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Clean
Cities Coalition |
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What is Clean
Cities?
 Clean
Cities is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program designed
to advance the nation's economic, environmental, and energy
security by supporting local decisions to adopt practices
that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption.
Clean Cities carries out this mission through a network
of more than 80 volunteer coalitions, which develop public/private
partnerships to promote alternative fuels and vehicles,
fuel blends, fuel economy, hybrid vehicles, and idle reduction.
Visit the national
Clean Cities Program Web site.
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Clean
Cities is open to any geographic area willing to make a
commitment to alternative fuels. To become a designated
coalition, stakeholders in the region must set goals for
alternative fuel use and infrastructure development, outline
the strategies for achieving these goals in a plan, and
submit this plan to DOE for approval.
The
Treasure Valley Clean Cities Coalition
formed in 2004 and submitted its request for designation
in June 2005. The coalition anticipates designation in 2006.
The coalition’s goals include expanding access to alternative
fuels as a strategy to improve air quality in the Treasure
Valley.
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View the Treasure
Valley Clean Cities Coalition Designation Plan
(pdf 4.2 mb, 137 pages).
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Why
Seek Clean Cities Designation?
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Security.
Alternative fuels such as biodiesel, ethanol,
compressed natural gas, and propane can be used
to fuel many vehicles on the market today, resulting
in the reduction of petroleum consumption. Clean
Cities stakeholders nationwide have added more than
157,000 alternative fuel vehicles to their fleets,
displacing more than 100 million gallons of petroleum.
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- Air
Quality.
The use of alternative fuels can result in fewer tailpipe
emissions from vehicles and is one proven strategy
to improve air quality.
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- Funding.
DOE offers competitive funding opportunities to Clean
Cities coalition members to develop fueling infrastructure,
purchase or retrofit vehicles, and implement coalition
activities.
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How Can
I Get Involved?
To
join the Treasure Valley Clean Cities Coalition or for more
information, contact Beth Baird, City of Boise, (208) 384-3984
or Leonard Herr, DEQ, (208) 373-0457.
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