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Louisville Trucking Firm First To Use Natural Gas
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M & M Cartage, a Louisville based regional truck-load carrier announced today the delivery of their first dedicated CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) powered truck. It is the first CNG powered semi truck whose home base of operation is in Kentucky. During the evaluation period, the truck will run various routes in Metro Louisville and across Kentucky.
Don Hayden, President of M & M Cartage would like to operate 100 CNG trucks over the next four years.
"CNG is an environmental and economical option to traditional diesel, " adds Hayden. M&M Cartage trucks travel over 12 million miles annually, employing 265 people in Louisville.
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 Today the KCFC Spring Meeting was held at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Thomas Clark, Eaton Corporation, and Melissa Howell led the meeting. The meeting featured updates on Green Fleets of the Bluegrass, EV Team, and KCFC's partnership with Jefferson Community and Technical College.
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Crittenden County School Buses Getting Greener
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The Kentucky Division for Air Quality (DAQ) has awarded Crittenden County Board of Education $80,000 to reduce diesel emissions from its school bus fleet. The project will replace one 1992 model diesel school bus with a 2014 model school bus powered by propane autogas. The project will also retrofit an additional 14 diesel school buses with emission-control technologies, reducing tailpipe emissions of particulate matter by nearly 50 percent.
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Waste Management Named a 2013 Most Ethical Company
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 Waste Management has been awarded a prestigious recognition. It has been named to the 2013 World's Most Ethical Company List by Ethisphere Institute, an international best practices firm.
Congrats to Tim, Marie, Rob, and the WM Team. This recognition reflects upon the firm's commitment towards its mission as well as quality and integrity of workforce.
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Louisville Awarded Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions
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This week Governor Steve Beshear announced that the Kentucky Division for Air Quality has awarded Louisville Metro Government $54,000 to reduce diesel emissions from its waste-hauling fleet. The project will retrofit two refuse haulers with diesel particulate filters and closed crankcase ventilation systems, reducing emissions of particulate matter by nearly 90 percent. The project will also fund equipment to help keep the filters clean and working properly.
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 Benny Robinson Richard Peddicord, State Fire Marshall's Office, David Leahy, GE , John Lyons, Division of Air Quality, Tim Hughes, Department of Energy Development and Independence and Thomas Clark, Eaton. 
Emily Chandler, data specialist and project manager leads the team in addressing vital basic questions for the EV Strategy document. Also pictured David Huff LGE-KU, Ed Geers, UPS, and Mike McIntyre, U of L Speed School of Engineering.
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