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.

Gail Richardson of Energy Vision writes in the First Anniversary Issue of Corridor Magazine about the town of Smithtown on Long Island, NY becoming the first East Coast town to shift its refuse trucks (22) from diesel fuel to natural gas.

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Happy New Year. In this first 2010 issue of EV News, we hope you’ll enjoy the good news. “Phase one of this country’s “green fuels” revolution” is ready to take off! You may be surprised to see the wide range of vehicles – from transit and school buses, to refuse and delivery trucks, to shuttles and taxis that are poised to end their addiction to petroleum-based fuels. Extending and expanding tax credits for alternative fuel vehicles included in the “Nat Gas Act,” to be debated in Congress this year, will determine the pace of progress.
Stay tuned…
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Gail Richardson, Vice-President for Programs at Energy Vision, is interviewed for Annals of Earth Magazine published by Ocean Arks International. Ocean Arks International is dedicated to fostering ecological solutions for the twenty-first century.

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Energy Vision’s Nov. 18th reception brought supporters and colleagues together, for news and perspectives on EV’s work in 2009, its third year in operation. Brian Perone from Clean Energy discussed the company’s progress in building natural gas refueling stations across the country and thanked EV for its role in inspiring interest and action by communities in NY and NJ. Russ Barnett, Director for the Environment in Smithtown, NY, discussed the town’s groundbreaking clean fuels initiative — putting the first 100% natural gas refuse fleet into operation on the East Coast.

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Members of Energy Vision’s “Race for the Cure” Team recently debuted the EV shirt in NYC’s Central Park (bottom right). Both bag and shirt are modeled by EV Researcher Jennifer Filiberto (top left).

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Energy Vision’s own Gail Richardson, Vice President for Programs, will be making an appearance at this year’s Advanced Energy Conference, organized by the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center. Entitled “Solutions to a Global Crisis”, the event will explore the potential for renewable energy and alternative fuels in the coming future. Dr. Richardson will be participating as part of the bio-energy panel on Wednesday, November 18th at 8:00 am.

For a full schedule of the speakers and panels, click here. And click here to learn more about the year-round work of the AERTC.

In the new issue of EV News…Learn about California’s groundbreaking Low Carbon Fuel Standard, a model for states across the country in tackling climate change. In setting the Standard, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) characterized fuels by their “carbon intensity” (their total planet-warming gas emissions from production through combustion). Natural gas and biomethane ranked highest. For more, click here.

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 holds its second workshop on alternative fuels. Read about it in our latest Newsletter.

EV’s Year End 2008 Newsletter