This article was published in the Conservation Update newsletter (May 2008).

U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
State Energy Program

Louisiana Establishes Second Clean Cities Coalition in New Orleans

Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership promotes reduction in petroleum consumption

May 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently designated the Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership as the 86th Clean Cities coalition. Based in New Orleans, the partnership is made up of local and state government agencies, private companies, and nonprofit organizations. The New Orleans partnership is the second designated Clean Cities coalition in Louisiana; the first was Greater Baton Rouge in April of 2000.

With the support of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, the partnership encourages the local adoption of policies and practices that reduce petroleum consumption in transportation.

Recently, the partnership's campaign "Let's Clean the Air over Mardi Gras" helped implement the use of biodiesel to power 100 tractors that pulled 1,000 floats in 19 different 2008 Mardi Gras parades.

Clean Cities is a government-industry partnership sponsored by DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Program. Its mission is to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector. Clean Cities promotes alternative fuels and advanced vehicles, fuel blends, fuel economy measures, hybrid vehicles, and idle reduction technologies.

For more information, see the Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership Web site and the Clean Cities Web site.
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Project description of a state energy office project dealing with energy efficiency and renewable energy that the State Energy Program (SEP) published in its bimonthly newsletter Conservation Update.