Increased awareness of domestic fuel alternatives is helping organizers of the 2nd Annual Green Grand Prix to be held in Watkins Glen, NY on June 2. The Green Grand Prix features a road rally of Hybrid and Alternative Fueled Vehicles held on an 84-mile course following the perimeter of beautiful Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New …
On Our Own For Supper
This has absolutely nothing to do with alternative fuels unless you consider that this blogger needed “fuel” and got it in the form of some fine Irish stew at Seamus McCaffrey’s. This excellent pub is in my hotel, the Hotel San Carlos.
Ethanol Plants in NY, LA and IA
Governor George E. Pataki announced nearly $6 million in State funding to assist Western New York Energy in the development of the first state-of-the-art dry mill ethanol plant in New York State. The $87.4 million facility is to be located on 144 acres in the Town of Shelby, Orleans County. BioEnergy International, a privately held, biotechnology company headquartered in Norwell, …
PG&E Luncheon Keynote Speech
Our keynote speaker at lunch today was Robert Howard, VP of Corporate Planning and Logistics for Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
What’s New From Honda
As I mentioned in an earlier post today, American Honda Company unveiled a new alternative fuel vehicle. It’s the 2006 Civic GX NG. Pictured second from the right in this group of Honda representatives I is Gunnar Lindstrom. Gunnar emceed today’s awards luncheon and I’ll have more on those later.
Hearing From The Media
Right now there are numerous workshops and sessions taking place here at the Congress. I wish I could cover them all. Pictured here is Robert Jay Gordon, President/Co-Publisher of The Auto Channel. He’s taking part in a session with several reporters from various publications.
Leading The Way
James Boyd is a member of the California Energy Commission and he took the stage to talk about how California is “Leading The Way.”
Dr. Robert Hirsch On Peak Oil
On this morning’s agenda was Dr. Robert Hirsch, Senior Program Advisor, Science Applications International Corporation. Hirsch’s talk is titled, “Peak Oil – And Then What?” He starts out explaining what he means by peaking. His presentation included slides which I don’t have so keep that in mind as you listen You can hear his speech here: Dr. Robert Hirsch Speech …
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon
Welcoming everyone to the Clean Cities Congress this morning was Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. Gordon talks about how the city is involved in using alternative fuels. He also said that he would appreciate us doing a little shopping while we’re here too. You can hear his speech here: Mayor Phil Gordon Speech (5 min MP3) Domestic Fuel coverage of the …
AFVI Executive Director
The lady who is making it all happen here in Phoenix is the Executive Director of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute. She’s Annalloyd Thomason. Actually, I’m sure she’ll say it was a lot of effort from a lot of people. But she’s been in constant motion since I’ve been here working the radio and making sure everything is running smoothly.