As keynote speaker at the first 2010 Meeting of the NJ Clean Cities Coalition, held in Wall, NJ, EV President Joanna Underwood congratulated the NJCCC for obtaining $15 million in stimulus funds, bringing 287 new natural gas (CNG) refuse trucks and jitney buses and four new refueling stations to Newark, Camden, Hamilton, Atlantic City and Atlantic County. She also recognized the efforts of Clean Energy in helping prepare the proposal and added kudos to EarthTech Contracting Co. in Seaville NJ which – with no stimulus support or fanfare – voluntarily bought the first CNG trucks in NJ in June 2009 “to insure the future of South Jersey’s economic lifeline: clean air and tourism.” Underwood urged the state to maximize its new $55 million infrastructure investment by opening up as many refueling stations as possible so that more heavy duty fleets can “go green” — bringing cleaner air, reduced greenhouse gases and a secure domestic fuel source to New Jerseyans. To see Underwood’s powerpoint, contact fortin@energy-vision.org.

See map of compressed natural gas fueling stations and more pictures of the conference.