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By embracing the CityHome challenge, EPIC can continue to show that the benefits of ethanol are not limited to gasoline. Making diesel fuel perform as efficiently as possible, while being good stewards of the environment, are critical goals for industry and government. It is a natural fit for EPIC to support the CityHome initiative using O2Diesel(TM), a cleaner burning ethanol diesel blend.
CityHome is a major national clean air initiative designed to create a better quality of life for city residents by improving urban air quality. It allows the public transportation systems and school bus to significantly reduce diesel emissions by burning O2Diesel(TM) fuel at no additional cost to the transit systems.
"After successful programs in the Midwest and more to come, the E-Diesel challenge allows EPIC to show visible benefits to the communities. When buses are producing less black smoke, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and other ozone-forming pollutants, people who live in cities where CityHome is in place breathe easier and enjoy a better quality of life immediately. The impact can be felt across many aspects of daily life including exercise, nutrition, overall health and encouraging social responsibility," said Tom Slunecka, Head of EPIC organization.
EPIC will support the CityHome program by integrating E-Diesel information in the global marketing message and education process of the industry as well as improving the cost effectiveness of existing and new programs. An immediate program is to support the CityHome initiative in Nebraska and particularly the school bus opportunity.
"Reducing emissions on school buses has become a national focus, and we are proud to be associated to the CityHome challenge in Nebraska," said Slunecka. "We hope that our support will help CityHome expansion and will be joined by other large corporations. The ethanol industry is going through an exciting time, and E-Diesel is a part of our country's global challenge to reduce dependence on foreign oil imports and doing so while providing a better quality of life for our citizens."
"We are very pleased to have EPIC join the CityHome program," said Alan Rae, CEO of O2Diesel Corporation. "They have been very successful in increasing the public's awareness of the benefits provided to the environment, the economy and to energy security from the use of Ethanol as a fuel. To recognize CityHome and O2Diesel(TM) as contributors to that message is important for the company and says a lot for the advances we have made in the last twelve months to bring ethanol diesel blends to a wider commercial and public audience