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Official: NWI ahead of the nation in alternative fuel use

Carl Lisek, executive director of South Shore Clean Cities, said Northwest Indiana already is leading the nation in reducing dependence on foreign oil.

March 16, 2013 12:00 am

Local group receives grant to fund alt-fuel vehicle study

MERRILLVILLE | South Shore Clean Cities is among a consortium of alternative-fuel groups from Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin awarded a $764,266 grant aimed at overcoming barriers to expanding alt-fuel vehicles in the Great Lakes.

December 06, 2012 1:04 pm

All charged up, but nowhere to plug

After Valparaiso resident David Garfin finished whipping a white plug-in hybrid sedan around curves in Northfield, Ill., he wondered what took so long.

October 16, 2011 12:00 am Photos

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Ten local towns to receive electric cars

Ten local municipalities will be among 13 in the state to receive electric vehicles manufactured in Elkhart this week.

September 20, 2011 10:00 am

Clean Cities event touts soybeans' eco-friendly benefits for homes

PORTAGE | Home builders and other advocates espoused the advantages of soy-based products and eco-friendly technology Thursday to community leaders during a program at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk.

July 29, 2011 12:00 am Photos

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Ethanol one of the fuels of the future

Clean Cities is a U.S. Department of Energy partnership with industry designed to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector. It advances the use of alternative fuels and vehicles, idle reduction technologies, hybrid electric vehicles, fuel blends and fuel economy.

January 15, 2011 12:00 am