The goal of the project is to inform local business people and fleet managers as to the availability of cleaner products and to help those who own diesel fleets to access federal money available for conversion. This Spring, WE ACT will host an Alternative Fuels Workshop for Northern Manhattan. The operations of cleaner vehicles in Northern Manhattan is important for the community because of the high rates of asthma and other pollution-related diseases. The alternative fuels project targets business owners who can create great community relations by cleaning up their vehicles. The local community also learns more about the need for alternative fuels and their benefits, and WE ACT creates solid partnerships with businesses that want to learn how to stop polluting.
Clean fuels help decrease air pollution and reduce health-related costs.
With unstable fuel prices, the cost of clean fuels is becoming competitive. Clean fuels can help businesses meet federal pollution mandates. Federal and State incentives now exist to enable conversion. Clean fuel use can help prevent the region from losing federal transportation funding. Consider a Clean Fuel Vehicle More than one third of the air pollution in our region is caused by motor vehicles.