Earth Day Coalition's Clean Transportation Program is celebrating 8 years of designation as a Clean Cities Coalition by the U.S. Department of Energy

Every year the United States increases its dependence on imported oil, which increases the trade deficit, costs jobs, and undermines our national energy security. Moreover, vehicle emissions are responsible for approximately 30% of our air pollution. We can change this situation by expanding the use of domestically produced clean fuels including: biodiesel, E85 ethanol, SVO, natural gas, hydrogen, and propane, as well as by incorporating idle reduction technologies and engine retrofits for diesel engines.

The mission of Earth Day Coalition's Clean Cities Program is to promote the development of a critical mass of alternative fueling stations and vehicles in order to facilitate the growth of a viable alternative fuels industry in the Northeast Ohio (NEO) region (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties).

To meet this mission Earth Day Coalition is a partner in the U.S. Department of Energy's National Clean Cities Program. Clean Cities is a voluntary effort to accelerate and expand the use of clean, domestic fuels and alternative fuel vehicles in communities throughout the country and develop the necessary infrastructure for their operation through public/private partnerships.

In Northeast Ohio, a variety of alternative fuels are used and there are approximately 2,000 alternative fuel vehicles (AFV's) being operated by business and government fleets. Among the local fleets employing AFV's are the Congregation of St. Joseph (cng), Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (biodiesel and cng), Cuyahoga County (ethanol), NASA (biodiesel, ethanol, cng) Ohio Department of Transportation (cng and biodiesel), Cleveland Public Power (natural gas), and Dominion East Ohio (cng). Additionally, Ohio Savings Bank and the City of Cleveland have fleets of hybrid electric vehicles.

Alternative Fuels:

• Secure our energy independence
• Are cleaner burning than gasoline and diesel
• Are domestically produced
• Are cost competitive
• Are often renewable
• Improve the environment and health of the region