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Bunning Speaks at KCFC/KREC Meeting

5.27.08 - U.S. Senator Jim Bunning spoke to Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition and the Kentucky Rural Energy Consortium members in Erlanger on Tuesday, May 27. Senator Bunning emphasized the importance of continued research of Coal to Liquid technologies for Kentucky and praised the efforts of both groups for their diverse work in the energy arena.

KCFC and Mammoth Cave Host U.S. Energy Leaders

9.07 - Mammoth Cave National Park and the Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition served as hosts for the 2007 Annual U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Leadership Retreat the last week of September. Alternative fuel representatives from 36 states were in attendance.

MCNP was chosen to host the retreat due in large part to the fact it was the first national park in the country to be 100% alternatively fueled.

They utilize Biodiesel in all diesel vehicles and equipment, Propane in all the buses that move visitors, and Ethanol in all sedans and light duty vehicles. All refueling is on site.

KCFC Partners to Write Louisville-Metro Strategic Air Reduction Program

9.07 - As part of a continuing effort to reduce toxic air emissions, the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District convened a stakeholder group in the summer of 2006 to further the implementation of the Strategic Toxic Air Reduction (STAR) Program. Comprised of industry and academic experts, planners, health and environmental advocates, health professionals, business representatives and citizens, the group worked to address the reduction of toxic air emissions from minor stationary sources, area sources and non-road and on-road mobile sources. Emissions reductions from larger industrial sources are addressed through a larger regulatory initiative in the STAR program.

In September of 2007 this group presented the District’s Board with 35 recommendations for achieving reductions in Louisville. These recommendations focused on reducing toxic emissions, as well as, reducing exposure to those emissions. The recommendations include such measures as stricter rules for dry cleaners, development of an idling regulation, the use of Biodiesel, and consideration of diesel particulate exposure in planning and design decision-making.

With the addition of this group’s recommendations, the STAR program addresses cumulative cancer and non-cancer risk goals from all sources, large and small. The recommend-ations are currently under review by the Air Pollution Control Board. KCFC Executive Director Melissa Howell participated throughout the process, particularly on the Mobile and Non Road Mobile Source Committee.

KCFC Executive Director Speaks to EPA Group in Atlanta

7.07 - The Second Annual Southeast Diesel Collaborative (SEDC) Partners’ Meeting held June 26-27, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia, offered participants the opportunity to discover more about clean diesel research, technology, projects, and strategies underway in the region and across the nation. The goals for the meeting were to highlight successes and efforts underway since last year’s Kick-off meeting of the SEDC; for policy makers to identify priorities and challenges for the future in the Southeast; to begin the strategic planning process for the SEDC and others. KCFC Executive Director Melissa Howell was a featured speaker at the conference.

KCFC Featured in Louisville Magazine

5.07 - KCFC Executive Director Melissa Howell joined a panel of six community leaders in the Louisville area to review the status of environmental issues. The entire May 2007 issue of Louisville Magazine was dedicated to the status of the environment in the Louisville Metro area. The focus areas for the panel to issue the "Environmental Report Card" were Energy, Air and Water Quality, Climate Change, Transportation, Land Use, Waste Management, Environmental Education, Equity and Leadership.