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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Climate Friendly Parks 2009 ActionPlanning Workshop
Teresa CantrellProgram Manager
Facility Management Division
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
over 500,000 acres over 9 million visitors 5 counties in 2 states 15+ municipalities
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Objectives Are Many . . .…to protect and maintain the cultural and natural resources of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park…
Environmental Leadership Brings State and Federal Agencies
Together
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Green Energy Parks
• Clean Cities Coalitions
• Partnerships to Achieve
• Stewardship Goals
• Executive Orders
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Air Quality Non attainment
8 hour Fine
particulate Poor visibility
Worst 15 miles
Best 77 miles Natural
Resources Streams Vegetation Wildlife
Visitor Experience
Visitation Traffic
Shared Issues :
Shared Environmental ConcernsBrought Local Agencies Together
Sevier Transportation Board Sevier County Sevierville Pigeon Forge Gatlinburg Pittman Center Great Smoky Mountains National
Park
East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition
Cooperative Agreement
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Environmental Leadership Brings Federal Agencies, State & Local Governments, and Businesses
East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition – is a collection of organizations and citizens who are working to reduce dependency on foreign oil and improve regional air quality and sustainability.
Clean Cities Program promotes use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel and advanced technology vehicles in the transportation sector.
Central East Tennessee - Scott, Campbell, Claiborne, Cumberland, Morgan, Roane, Anderson, Union, Grainger, Loudon, Knox, Jefferson, Hamblen, Monroe, Blount, Sevier, Cocke Counties
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Alternative Fuels
B20 Biodiesel Vehicle Fleet
All Districts All Diesel Vehicles
Park Headquarters
E10 Ethanol Blended Vehicle Fleet E10 available to
all visitors in gateway communities
E85 not available Age of GRSM Fleet
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B20 Biodiesel Conversion Facts and Lessons Learned Vehicles
Diesel Trucks - 15 Heavy Equipment - 70 Tractors/mowers - 31 Boats - 20
2009 Suppliers North Carolina- Blue Ridge Bio
fuels Tennessee – McNutt Oil
2009 Cost North District
11,080 gallons $25,893 South District
8,765 gallons $24,354 Cades Cove District
5,195 gallons $13,640
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E10 Conversion Facts and Lessons Learned 2009 Suppliers
North Carolina- Troy Inc. Tennessee – Rogers/Pioneer
2009 Cost North District
38,051 gallons $80,513 South District
1,846 gallons$4,125
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Projects and Demonstrations:
2004 Clean Cities Hybrid Bus Project US DOE grant, NPS Green
Energy Parks, City of Gatlinburg
2 Propane EBus 6 month
Elementary School Tour Electric Ebus
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NEXT STEPS: Clean cities, national, regional,
local National Park Service – Green Energy Yellowstone National Park
Trade Shows Fuel Distributors State Department of
Transportation Gateway Communities
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AN OVERVIEWGRSM WASTE MANAGEMENT
Refuse ManagementConsumes Resources and
Protects Wildlife
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Bear “Resistant” Trash Receptacles and Food Storage Containers
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2-Reuse3-
Recycle
1-Reduce
Environmental LeadershipRecycling Triangle “3-R’s”
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Recycling Partnership
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GRSM Reduces
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Hybrid Vehicles (10)- reduce emissions - Conserves fossil fuels- Reduces park’s overall carbon footprint
Alternative Fuels
- B20 Biodiesel - E10 Ethanol Blended Gasoline
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GRSM Reduces
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Hybrid Vehicles (10)- reduce emissions - Conserves fossil fuels- Reduces park’s overall carbon footprint
Alternative Fuels
- B20 Biodiesel - E10 Ethanol Blended Gasoline
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Reduce
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Water Conservation- Waterless toilets- Volume reducing fixtures
Non-toxic Products- Biodegradable cleaning solutions- Recycle toxic products
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Reduce
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Energy Reduction for Comfort Stations
- replace incandescent fixtures with T-8 energy efficient light bulbs
- eliminate lighting in structures used only during daylight hours
- install timers and sensors where night
lighting is required
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Reuse
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Fleet Maintenance- purchases recycled oil and biodegradable hydraulic fluids- recycles oil, antifreeze , metals- creates a closed loop for vehicle fluids
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Recycling
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40,000 TONS/YR 70% 30% Sevier County Solid Waste Composted To Landfill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park600 TONS / YEAR - 1.5% of County Total
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Efforts
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Design LEED Certified Buildings
- Twin Creeks Science Center Silver LEED Certification (in review)
- New Oconaluftee Visitor CenterPotentially Gold Certification (planned)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Efforts
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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