• National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology website is easy to search and has a “greening projects” section, with a subsection called “Transportation”; click on this subsection to read about model schools and get contact information: www.nwf.org/campusEcology/dspGreening.cfm• EPA's Sector Strategies Program seeks industry-wide environmental gains through innovative actions taken with a number of manufacturing and service sectors. The Sector Strategies point-of-contact is working with College and University Sector Partners to develop sector-specific approaches to assist in advancing the use of environmental management systems, reduce regulatory performance barriers, and measure environmental progress.
• The FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program (CAR stands for Cooperative Automotive Research) is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Council for Automotive Research, and the energy industry. FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program professionals work with industry leaders to develop and deploy advanced transportation technologies that reduce the nation's use of imported oil and improve air quality.
• The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) works toward developing hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs); moving them from research and development to the marketplace. This site is about the research done for the FreedomCAR Program.• The National Biodiesel Board is the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for research and development in the US. The NBB provides information about biodiesel as a fuel source and about buying biodiesel.
• The Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (NGVC) is a national organization dedicated to the development of a growing, sustainable and profitable market for vehicles powered by natural gas or hydrogen. On this website is information about natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and how/where to purchase this technology.
• Public Transportation in CT information is available at www.ctrides.com. This site provides information about local and commuter buses, rail travel, para-transit, vanpools, and other alternatives to driving alone in CT.
