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Great American Trucking Show Features Biodiesel

The first group of SmartWay Grow & Go truckers to use renewable fuels was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency’s top air official at the Great American Trucking Show in the Dallas Convention Center. The agency also showcased a new fleet of SmartWay-certified tractors and trailers that could reduce fuel consumption by as much as 20 percent. “Trucking companies of all sizes and types are joining EPA in our drive toward a cleaner environment and more secure energy supply,” said Bob Meyers, principal deputy administrator for EPA’s Office of Air & Radiation. “With their new SmartWay-certified trucks, and a big commitment to renewable fuel use, these companies are leading the way.” The EPA is working with 600 partners representing the ground freight industry under the SmartWay Transport Partnership to help establish incentives for fuel efficiency improvements and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. SmartWay Grow & Go is an expansion of that partnership that focuses on promoting the environmental benefits of renewable fuels and helping reduce U.S. dependence on petroleum. At the show, EPA is recognizing the 48 companies that have joined the Grow & Go program. The show also displayed the first SmartWay-certified tractors and trailers, a lineup of the […]

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AES Corp's Dams Will Flood Panama Villages

More than 50 indigenous and environmental groups representing over a million people from around the world have sent a letter to Virginia-based AES Corporation demanding it withdraw from three controversial hydroelectric projects that are threatening La Amistad International Park in Panama, dependent wildlife, and local communities slated to be displaced by flooding. La Amistad International Park, designated a World Heritage site by the United Nations, forms part of the La Amistad Biosphere Reserve, one of the most biologically diverse areas on the planet. It is home to at least 40 species of fish , 250 species of reptiles and amphibians, 215 species of mammals, and 600 species of birds, including the resplendent quetzal and the harpy eagle. La Amistad stretches from the Talamanca mountain range, from which rivers such as the Changuinola and its major tributary the Teribe flow through the largest intact tropical rainforest left in Central America into indigenous Naso and Ngobe territory, emptying into the Changuinola estuary and the Caribbean Sea. Both the rivers and the estuary harbor important fishery resources utilized by indigenous and non-indigenous Panamanians. AES Corporation, based in Arlington, Virginia, has been financing three proposed dam projects on the Changuinola River, located on the […]

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