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Washington Day on the Hill 2004
2/9/2004 -
2/11/2004
Washington, DC
Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel
Synopsis:
NATIONAL CLEAN CITIES, INC. PROMOTES ALTERNATIVE FUELS IN DC HILL
BLITZ WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 11, 2004 � National Clean Cities members were
in Washington DC today to meet with more than 110 Congressional
representatives for the Annual Washington Day Hill Blitz. The purpose of
the meetings was to encourage congressional representatives to support
local Clean Cities Coalitions across the country. NCC Inc. is a
membership-based, non-profit organization that strives to develop a
robust and sustainable market for alternative transportation fuels,
clean and efficient vehicles, and advanced transportation technologies.
The group�s mission is to promote and help deploy alternative fuel
vehicles, their infrastructure, and advanced transportation technologies
in communities and along transportation corridors. National Clean Cities
is asking members of congress to increase funding of the U.S. Department
of Energy�s Clean Cities program by $5 million to $16 million overall
for FY 2004. The additional funding will be used to expand the Clean
Cities Portfolio and support local coalitions. The members traveled to
their meetings in clean-burning natural gas buses. �We�re asking
representatives to support legislation that includes tax incentives for
all alternative fuels,� said NCC Executive Director, Greg Zilberfarb.
�The result will be a better environment, increased national energy
security, reduced dependence on imported oil, more economic
opportunities and the protections of public health.� The U.S. DOE Clean
Cities Program is comprised of approximately 80 locally based
coalitions, representing 480 stakeholders, dedicated to the expansion
and success of the alternative fuels market in the U.S.
Pictured below Governor Sonny Perdue and MGCCC Coordinator Charise
Stephens at a Chamber of Commerce "Macon Day" event
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