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About us & Clean Cities
Please note upcoming meeting, April 1 at Gateway Community College

We have a very exciting subject -- Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.  This is the technology you have been reading about -- which now powers the Google server and some Wall*Mart stores.  They can run on many types of fuel, including natural gas, and are small enough to fit in a passenger car.

We welcome Dr. Robert Falco an expert in the field who will be making the presentation.  The meeting will start at 11:00 AM and lunch will be served.

Also please mark October 15th for the Clean Fuels Odyssey -- more to come
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We wish to thank all who participated in our highly successful Legislative Breakfast at the Arizona State Capitol -- with particular thanks to our sponsors: APS, SRP, Tucson Electric and Tucson Clean Cities Coalition.

We deeply appreciate our speakers, and those who displayed Clean Fuel vehicles and booths.
  • The awards were well deserved
  • The weather was great
  • And, the presentations were brief and to the point
What more could you ask?
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The following links are provided your convenience in locating grant sources,

he National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program Request For Proposal (RFP) for Fiscal Year 2009 and 2010 can be found at: Powerpoint overview of grant: West Coast Collaborative:

About VSCCC

 The Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition (VSCCC) began as the Maricopa Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition in June 1995 as a local, public/private partnership striving to remove barriers to the deployment of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and the use of clean, alternative transportation fuels.  The coalition's stakeholders (link to stakeholder page) represent more than 60 government, utility, and business organizations.

In October 1997, the Maricopa Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition became the 58th coalition nationally to join the US Department of Energy's Clean Cities Program.  The Clean Cities Program was created by the federal Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) to support voluntary efforts by government and business to reduce our countries dependence on foreign oil.  There are now over 80 Coalitions nationwide committed to increasing the number of alternative fuel vehicles and amount of alternative transportation fuel consumed in their region.

In July 2002, after a brief period of inactivity, stakeholders representing local industry and government regrouped and began the process of reorganizing and refocusing the Clean Cities organization in Maricopa County.  The reorganized and reenergized "Valley of the Sun" Clean Cities Coalition emerged with a new strategic plan (link to goals/objectives page) and vision for cleaner air and a future less dependent on foreign petroleum.

The VSCCC's stakeholder fleets operate nearly 7000 AFVs and displace approximately 15 million gallons of gasoline annually with alternative fuels, such as, natural gas, biodiesel, propane, ethanol, and electricity.  This represents 10% of the US' annual consumption of alternative transportation fuel.  Data collected in a 2002 survey.
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