Clean Fuels Group honours Long Beach Harbor Commissioner
The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute, a US group that promotes alternative fuel use, recently gave its “20/20 Vision Award” to Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Mario Cordero for his leadership role in implementing the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) and his ardent advocacy for the use of alternative fuels and renewable energy.
Cordero received the award along with S. David Freeman, President of the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners. The two Harbor Commissions in 2006 jointly adopted the CAAP, a comprehensive strategy for reducing air pollution from the port-relation operations 45 percent by 2012. Cordero, an attorney, has served on the Long Beach Harbor Commission since 2003 and served as Commission President from July 2007 through June 2008. The Clean Air Action Plan encourages the use of alternative fuels such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) for heavy-duty drayage trucks at the ports. It also commits funds toward the research and development of new technologies to replace diesel-powered cargo handling equipment.
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