Join South Shore Clean Cities, South Bend Public Transportation Corporation (Transpo) and the City of South Bend at the Green Fleet Educational Workshop on compressed natural gas on Tuesday, July 11 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. EDT at the South Bend Public Transportation Corporation (Transpo). 

This event will cover compressed natural gas basics, how the City of South Bend has implemented CNG in their everyday operations and how others can make the transition. 

There is no charge to participate, but registration is required.

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E very business, municipality and school corporation in Northwest Indiana plays a part in the   tremendous use of natural resources, and each has the potential to decrease the environmental impact and dependence on products that can have a negative effect on the planet in ways both large and small. 

Green practices continue to grow in all facets of our lives, and citizens are looking to the business world for examples of how to be mindful of what we will be leaving for future generations. In Northwest Indiana, steps are continually being taken to find solutions and preventative measures so we can be proactive when it comes to being environmentally co nscious.

NWI Business Quarterly featured our own Carl Lisek in a story last month on local companies taking the lead in environmental responsibility. The story included details on South Shore Clean Cities member Fair Oaks Farms efforts as well.

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Source: Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly. May 3, 2017

South Shore Clean Cities member Family Express will receive a grant of nearly $160,000 as part of a program to expand the availability of ethanol fuel blends.

The Indiana Office of Energy Development and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council - also a South Shore Clean Cities member - announced last month that Family Express will get $158,371.74 through the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels Blender Pump Program. South Shore Clean Cities is a partner in the program and assisted in the scoring of applications outreach for the project.

As summer begins, it's natural for Americans to feel a sense of wanderlust.

Our nation has a nostalgic love affair with summer and the adventures it brings. The season evokes all-American visions of baseball, hot dogs and apple pie. It's when we pile into our vehicles for family road trips, some of which take us across the country and others just down the road.

Wherever your summer adventures take you, if you truly want to have an all-American summer, you need to think hard about how you will get there and how it will impact the environment.

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Source: Carl Lisek, NWI Times. June 6, 2017