Energy Vision is a national non-profit organization analyzing and promoting ways to make a swift transition to pollution-free renewable energy sources and to the clean, petroleum-free transportation fuels of the future.

What Is Unique about Energy Vision

The in-depth expertise of our Associates regarding a wide range of alternative fuel vehicles, including natural gas, bio-based, hydrogen, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles

The reputation for credible solution-oriented findings that members of our team have gained from their reports which are used worldwide

A commitment to the publicity, education and outreach that can translate information into concrete policies and alternative fuels initiatives

On June 11, Linklater Law hosted Energy Vision at a 40-person brunch, where attendees learned about how New York City’s trash can be converted to fuel for bus and truck fleets. While there, EV delivered an excellent presentation on this cutting-edge topic.

Click on the links below to read parts 1-5 of the presentation.

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5

Amongst the attendees were New York City Council Member David Yassky (below left) as well as EV President Joanna Underwood and attorney Stephen B. Land from Linklater Law (below right).

Energy Vision just launched a study of New York City’s potential to turn trash into fuel – and New York is excited:

New York City’s Department of Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty agrees that the findings are impressive, and says that his department will work with Energy Vision on this important issue. “DSNY looks forward to working with Energy Vision to explore opportunities for converting the City’s organic waste into transportation fuel for public and private fleets. If this strategy is found to make economic and environmental sense, it could contribute to the City’s long-term sustainability and energy independence,” said NYC Sanitation Commissioner Doherty.

Check out the full press release here.

Just how green is your beer? It could very well be a little greener than it was last year…along with your milk and your phone service.

Anheuser Busch, the maker of iconic American beer brands like Budweiser, Verizon, Bartlett Dairy and Derle Farms are among the growing number of companies that are greening their delivery fleets by use of natural gas delivery trucks. Bartlett and Derle are among the first in the dairy industry to adopt CNG technology.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) have awarded 14 companies over $6.6 million to introduce these compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks as well as electric, and hybrid-electric vehicles to City fleets.

The funding is being awarded through the New York City Private Fleet Alternative Fuel/Electric Vehicle Program, which is designed to assist private and not-for-profit fleets operating in New York City to purchase new vehicles or to repower vehicles with alternative fuels or advanced technologies that improve efficiency and reduce emissions. The new clean fuel vehicles (137 in all) will displace over 5.8 million gallons of petroleum over their lifetimes as compared to conventional vehicles. They will cut harmful pollutants by 790 tons of Oxides of Nitrogen, 2,791 tons of Carbon Dioxide, 5 tons of Hydrocarbons, and 18 tons of Particulate Matter over the lifetime of the vehicles. The greatest gains will come from the 72 shifting to CNG.

“This is exactly the kind of public/private cooperation that is quickly producing the kind of change in transportation fuel that Energy Vision advocates,” said Joanna Underwood, Energy Vision’s President. “Natural gas, the one 100% petroleum-free fuel option, is here right now, and its use means one big step on the path to real, sustainable fuel and energy independence.”

The Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) is currently enjoying Honda’s Civic GX natural gas vehicle—an honor received in support and celebration of Energy Vision’s second anniversary.

Read the full article below:

CELF To Raise Awareness on Benefits of Natural Gas Vehicle

April 20-21, 2009
Energy Vision President Joanna Underwood was a keynote speaker at the Spring Conference of the New Jersey Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America. She spoke about “Turning Trash Into Cash: New Opportunity for Our Communities in New Jersey.” The two-day conference took place at the Hilton Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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April 23, 2009
EV was an exhibitor at the Students for a Sustainable Future EXPO ’09 at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York.

April 25, 2009
Joanna Underwood was a Panelist at the Green Living Expo at Suffolk Community College, Brentwood, New York. The topic is “Green Energy Transportation” Where will Long Islander’s source the fuel needed to transport themselves around the Island? Will they use Bio-Fuel, Electric, Propane or good old-fashioned Petro? Listen to the experts and hear their thoughts on this hot button topic.

In this time of economic crisis, New York City has the opportunity to take advantage of a valuable energy resource that is close at hand and largely thrown away. Household garbage from the city can produce enough Biomethane (”renewable natural gas”) to fuel the city’s entire fleet of refuse trucks, recycling trucks, and thousands of additional vehicles as well.

Read the full article.

In this issue, Energy Vision celebrates its second anniversary. EV Vice President Gail Richardson writes about “Closing the Loop: Using NYC Waste to Power Sanitation Trucks.” And Philip Shabecoff describes the effects of toxic chemicals in the environment on children’s health.

Read EV’s Spring 2009 Newsletter

Energy Vision presented a group of speakers at the 2008 Rutgers University Clean Energy Conference. The first speaker, Joanna Underwood, President of Energy Vision, kicked off the conference.

Click below to hear the other speakers:

David Demers – Mr. Demers, CEO Westport Innovations, Vancouver, Canada, spoke about the fact that oil consumption has increased worldwide while discovery of new sources of oil has dramatically dropped.

Russell K. Barnett – Mr. Barnett, Director of Environment and Waterways, Smithtown, Long Island, New York, describes implementation of 100% Natural Gas Sanitation truck fleet, the first of its kind on the East Coast.

Dean Saito – Mr Saito, Manager, South Coast Air Quality Management District, California, spoke about the current levels of air pollution in Southern California where he has sought to reduce the use of diesel fuel by replacing municipal truck fleet fuel with Natural Gas.

Ray Burke – Mr. Burke, Vice President Business Development, Clean Energy, explains the use of alternative fuels, particularly natural gas, for garbage truck fleets.

For those in the Philadelphia area! We invite you to join Energy Vision, Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities and Bryn Mawr College’s Environmental Studies Department for a clean fuels workshop. Learn how your community can get on the path to sustainable energy by shifting its refuse truck fleets from reliance on high carbon diesel fuel to clean, secure natural gas! For the agenda and to attend, click on this link:

Planning For a Sustainable Future

Smithtown, Long Island is one of a handful of early adoptors of Clean Natural Gas (CNG) for its refuse truck fleet.

Read all about it in the Caribbean Life article published December 10, 2008

Read Joanna Underwood’s letter to the editor in reply to this article.