NJCC General Meeting, May 18
AFVI- Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, May 9 - 12, with an NJCCC panel discussion on May 12
Alternative Fuels Deployment in NJ Panel at The 34th Annual New Jersey State Transportation Conference & Expo, April 29 (see April newsletter for details)
NJ Transportation Action Conference (TransAction) in Atlantic City, April 28-30, with an NJCCC workshop on the status of alternative fuels deployment in NJ, to be held on Thursday, April 29 at 1:30
Rutgers Day AFV Display, April 24
A presentation by The 100 Best Fleets in North America™ entitled, “Implementing Best Business Practices: Proven Strategies for What Smart Leaders Do in Difficult Times”, April 15 (see April newsletter for details)
The International Society of Automation and an NJCCC presentation on Alternative Fuels, March 9
February 28 through March 3, 2010 - Energy Independence Days
Since 2002, the Transportation Energy Partnership (TEP), of which
the NJCCC is a member, has held a multi-day event in Washington DC
that facilitates Clean Cities representatives talking directly to
their legislators and/or key staff members. Energy Independence Days
2010 will take place from the evening of Sunday, February 28 through
the morning of Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Originally called
"Washington Days," it was renamed to "EID" in 2007. The keys to the
event are bringing coordinators and stakeholders together, educating
and exchanging information about federal policy issues and priorities,
communicating directly with legislators about the work we are doing in
our communities and states and related transportation energy policy,
building broad-based support to help us accomplish do our work.
Sponsor funds from industry make it possible for dozens of Clean
Cities coordinators to travel to Washington, DC to receive briefings,
exchange ideas, and meet with congressional members and staff. For
more information about the event and potential sponsorships, please
contact Chuck Feinberg.
February 4th- EPA Region 2 Biodiesel webinar
General Meeting, January 27, 2010
A General Meeting of the New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition will be held on Wednesday, January 27 from 8:00 to 11:00am in the centrally located conference room of New Jersey Natural Gas at 1415 Wyckoff Road, Wall, NJ. Agenda will include updates on grants and other funding programs, presentations on alternative vehicle technologies, a prominent guest speaker, and plenty of networking opportunities. This event will be free to all participants. Tabletop exhibits and other sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information and to RSVP, contact Chuck Feinberg at chuck.feinberg@gmail.com or 973-886-1655.
NJTC Energy & Environment Symposium, January 20
Chuck Feinberg, Chairman of the NJCCC, will join a distinguished panel
at the New Jersey Technology Council's "Mid Atlantic Symposium:
Innovation in Power Production" to be held on January 20 from 1:30 to
6 at Rutgers. The NJTC, Rutgers Energy Institute, Stevens Institute
of Technology and Richard Stockton College of New Jersey join together
in this symposium which shall seek to improve knowledge and
understanding of current environment and energy challenges and the
governmental interaction involved to address them. For more
information and registration, see the NJTC website at
www.njtc.org
December 3 - New Jersey Alliance for Action / NJTPA
The NJCCC will be participating in a transportation infrastructure
summit, entitled: “The Fate of New Jersey’s Transportation
Infrastructure” on Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
This event will be at the North Jersey TPA offices in Newark and is
being planned jointly by the New Jersey Alliance for Action and the
NJTPA. This summit will focus on the importance of New Jersey’s
transportation infrastructure, and provide participants a full
understanding of the potential consequences of failing to maintain and
invest in it.
November 20 - CNG Funding announcement
The Atlantic County Utilities Authority would like to invite you to
join us on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:30 am in the ACUA’s Haneman
Environmental Park Amphitheater at 6700 Delilah Road Egg Harbor
Township, NJ for an announcement regarding funding received for a
compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station and trucks. Please
email your RSVP to amenzel@acua.com or call 609-272-6950. For more
information click here
94th Annual League of Municipalities, November 17-20, 2009
The NJCCC, together with several of our
members, will be exhibiting at the 94th Annual League of
Municipalities Conference at the Atlantic City Convention Center from
November 17 – 20, 2009. The Conference attracts 20,000 visitors and is
the largest of its kind in the nation. It should be a great
opportunity for the NJCCC to help educate NJ's municipal officials on
the economic, environmental and energy security aspects of use of
alternative fuels and advanced vehicles.
Natural Gas Workshop, November 11, 2009
On November 11, 2009, the NJCCC is joining
with our sister organization, the Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities,
in co-hosting a full day Natural Gas Workshop. The workshop is being
presented by Natural Gas Vehicle for America (NGVAmerica), a national
organization dedicated to the development of a growing, sustainable
and profitable market for vehicles powered by natural gas or hydrogen.
NGVAmerica represents more than 100 companies interested in the
promotion and use of natural gas and hydrogen as transportation fuels,
including: engine, vehicle and equipment manufacturers fleet operators
and service providers natural gas companies and environmental groups
and government organizations. More
info and registration can be found by clicking here.
Central Jersey Waste's new natural gas fueling station unveiling, November 10, 2009
Please join Central Jersey Waste, Clean Energy, and leading local officials to mark the opening of Central Jersey Waste's new natural gas fueling station, built by Clean Energy to support the first fleet of clean-burning natural gas refuse trucks in New Jersey. Read more >>
New Jersey Clean Energy Conference, October
21-22, 2009 at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
The 2009
Conference theme is Clean Energy Now!. Governor Corzine has set an
aggressive goal for New Jersey to reduce energy consumption 20% by
2020. Learn how you can be part of the solution. Join the NJCCC at the
conference and "plug in" to the network of people that can help
connect you to viable solutions for saving energy.
AltWheels Fleet Day, October 5, 2009
The NJCCC is serving as a co-host of the 5 annual AltWheels Fleet Day to be held Monday October 5, 2009 at
Staples World Headquarters in Framingham, MA. This is a don't miss event for corporate fleet managers, small business
executives, municipal fleet and facilities managers, government officials, and individuals wanting to understand the latest
in alternative transportation technologies, costs, best practices, funding, and fuel options. Visit www.altwheels.org for
more information and to pre-register. There is a discounted registration rate for members of the NJCCC (available
through August 10).
U.S.-Israel Cleantech Conference, September 16, 2009
Israel has
become a world-wide leader in water management and solar energy
technologies and is second to the U.S. in startup companies pursuing
more innovative sources of renewable energy and alternative fuels.
This conference will provide a forum for exploring business
opportunities and targeted networking. The U.S.-Israel Cleantech
Conference is organized by the New Jersey-Israel Commission, in
partnership with the Government of Israel and the New Jersey Economic
Development Authority, and will take place at the Meadowlands
Environment Center in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. The NJCCC's Chuck
Feinberg will be one of the lunchtime discussion facilitators.
July 1
On July 1, Chuck Feinberg met with several members of the senior
leadership of the NJ Board of Public Utilities Office of Clean Energy
to increase the level of coordination and to explore ways in which to
assist each other in our respective missions. Several innovative ideas
were exchanged and will be followed up upon in future meetings.
June 22-25
From June 22-25, the U.S. Department of Energy hosted the 2009 Clean
Cities Eastern States Coordinator Peer Exchange. Attending the
conference on behalf of the NJCCC was Chuck Feinberg. This annual
conference is designed to support the nearly 90 designated U.S. DOE
Clean Cities Coalitions in their collective mission of reducing the
nation’s petroleum consumption. Clean Cities is unique among U.S.
Government programs in that it is comprised of a network of volunteer
coalitions—including the NJCCC—which perform much of the day to day
project work of the national Clean Cities program. To date, this
model has produced remarkable results. After 15 years, Clean Cities
coalitions and their stakeholders have displaced more than 2 billion
gallons of petroleum. In 2007 alone, roughly 375 million gallons of
gasoline were displaced as the result of coalition activities.
May 23
NJCCC Executive Director Ray Willer and Chairman Chuck Feinberg
participated in the Town of Denville's Energy Fair on May 23. Chuck
gave a presentation on Clean Cities and Alternative Fuels and
displayed a Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle, courtesy of NJCCC member
Mercedes Benz USA.
May 19
on May 19 several NJCCC members including Chairman Chuck Feinberg
participated in a NJ NAFA-sponsored event onboard the USS Intrepid
Museum at which former EPA Administrator and Governor Christine Todd
Whitman and Clean Energy President & CEO Andrew Littlefair presented
their views on Alternative Fuels.
May 14
various NJCCC members and approximately 900 others participated in
the 33rd annual New Jersey Transportation Conference and Expo at the
Tropicanna Conference Center in Atlantic City on May 14. NJCCC
Chairman Chuck Feinberg gave a presentation on Clean Cities,
Alternative Fuels and Funding Options.
April 30
NJCCC Executive Director Ray Willer and Chairman Chuck Feinberg
participated in the NJ Climate Change Workgroup hosted by the North
Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) on April 30. The
NJTPA Climate Change Working Group is a forum for concerned
stakeholders to identify, support, and coordinate efforts in North
Jersey to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to prepare the
transportation system for the impacts of climate change.
