Evergreen Fleet certified fleets receive national recognition. The City of Seattle, King County and Snohomish County receive “Fleet Environmental Leadership” awards.

Mercer Island’s Police vehicles go green Mercer Island Police Department's newest patrol vehicle is black, blue and white. Most important, it is "green." The vehicle, a Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2010, is the first hybrid police patrol car in the Northwest. Officers will spend the next year testing and evaluating the vehicle, which runs off gas and electricity. If all goes well, the department plans to buy two more hybrids next year to replace older patrol vehicles.

City of Seattle Moves to an All-Green Fleet Seattle moves full-force toward a 100-percent advanced technology and alt-fuels fleet. The initiative has resulted in better gas mileage, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and a reduction in annual petroleum fuel use.

Wal-Mart to cut emissions from supply chain. Wal-Mart Stores plans to massively cut 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain within five years -- an effort the retailer said is equivalent to taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year.

AT&T reaches milestone 1000th alt fuel vehicle in its fleet AT&T recently announced the successful deployment of its 1,000th alternative-fuel vehicle in its corporate fleet.

Buses at Vancouver Olympics powered by fuel cells On Canada’s west coast, a fleet of pristine white buses sporting the livery of BC Transit, the local public transport company, whisks visitors to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games from the ice-hockey rink in downtown Vancouver to the ski slopes of Whistler Mountain. The two dozen or so buses are fueled by hydrogen so they emit only water vapour, not carbon dioxide, in their exhaust.

Clean Power signs agreement with Cascade Sierra Solutions Clean Power will benefit greatly through CSS's expertise and contacts which will help to accelerate The Company's development project and rapid road to commercialization.

Propel Fuels gets investment boost This funding will allow Propel to expand its network of fuel stations into all major markets across California, supporting the state's emissions reduction goals and stimulating job growth.

April 2004
MC Electric Vehicles Strives to be Leader in NEV Sales With dealerships in Seattle, Spokane and Portland, MC Electric Vehicles hopes to become an industry leader in the sales and service of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs).

A stink in Central California over converting cow manure to electricity Air-quality rules in the region leave dairy farmers facing costly changes to generators used to burn methane to produce power. Some have put their renewable-energy plans on hold.