Chicago Area Clean Cities is participating in a nationwide research project to identify and address barriers to multi-unit dwelling (MUD) and residential curbside plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging. The goal of the project is fivefold: Engage stakeholders to document barriers to MUD and residential curbside PEV charging; Gather baseline data from existing MUD and residential […]
Ozinga Energy recently finished station construction on the first compressed natural gas station for National Ready Mixed Concrete Company in Vernon, California. NRMCC, owned by the world’s largest cement producer, National Cement, is an eighth-generation family-owned company founded in 1946 with 11 locations in the Southern California region. Featuring 50 time-fill hook-ups, it’s the largest
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Biodiesel for Sustainable Transportation Even while electrifying part of its fleet, a Chicago-area transportation contractor continues to rely on biodiesel as its go-to fuel option for sustainable operations. Cook-Illinois Corporation of Oak Brook, Illinois, values cleaner-burning biodiesel for its lower emissions, especially with its vehicles that transport children and spend a lot of time idling.
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Cruising Chicago on B20 Fuel From extreme thrill rides on Lake Michigan to moonlight dinner cruises on the Chicago River, Hornblower Cruises and Events has Chicago’s iconic waterways covered when it comes to marine-based experiences. While entertaining guests, the company also helps preserve the city’s water and air quality by using B20 to fuel nine
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CHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2020 – ComEd is going electric with more of its own fleet vehicles to help electrify the transportation sector, which accounts for one-third of all U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and advance the adoption of electric vehicle (EV) technology in Illinois. ComEd’s current fleet of 3,000 vehicles includes 1,400 biodiesel-fueled line trucks
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When Denver shut down from COVID-19 in March, Bonnie Trowbridge, coordinator of Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition, had to make a decision: How would her coalition respond to the crisis? Her team wanted answers – Should they lay low? Would they work from home? Trowbridge’s answer was simple: “This is our opportunity,” she said. “Let’s
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Lyft have announced the introduction of new pedal-assist ebikes into the Divvy bike-share system. Divvy, which is operated by Lyft, started rolling out hundreds of e-bikes last week and will eventually expand to providing 10,500 e-bikes in the program. The e-bikes are designed to make biking easier for
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CHICAGO, July 20, 2020 – Air pollution has an even larger impact on public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Angela Tin, the American Lung Association’s national senior director for clean air initiatives, highlights the program in this letter to the Chicago Tribune. Tin also is a member of CACC’s executive board. To read the letter, visit
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CHICAGO, May 12, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the upcoming Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). The purpose of this program is to provide grant funds to encourage private investment and expand the availability of higher blends of ethanol, and biodiesel. Providing grant funds to cover a portion of the cost
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CHICAGO, May 8, 2020 – Cleaner air could help us in our defense against the COVID-19 virus. A recent study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[1] concluded that there is a significant correlation between high concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) emissions from cars and increased vulnerability of citizens contracting the COVID-19
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