Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership in New Orleans Receives Clean Cities Designation
86th local coalition working to reduce petroleum consumption
October 2008
Ed Wall from the U.S. Department of Energy presents a plaque denoting the Clean Cities designation for New Orleans to Stephanie Pedro, coordinator of the Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership, and Rebecca Ott from the Southeastern Regional Planning Commission.
Credit: Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources hosted its annual statewide Clean Cities conference in New Orleans last spring to celebrate the announcement of the city's designation by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Cities. At the meeting, DOE's Ed Wall presented plaque recognizing the designation to Stephanie Pedro, Clean Cities coordinator in New Orleans, and to Rebecca Ott of the Southeast Regional Planning Commission.
The event recognizes the Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership as the eighty-sixth active Clean Cities coalition. Through these local coalitions, thousands of alternative transportation fuels stakeholders apply local solutions to reduce petroleum consumption in transportation. Clean Cities is part of the DOE Vehicles Technology Program, administered by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
The ceremony was held at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World where Mardi Gras floats are designed, constructed, and decorated year round. Alternative fuel vehicles were on display, including one of New Orleans’ Transit Authority’s buses, which runs on low-sulfur biodiesel. More than two dozen vendors exhibited and presenters from all over the country, representing all facets of the alternative fuels industry shared their expertise.
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources serves as the state energy office for Louisiana. You can read more about alternative energy motor fuels in Louisiana published online by the energy office.
Southeast Louisiana becomes the second for Louisiana; Greater Baton Rouge Clean Cities launched in April 2000. Earlier this summer, the Greater Baton Rouge Clean Cities Coalition announced the opening of Baton Rouge’s first E85 in Baton Rouge. E85 is an alternative transportation fuel that is a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. GM reports that there are now more than 1,500 refueling stations in the United States that provide E85.
See more Louisiana project descriptions published in Conservation Update.
Read recent Louisiana news stories about state involvement in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects published on the EERE Web site.