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Granite State Coalition Recognized by U.S. Department of Energy AnnouncementState Coalition joins Clean Cities EffortNew Hampshire Business Review ~ March 8-21, 2002, -- The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a plan to increase the use of cleaner-burning alternative fuels in New Hampshire as port of an effort to reduce motor vehicle emissions and reduce dependence on foreign oil. The Granite State Clean Cities Coalition, a public-private partnership established to encourage and expand the use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel in transportation, developed the plan. The coalition's goal is to create a favorable, market-driven environment for alternative fuels - including electricity, propane, natural gas, biodiesel and hydrogen. "Creating a steady growth of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV's) and refueling stations will displace the sue of more polluting, conventional fuel vehicles throughout the Granite State," said Jack Ruderman, energy policy director at the Governor's Office of Energy and Community Services, which, along with the state Department of Environmental Services, took the lead in moving the plan and the coalition forward. The coalition also includes the University of New Hampshire, the Department of Transportation, and more than 30 other stakeholders, including environmental groups, government agencies, small businesses, energy providers and transportation companies, as well as six cities and towns. Rebecca Ohler, an air quality engineer with DES who also played a key role in getting the New Hampshire plan approved by DOE, said the coalition will work to more than double the number of AFV's in New Hampshire from 206 to 439 by 2006. Ruderman said the coalition's goal of expansion of the refueling infrastructure for alternative fuels is crucial to increasing consumer use of alternative fuel vehicles. "We know consumers, particularly those with fleets, will begin to choose propane or natural gas vehicles, as well as electric and other alternative fuels, when there is an adequate network of refueling stations, " he said. NHBR For More Information Contact: Rebecca Ohler ~ NH Dept. Environmental Services, 603.271.6749, [email protected] [ Home ]
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