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Helping Chicago Drive Clean Did you know Chicago is home to the largest private bus fleet in the U.S.? The Drive Clean Chicago program helped make it possible. Given the fluctuation in fuel costs, vehicle emissions and the lack of infrastructure for alternative fuels, Drive Clean Chicago provides important incentives to help Chicago fleet owners purchase

Electric Trucks Deliver Savings, Silence Sport peppers, relish, tomatoes, onions, celery salt and mustard piled high on a poppyseed bun: Those are the ingredients of a world-famous Chicago hot dog. The majority of the buns for that Windy City classic “Chicago dog” are made by Chicago-based bakery Alpha Baking Company. It is very likely that

Testa Produce Reduces its Carbon Footprint A family owned Chicago company is leading the way when it comes to being green, and there is lots of green at this company — as in, vegetables. Testa Produce, based in Chicago’s Back of the Yards Neighborhood for more than 100 years, operates out of one of the

Ethanol: A Great Option for Lowering Emissions Illinois now has more than E85 fueling stations, more than any state in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). More than 30 of the stations are located in Cook County. The City of Chicago operates approximately 7,000 vehicles, of which more than 2,000 are

Ozinga Demonstrates Power of CNG to Reduce Emissions Ozinga’s red-and-white striped concrete mixer trucks make the brand easily recognizable across Chicagoland, but the company’s commitment to forward-looking fuels is what really sets the company apart from the crowd. Serving the Midwest and southern Florida, Ozinga Bros. Inc. supplies bulk materials and concrete solutions for various