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NewsOctober 19, 2009

U.S. Postal Service on Track to Meeting Emissions Goals

WASHINGTON - Although exempt from the recent Executive Order establishing energy guidelines, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) voluntarily determined its greenhouse gas emissions, making it the only federal agency to publicly report them.

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NewsOctober 19, 2009

Pittsburgh Cuts Garbage Truck Fleet Emissions

PITTSBURGH - The City of Pittsburgh has retrofitted 14 garbage trucks in its city fleet with pollution controls that reduce the amount of soot emissions by 90 percent.

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NewsOctober 15, 2009

Forsyth County Downsizes Fleet

CUMMING, GA - Cuts to fleet staff and vehicles are just a few of the cost-cutting measures the County has taken in efforts to offset the budget deficit.

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NewsOctober 15, 2009

Energy Xtreme to Showcase Technology at the 2009 COPS West Expo

ONTARIO, CA - Energy Xtreme will display its Independence Package, a comprehensive, solid-state power-management system that consists of dry recyclable power cells that provide energy to operate a police car system's full electrical load with the engine turned off.

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NewsOctober 15, 2009

Top Government Green Fleets Share Best Practices

TORRANCE, CA - Green Fleet Conference attendees will have an opportunity to attend a value-added bonus training session/workshop reviewing Government Green Fleet contest criteria on Monday, Oct. 19.

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NewsOctober 15, 2009

Ft. Wayne Honored for Use of Renewable Fuel

FORT WAYNE, IN - The 2009 Paul Dana Award was presented Oct. 14 to the City of Ft. Wayne for its dedication to converting its fleet of city trucks and buses to ethanol and biodiesel.

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NewsOctober 12, 2009

RSC Equipment Rental Introduces Equipment Emission Tracking

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - RSC Equipment Rental has launched an equipment emission tracking service that automatically calculates greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions from diesel powered equipment.

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NewsOctober 12, 2009

Washington County Reviewing Take-Home Vehicles

FORT EDWARD, NY - Over the past year, Washington County officials have been assessing the number of vehicles used by county employees with a renewed focus on where they are driven and how many are taken home by county employees.

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NewsOctober 12, 2009

Mayoral Appearances & Environmental Awards Highlight Green Fleet Conference

TORRANCE, CA - Appearances by the mayors of Chicago and the City of Columbus, Ohio, and presentation of the first-ever Environmental Leadership Awards are among the highlights of next week's Green Fleet Conference, Oct. 19-20, in Chicago.

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NewsOctober 7, 2009

Plan to Cut U.S. Emissions Backed by 1,000 Mayors

MESA, AZ - Mayor Scott Smith became the 1,000th signatory to sign the Washington-based U.S. Conference of Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement, which calls for a 7-percent reduction in carbon emissions below 1990 levels.

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