Organized by the Transportation Energy Partners (TEP), the Energy Independence Summit (EIS) is a national effort between industry stakeholders and the 90+ Clean Cities coalitions that exist across the United States. This year's event, planned for March 26 through March 28, 2012, will be bigger and more important than ever as we seek to not only bring Clean Cities Coordinators to the Summit, but also our industry stakeholders. Plan to join us and to help make it possible to bring Coordinators from across the country to the Washington, DC area to receive and to provide educational briefings, exchange ideas, and meet with congressional members and staff.
TEP is an independent 501(c)(3) nationwide organization made up of Clean Cities coalitions and industry partners to:
• diversify away from petroleum alone in the transportation sector,
• put advanced vehicle technologies to work to improve fuel economy and reduce unnecessary oil consumption,
• create green economy jobs in the U.S., and
• improve local air quality and health and curb global climate change.
We accomplish this by supporting Clean Cities Coalitions and educating policymakers and others about the impact that coalitions make.
America needs solutions to energy dependence today. Local and statewide Clean Cities Coalitions are effective champions of energy independence with proven track records of developing projects to deploy alternative fuels and energy-saving vehicles and transportation technologies and conducting educational activities at the local level. Through our collective expertise and cohesive networks we can leverage real-world solutions now, provided we have the resources to get the job done.
TEP is proud to be a key partner in bringing Clean Cities Coalition representatives and their stakeholders together with their federal legislators and/or key staff members annually to talk about transportation energy change. While it is important to develop grassroots action at the local level, it is equally important for 1) legislators and their staffers to know what's going on in their districts or states, and 2) coalitions to communicate what kinds of federal action can help make change faster.
Much more information to come as our planning advances, but save the dates and please plan to support our efforts!
The Green Truck Summit is known as the industry's foremost educational forum on green initiatives for the work truck industry. Led by distinguished industry experts, this Summit covers topics such as funding for clean vehicles, trends in work truck technologies and fuels, idle reduction technologies, deployment strategies, gaseous fuel conversions, and much more.
Clean Cities member exclusive pricing of $159 for the Green Truck Summit (reg. $259) if registered before February 17 ($199 thereafter). See Member Benefits.
The NJ Clean Cities Coalition (NJCCC) is pleased to announce the screening of the highly acclaimed movie, "Revenge of the Electric Car" at the opening weekend of the 2011 Princeton Environmental Film Festival. Screening of the movie will be followed by NJCCC Chairman Chuck Feinberg's remarks and audience Q & A. The event is co-sponsored by the Princeton Public Library and American Jewish Committee, central NJ region.
In "Revenge", director Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, and start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. Without using a single drop of foreign oil, this new generation of car is America's future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever. With almost every major car maker now jumping to produce new electric models, Revenge follows the race to be the first, the best, and to win the hearts and minds of the public around the world. It's not just the next generation of green cars that's on the line. It's the future of the automobile itself.
"Revenge of the Electric Car" is narrated by Tim Robbins. The primary cast includes CEO and President of Renault and Nissan Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk, Former Vice Chairman of GM Bob Lutz and EV do-it-yourselfer Greg "Gadget" Abbott.
Join us, it's free! Saturday, January 28, 7 PM, Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. For more information about the film festival, please visit www.princetonlibrary.org/peff/.
