SAN FRANCISCO — Claiming it now has the largest green fleet in the nation, the City of San Francisco recently completed a yearlong project to convert its entire array of diesel vehicles — from ambulances to street sweepers — to biodiesel, a clean-burning and renewable fuel that holds promise for helping to reduce greenhouse gases.
Read More →FORT MCCOY, FL - Sheriff's deputies have arrested the Marion County fleet manager - who was fired on Tuesday - on alleged charges of stealing more than $9,000 worth of items from the county, including 1,600 gallons of diesel fuel.
Read More →SANTA MONICA, CA – The 2007 Alt-Car Expo will be showcasing more than 150 exhibits that will offer extensive presentations of the latest examples and information on vehicle and transportaion technologies including electric, natural gas, biodiesel, hydrogen, ethanol, propane and hybrid alternative technologies.
Read More →SOMERVILLE, MA – The city of Somerville, Mass., will now fuel all Department of Public Works (DPW) vehicles with biodiesel.
Read More →HALF MOON BAY, CA – Allied Waste of San Mateo County will switch its entire 225-truck fleet from petroleum diesel to a biodiesel blend by January.
Read More →WHITE ROCK, CANADA – The City of White Rock, Canada's entire fleet of diesel-powered vehicles could be running on environmentally friendly biodiesel by next year.
Read More →HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii is taking a big step toward becoming a green state with the policy they have enacted with Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) in association with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Read More →POCATELLO, IDAHO – The City of Pocatello, Idaho, is beginning their biodiesel pilot project. A total of five departments in the city are involved in the project and will begin to use biodiesel fuel.
Read More →SCOTTSBOBO, AL – The Jackson County Commission has voted to discontinue its trial use of an alternative fuel in three trash collection trucks.
Read More →AUBURN, AL – The orange and blue Tiger Transit buses at Auburn University are now being fueled with biodiesel. More than 40 Tiger Transit buses run 12 hours a day at Auburn.
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