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Energy Agency Honors Alternative Fuels Projects
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 15, 2002 (ENS) - A school district,
a transit agency and the city of Tacoma, Washington are among
those being honored this year for their work to promote alternative
fuels. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced its Clean
Cities program National Partner Awards Tuesday at the 8th
National Clean Cities Conference being held in Oklahoma City.
The National Partner Awards honor companies, municipal agencies
and individuals who have made long term contributions to
advancing the use of alternative fuels in cars and trucks.
This year's award recipients include:
SunLine Transit Agency, Thousand Palms, California, for
long time use of alternative fuels in vehicles serving
several
desert communities in southern California.
American Lung
Association, for support of 26 local coalitions within
the coast to coast Clean Cities network. The city of
Tacoma, Washington, which leads the Northwest in use of biodiesel
fuel derived from sources such as
soybeans.
Dallas County Schools in Texas, which uses clean burning
propane in more than 600 buses in seven school districts.
KeySpan Energy in New York, New York, for efforts to promote
natural gas vehicles throughout New York and
New England. Oklahoma Natural Gas in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, a public utility that uses natural
gas to fuel
more than
90 percent
of its 1,000 vehicle fleet.
ENRG Inc., Seal Beach,
California, a company that has established more than
90 natural gas fueling stations
from Tucson,
Arizrona, to Vancouver, British Columbia.
Richard Cromwell III, CEO of SunLine Transit Agency,
received the AFV Hero Award, presented each year
to an individual
National Partner.
Eleven of the 80 Clean Cities Coalitions
also received awards. The Outstanding Coordinator Award
for 2002
went to Tim Gerlach
of the Twin Cities Coalition, and Jill Egbert of
the Sacramento Coalition received the inaugural
award for
Rookie Coordinator
of the Year.
The Clean Cities Program, sponsored
by the U.S. Department of Energy, supports public private
partnerships
that
deploy alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and build
the infrastructure
to support them. The program takes a voluntary
approach to AFV development, working with coalitions
of local
stakeholders to help develop the AFV industry
and integrate this development
into larger planning processes.
More information on the Clean Cities Program
is available at: http://www.ccities.doe.gov/
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