Diverse Coalition to Meet Clean Diesel at EPA Headquarters
Government, Industry, Trucking Community and Environmental Groups Herald the Arrival of Clean Diesel WHAT: Join EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson -- along with leaders from the Natural Resources Defense Council and American Trucking Associations -- in an opportunity to Meet Clean Diesel * View the new generation of trucks that will help cities and states meet stringent new clean air goals * Witness white handkerchief tests demonstrating just how clean today's diesel is * Talk to industry leaders who can explain the science behind clean diesel technology * Interview a broad coalition of stakeholders who can explain the significance behind clean diesel's arrival WHY: Diesel is the backbone of the American economy, moving more than 90% of the nation's goods each day. Today's diesel engines are not only powerful and efficient, they are also cleaner than ever before. By 2007, manufacturers will virtually eliminate key emissions from new trucks, reducing soot by 98% compared to trucks built in the late 1980s. The EPA predicts that these new clean diesel trucks, once they fully replace the existing fleet, will reduce emissions of smog-forming gases by 2.6 million tons each year. WHO: EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and members of the Diesel Technology Forum: John Walke, Natural Resources Defense Council Governor Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations Douglas Oberhelman, Caterpillar Ed Pence, Cummins Inc. Glenn Lysinger, Detroit Diesel Corporation Patrick Charbonneau, International Truck and Engine Corp. Steve Homcha, Mack Trucks, Inc. Scott Kress, Trucks North America WHERE: Woodrow Wilson Plaza Between the Ronald Reagan Building and the EPA Ariel Rios Building (at the Federal Triangle Metro stop at 13th Street and Pennsylvania Ave). Call contact for further directions.
*In case of heavy rain, the press conference will move inside the Ronald Reagan Building to the Atrium Hall.
The Diesel Technology Forum represents manufacturers of engines, fuel and emissions control systems. It brings together the diesel industry, the broad diesel user community, civic and public interest leaders, government regulators, academics, scientists, the petroleum industry and public health researchers to encourage the exchange of information, ideas, scientific findings and points-of-view to current and future uses of diesel technology. For more information about the Forum, visit our web site at http://www.dieselforum.org/.