News http://greatlakesgreen.org Great Lakes Area News daily 1 2012-02-14T16:25:36Z Clean Car Maps http://greatlakesgreen.org/news/clean-car-maps A Website with Refueling Locations for Alternative Fuel Vehicles One of the key barriers to the widespread adoption of alternative fuel vehicles is both the lack of refueling locations and a dearth of information about where and how to find them. The need for a single resource for alternative fueling station information is critical, due to the minimal amount of stations as compared to the number of conventional gasoline stations. Also, operational hours, and access of these stations vary from that of conventional gas stations. CleanCarMaps.com is an important and FREE public tool that encourages the use of AFVs by assisting with locating fueling stations. CleanCarMaps.com also provides information on alternative fuel distributors and alternative fuel vehicles.

Website:  http://www.cleancarmaps.com/

]]> No publisher Paul Harrison Transportation 2012-04-08T10:07:08Z News Item Greener Car List for 2012 http://greatlakesgreen.org/news/greener-car-list-for-2012 The 14th annual rankings from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, saw a big change this year with the Mitsubishi i-MIEV battery electric vehicle claiming the top spot from the Honda Civic Natural Gas. The i-MIEV earned a score of 58, the highest score awarded since the rankings began in 1998, and had a combined city and highway fuel economy of 112 mpg equivalent. The Honda Civic Natural Gas is in second place, tied with the Nissan Leaf. Rounding out the top six are the Toyota Prius, the Honda Insight, and the Smart For Two.  More info here.

]]> No publisher Paul Harrison 2012-03-10T00:44:01Z News Item Ann Arbor "Sustainability Framework" http://greatlakesgreen.org/news/ann-arbor-sustainability-framework Ann Arbor's sustainability framework project aims to reorganize city goals to foster more integrated planning What is "The Framework"?

The sustainability framework is not a new plan. The framework is an organizing tool for Ann Arbor's current city plans, goals, and resolutions. It is an effort to locate all of Ann Arbor's sustainability goals in one central location.

Ann Arbor's sustainability framework has three key goals:

  • Organize a framework of goals, objectives, and indicators to guide city planning
  • Access sustainability goals through a central location available to the public, council, and staff
  • Institutionalize sustainability into city planning and future city plans

The City of Ann Arbor web page is here

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