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Last Day to Register for Green Drive$ is May 15!
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 The day-long Green Drive$ Conference & Expo is one of the largest green-transportation events held in the Midwest. It is a must-attend event for public and private fleets, including commercial and municipal fleet managers, as well as federal, state and local government officials, dealerships, fuel suppliers, conversion companies, small businesses, and clean-tech and clean-energy professionals.
Last year, more than 270 attendees participated in the event, which featured 40 green vehicles and more than 25 exhibitors.
This year, Green Drive$ will be held at Northern Illinois University's Conference Center in Naperville on
Thursday, May 18
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| Work Zone Awareness Workshop - May 25 |
 Join South Shore Clean Cities at the Green Fleet Educational Workshop on work zone awareness on
Thursday, May 25 from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. CDT at the Hammond Port Authority, Clipper Room.
This event will cover basic strategies for working safely on the road, as well as best practices for handling temporary traffic control and flagging. Learn how to reduce the dangers found on the worksite for both crews and drivers and how to think about safety on every job, every day.
There is no charge to participate, but registration is required.
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| Congratulations NWI Partners for Clean Air Award Winners! |
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From L-R: South Shore Line Director of Capital Investment and Implementation Nicole Barker, IDEM Commissioner Bruno Pigott, La Porte Mayor Blair Milo, Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete Vice President Rich DeBoer and IDEM Senior Environmental Manager Charles Breitenfeldt.
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The NWI Partners for Clean Air hosted it's annual luncheon & awards ceremony at the Hammond Port Authority Clipper Room on April 28th. Partners for Clean Air is a coalition of Northwest Indiana businesses, industries, local governments, and community groups committed to improving overall air quality and public health through voluntary actions.
The winners:
The bicycle award went to South Shore Line for the Bikes on Trains program, which allows riders to bring bicycles on select trains. The program recently expanded. The City of La Porte received the municipal award for the many sustainable programs it has embraced including the transition of all service vehicles to liquid propane autogas. Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete received the business award for its commitment to convert its entire fleet of ready mix concrete mixers to compressed natural gas. All three winners (pictured here) are proud South Shore Clean Cities members.
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| Nissan LEAF Discount Offer Extended Until June 30 |
The second phase of a program providing NIPSCO customers and employees with up to $17,500 off all-electric Nissan LEAFs is underway through June 30.
"South Shore Clean Cities is excited to build upon the momentum from the first phase of the project to allow for expanded use of electric vehicles in the NIPSCO territory at a reduced cost to consumers," South Shore Clean Cities Executive Director Carl Lisek said. "With reduced emissions, improved air quality, cost savings and vehicle sales boosting the local economy, everyone wins."
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| All Green Fuel Efforts are Worthy of Note |
How often do you see something trending on social media and click on it to learn more?
The trendy item soon becomes the "must have" for the season, the hot new food item or the toy every child begs for. As easy as it is to get sucked into the hype, everyone knows deep down trendy isn't always better.
The same holds true for clean fuels, clean vehicles and clean energy. The popularity of individual technologies and products rises and falls with various market trends.
Source: Carl Lisek, NWI Times. May 9, 2017
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Thank you!
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Thank you for reading the May 2017 edition of South Shore Clean Cities newsletter. Be sure to follow our social media pages to stay up-to-date with our latest
events and topics in the alternative fuel and green industry!
Members are also encouraged to share their recent accomplishments, upcoming events or other current news in our monthly newsletters and on our website. Please
email
Catherine Yoder with any information you would like included. Let us know how we can better serve you and your team!
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Sincerely,
South Shore Clean Cities
123 N. Main Street, Suite #202
Crown Point, IN 46307
(219)-644-3690
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