The Rhode Island economy is integrated into a regional, national and global business network, connected by air travel and air cargo. Our prospects for success in the 21st Century economy are largely based on financial services, consumer and industrial products, homeland security/defense, marine and environmental technologies, health and life sciences, information technology and tourism, as well as the vibrant higher education and research sector. One common thread in all these endeavors is reliance upon air travel and air cargo to conduct business.

Rhode Island benefited from dramatic economic growth in the1990's, fueled in large part by increased airport investment and use. Now we are falling behind our regional competition in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut, who have taken decisive action to keep their airport facilities up-to-date, including extended runways.

To keep pace with the competition, the first step in the process is through the completion of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). An EIS is a document required by the Federal government, which documents the environmental impact of a project. Twenty-two resource categories are evaluated including: noise, land use, air & water quality, wetlands, social impacts and induced socioeconomic impacts.