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Boeing says that energy use and carbon dioxide emissions at its major facilities fell 24 percent between 2002 and 2007.

In its 2008 Environment Report (PDF), Boeing says that, through the integration of environmental performance improvements and technology advancements, the CO2 emissions of its airplanes dropped by about 70 percent over the last 40 years, and the hazardous waste of its manufacturing operations dropped 30 percent between 2002 and 2007.

Boeing also reports a target of 15% fuel efficiency improvement in each new generation of commercial airplane compared to the airplanes they replace.

Other moves the company has made toward increasing….

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