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Southern Colorado Clean Cities Coalition

The Colorado Sustainability Conference is Nov. 17 & 18 at the Antlers Hilton in Colorado Springs

Southern Colorado Clean Cities Challenges CO SustainabilityConference to ReThink Transportation

Catamount Institute will be hosting theColorado Sustainability Conference, No-vember 17 & 18 at the Antlers Hilton inColorado Springs. The event, which tar-gets business owners, educators and de-cision-makers in the private, public andmilitary sectors, is designed to raiseawareness of sustainable best practicesand to empower attendees to lead theway to positive change.

This year the conference includes a Re-Thinking Transportation breakout sessionfeaturing representatives from SouthernColorado Clean Cities Coalition and itsstakeholders. ReThinking Transportationwill highlight local strategies to reducepetroleum in the transportation sector through Cycling and ridesharing. Guestspeakers include Allen Beauchamp, An-gletech Cycles, and Bob Feather-stone, Colorado Springs Metro Rides.

The conference will also feature anopening plenary with David Sandalow,Assistant Secretary for Policy & Interna-tional Affairs, after a special invite fromthe Clean Cities Coalition.

This years conference, themedBreaking Through the Barriers is chal-lenging both presenters and attendeesto raise the bar on sustainable practiceswithin Colorado and beyond.

2011 keynote speakers at the confer-ence include Kevin Danager co-founder of the Global Exchange, Debra Esch-meyer co-founder of FoodCorps, andNational Geographic writer Joel Bourne.Featured session presenters also includeMike Bowman of 25x25, Jennifer Gallegos, Director of Coffee Business De-velopment for FairTrade USA and TedNing, executive director of LOHAS(Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability).

Breakout session presenters include rep-resentatives of Fort Carson, NREL, theGovernors Energy Office (GEO), WholeFoods, RNL Architects, EPA, ColoradoSprings Utilities, the City of Fort CollinsSustainability department, the City ofColorado Springs, the USGBC Coloradoand the American Sustainable BusinessCouncil. 8

Breakout sessions will cover various top-

ics, including:Zero waste best practicesThe Economics of Sustainable Busi-nessSustainable CommunitiesSustainable and Local foodsWater conservationRenewable energy and alternative

fuels

For more information or to register, visitwww.catamountinstitute.org.

In The News

SC4 Preps Session for Sustain-ability Conference

DOE Touts First Tri-GenerationFuel Cell Station

Propane Gas Act of 2011Needs Your Support

Denver B-Cycles & EncanaCombine Their Passions

RFA Applauds Big 3 For FlexFuel Goal

DOE Launches Vehicle CostCalculator

Fuel Economy Tip Of The Month

Calendar of Events

Question of the Month

If you have questions about theSouthern Colorado Clean CitiesCoalition, or youd like to know

more about becoming a partner,call Executive Director Alicia Archi-

bald today at(719) 494-6592 or email

[email protected]

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DOE Touts First Tri-Generation Fuel Cell Station

The U.S. Department of En-ergy today issued the follow-ing statement in support ofthe commissioning of theworlds first tri -generation fuelcell and hydrogen energystation to provide transporta-

tion fuel to the public andelectric power to an industrialfacility, located at the Or-ange County Sanitation Dis-trict's wastewater treatmentplant in Fountain Valley, Cali-fornia.

The fuel cell commissionedtoday is a combined heat,hydrogen, and power systemthat co-produces hydrogenin addition to electricity and

heat, making it a tri-generation system. The hy-drogen produced by the sys-tem is sent to a hydrogenfueling station that will beopen to the public and cansupport between 25 and 50fuel cell electric vehicle fill-ups per day. The fuel cell

also produces approximately250 kW of power for use bythe wastewater treatmentplant. This on-site approachto hydrogen production ad-vances hydrogen infrastruc-ture technologies that will

accelerate the use of thisrenewable fuel.

Innovations like this demon-strate how American ingenu-ity and targeted investmentcan accelerate break-throughs in the hydrogen andfuel cell industry while drivingthe clean energy economyforward, said DOEs DeputyAssistant Secretary for Renew-able Energy Steve Chalk.

The Fountain Valley tri-generation fuel cell and hy-drogen energy station usesbiogas from the municipalwastewater treatment plantas the fuel for a fuel cell.

The system is integrated witha hydrogen purification sys-

The Propane Green Autogas Solutions Act of 2011 would extend for five yearsfederal alternative fuel tax credits for: Propane autogas fuel ($.50 / gallon);Propane autogas vehicles (50% - 80% incremental cost); and, Propane auto-gas refueling equipment (30% up to$30,000).

The Propane GAS Act offers fleet opera-tions and private investors the kind of long-term tax incentives necessary to further solidify propane autogas as a viable andcompetitive alternative fuel.

How You Can Help

ROUSH CleanTech, the NPGA, and our other partners in the propane industry arelooking for your help. Whether you're a fleet manager, a propane industrysupplier, or a distributor of fuel, there are a few simple ways you can help:

Familiarize yourself with the benefits of the Propane GAS ActWrite a letter to your congressional representativesJoin the National Propane Gas Association as a Member

With your help, we can extend these important tax credits to ensure an evenplaying field with all the other alternative fuel solutions out there.

For more information, visit www.npga.org .


Propane GAS Act of 2011 Needs Your Support Fuel Economy Tip

Of The Month

Take advantage of carpools andride-share programs. You can cut

your weekly fuel costs in half andsave wear on your car if you taketurns driving with other commuters.Many urban areas allow vehicles

with multiple passengers to use HighOccupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes

which are typically less congested,further improving fuel economy.

tem to recover approxi-mately 100 kg of hydrogenper day. The project wasdeveloped as a partnershipbetween the U.S. Departmentof Energy, California Air Re-sources Board, the OrangeCounty Sanitation District,and private industry.

The project is managed byAir Products and additional

partners include FuelCell En-ergy, Inc. and the NationalFuel Cell Research Center atthe University of California,Irvine. The Fountain Valleyfuel cell system could offer apathway to low-cost hydro-gen and also demonstratesthe versatility of fuel cells to

utilize multiple feedstocks,such as biogas and naturalgas.
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Denver B-Cycles and EncanaCombine Their Passions With over 50 bicycle sharing stations situatedthroughout the city, the maintenance trucks thathelp transport and balance Denver Bike Sharings'B-Cycle's bike inventory find themselves with abusy schedule. Fortunately for them though, En-cana Oil and Gas recently awarded B-Cycles a

$40,000 grant that allowed them to install com-pressed natural gas (CNG) conversion packageswithin two of their maintenance trucks. Theseconversions, performed by FuelTek ConversionCorp., now allow the trucks to fill up at any of the12 public Clean Energy-provided CNG fuel sta-tions located throughout the area.

Parry Burnap, the Executive Director of Denver Bike Sharing, lauded the cooperative effort bysaying, "Thanks to the support of Encana, Denver Bike Sharing is excited that we were able to con-vert our truck fleet to CNG. . . The conversion ofCNG supports our goal of being environmentallysustainable in all aspects of our business opera-tions." This conversion not only translates to Den-ver B-cycles creating fewer emissions, but alsoamounts to annual fuel savings of between$1,500 and $2,000. The integration of CNG fuel-ing stations across the area is also a milestonethat Clean Energy is proud to be a part of.

James Orsulak, the business development manager at Clean Energyremarked, "We are seeing an increase in the adoption of CNG in smalland medium-sized fleets at our public access stations." This trend could

be an indication of what our future vehicle fuel sources may be, bothhere in Colorado as well as nationwide. This recent conversion is just onemore way in which Denver Bike Sharing will be able to continue its effortstoward promoting health, quality of life, and preservation of the environ-ment here in Denver. So now when you hop on a Denver B-Cycle bikefor a trek across town, you can rest assured knowing that the next leg ofits trip will take place using either pedal-power or CNG, both of whichyou can feel good about supporting!

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) today commendedGeneral Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler for

meeting their pledge to produce 50 percent of their newvehicles as flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) by 2012. Flexible fuelvehicles are cars, pickups, or SUVs capable of using anyblend of ethanol up to 85 percent of the gasoline, or E85.

Ethanol -ready vehicles are essential if Americans are to in-crease our use of domestically-produced ethanol and re-duce our reliance on imported oil, said RFA President andCEO Bob Dinneen. In order to see this industry continue togrow and evolve, including the commercialization of newethanol technologies, we must continue to invest in FFVs,blender pumps, and other infrastructure to maximize thebenefits of using a homegrown renewable fuel. The RFAcommends the Big Three for living up to their commitmentand challenges other automakers to follow their lead.

According to data compiled by the RFA from expected FFVmodel production and conversations with General Motorsand Ford Motor Co., Americas Big 3 are on pace to pro-duce half of all new vehicles as FFVs in 2012. Currently, thereare approximately 9 million FFVs in use. The RFA has com-piled a list of FFVs available by make, model and modelyear.

To see if your vehicle may be a FFV, download the list here .


Question of the Month RFA Applauds Big 3 For Flex Fuel Goal

Denvers Bike Share has gone even greener with CNG.

What is Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) andwhere can I find out more about CAFE?

ANSWER:

First enacted by Congress in 1975, the purpose of CAFE isto reduce energy consumption by increasing the fueleconomy of cars and light trucks.

NHTSA administers the CAFE program, and the Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) provides the fuel econ-omy data. NHTSA sets fuel economy standards for carsand light trucks sold in the U.S. while EPA calculates theaverage fuel economy for each manufacturer.

At www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-e conomy you can find an im-mense amount of information about the CAFE programincluding a CAFE overview, rulemaking actions, fleetcharacteristics data, compliance activities, summariesof manufacturers fuel economy performances since1978, and related studies.
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Reduction of Black Carbon from Diesel

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests propos-als for Arctic Black Carbon: Reduction of Black Carbonfrom Diesel Sources. Through this RFP, EPA will support de-velopment, assessment, implementation, and mitigationactivities for diesel sources of black carbon in the Russian

Arctic. $1 million expected to be available, 1 award antici-pated. Responses due 11/04/11. For more info, contactTeresa Kuklinski at [email protected] or go to: http://www.epa.gov/international/grants/index.html. Refer toSol# EPA-OITA-2011-005.

Sustainability Research Networks

The National Science Foundation requests proposals for theSustainability Research Networks Competition. Through thiscompetition, NSF, in partnership with other agencies, inter-national efforts, and the private sector, aims to support

members of the academic research community for projects which produce discoveries and knowledge that willinform decisions leading to environmental, energy, socialand cultural sustainability. $36 million expected to be avail-able, up to 4 awards anticipated. Preliminary proposals due12/1/11, final proposals due 04/01/12. For more info, includ-ing contacts, go to: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf11574. Refer to NSF 11-574.(Grants.gov 8/25/11)

Undergraduate Environmental Fellowships

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests propos-als from undergraduate bachelor level students in environ-mental fields of study for the Greater Research Opportuni-ties Fellowships Program. Areas of interest include: Naturaland Life Sciences; Environmental Sciences and Interdiscipli-nary Programs; Engineering; Social Sciences; Physical Sci-ences and Earth Sciences; and Mathematics and Com-puter Science. $1.956 million expected to be available, upto 40 awards anticipated. Individual awards NTE $48.9K.Responses due 12/12/11. For more info, contact GeorgetteBoddie at [email protected] or go to: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/2012_gro_undergrad.html.Each area of interest has a different RFP number.

(Grants.gov 8/23/11)

EPA 2011 Smart Growth Building Blocks for SustainableCommunities Program

Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities seeks to pro-vide quick, targeted technical assistance to communitiesusing a variety of tools that have demonstrated results andwidespread application. This technical assistance will helpselected local and/or tribal governments to implement de-


G RANT SOLICITATIONS velopment approaches that protect the environment, im-prove public health, create jobs, expand economic oppor-tunity, and improve overall quality of life. Assistance will beprovided in two ways: first, EPA will select up to 50 commu-nities and provide direct assistance by EPA staff and privatesector experts, and second, EPA has awarded cooperativeagreements to four non-government organizations withsustainable community expertise to deliver technical assis-tance. For more information, visit: http://www.epa.gov/

smartgrowth/buildingblocks-2011-rfli.htm.

EPA FY 2012 National Environmental Information ExchangeNetwork Grant Program

EPA, states, tribes, and territories are working together toimplement the Exchange Network, a secure, Internet- andstandards-based way to support electronic data reporting,sharing, and integration of both regulatory and non-regulatory environmental data. The Exchange Network Grant Program provides funding to states, tribes, inter-tribalconsortia, and territories to develop and implement the

information technology and information management ca-pabilities they need to actively participate in the ExchangeNetwork. This grant program supports the exchange of envi-ronmental data and collaborative work within the Ex-change Network. Grantees may also use grant funds for thestandardization, exchange and integration of geospatialinformation to support work to preserve and improve theenvironment, natural resources, and human health. In FY2012, EPA expects to award about $10 million for 40 to 50grants of up to $350,000. The exact number of grants willdepend on the final amount of EPAs appropriation for thegrant program, the number of applications submitted toEPA by the application deadline, the amounts of proposed

budgets, and the outcome of application reviews. Applica-tion due November 4, 2011. For more information, visithttp://www.epa.gov/exchangenetwork/grants/index.html.

NOAA Sea Grant Community Climate Adaptation Initiative2011

NOAA Sea Grant expects to make available up to $1 mil-lion for a national competition to fund climate adaptationefforts for FY 2012-2013 as part of an overall plan to en-hance climate adaptation in coastal communities. This Fed-eral Funding Opportunity includes information on how to

apply for this funding opportunity and criteria for climateadaptation projects requesting a total of up to $100,000 infederal funds. Matching funds are required. Climate adap-tation projects are expected to be conducted in partner-ship with local community governments and state and fed-eral agencies. Projects selected in this competition will beawarded and funded in FY 2012-2013. More information isava i l ab l e a t : h t t p : / /www.g ran t s . gov / sea rch /search.do;jsessionid=mT9DTT2X6DPhyt8x1qZ0J6dTymhMvhLsq T 1 h 1 Q c f 4 c D 5 K B k 0 f h n m ! - 1 6 6 0 1 8 9 3 7 4 ?oppId=103673&mode=VIEW.
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LOCAL EVENTS (click the links for details)

11/17 - 11/18Colorado Sustainability Conference, ColoradoSprings, CO

12/6 - 12/7

Colorado ENERGY STAR Summit 2011, MarriottDenver Tech Center, Denver, CO

2/8 - 2/10Solar Power Colorado 2012, Embassy Suites Con-ference Center, Loveland, CO

2/24Energy Forum and Expo, Two Rivers ConventionCenter, Grand Junction, CO

NATIONAL EVENTS (click the links for details)

11/1 - 11/3EV Roadmap 4: Getting to a Million , Portland, OR

DOEs Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy(EERE) today launched a new Vehicle Cost Calculator andaccompanying widget. These online tools are now availableon DOE's Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Cen-ter (AFDC), currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. The AFDChelps consumers, fleet managers, and local governments findand compare energy-saving vehicles that can reduce their

petroleum consumption. By providing a variety of tools, data-bases, and informational resources on vehicles powered byalternatives to gasoline and diesel, the AFDC helps users buythe efficient vehicles that are right for them.

The latest addition to the Alternative Fuels and Advanced Ve-hicles Data Center (AFDC) is the Vehicle Cost Calculator, aneasy-to-use tool that allows users to compare emissions andlifetime operating costs of specific vehicle models, includingconventional cars and trucks, as well as vehicles running onalternative fuels such as electricity, ethanol, natural gas, or biodiesel. With the new calculator, which was developed byDOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), car

shoppers, small business owners, and fleet managers canmake side-by-side comparisons between thousands of con-ventional, electric drive, and alternative fuel vehicles frommodel year 1996 and newer.

The calculator also lets users enter information such as drivinghabits, local ZIP code, price of fuel, and potential tax credits topersonalize their results.

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DOE Launches Vehicle Cost Calculator

About the Southern Colorado Clean Cities CoalitionSouthern Colorado Clean Cities Coalition (SC4) develops public/private partnerships

in Southern Colorado to promote alternative fuels and advanced vehicles, fuelblends, fuel economy, hybrid vehicles, idle reduction, and alternative modes of trans-portation. SC4 enhances energy, environmental, and economic security throughoutsouthern Colorado by promoting efforts to reduce petroleum consumption in thetransportation sector.

Southern Colorado Clean Cities Coalition is a coalition of individuals, businesses andorganizations, both public and private. SC4 was first designated as a coalition on July13th 1994. SC4 is one of approximately 90 U.S. Department of Energy Clean Citiesprograms in the nation.

Current SC4 partners include: ROUSH CleanTech, City of Colorado Springs, ColoradoSprings Utilities, Dwire Earthmoving and Excavating, US General Services Administra-tion-Colorado Fleet Management Center, Yellow Cab Taxi Service - Colorado Springs,

City of Fountain, Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine, PuebloCounty, Amerigas, Perkins Motor Company, Duke's Garage, SanIsabel Electric, Phil Long Ford,Pikes Peak Area Council of Gov-ernments & El Paso County.

Contact us to join today!

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