Welcome to the Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition (GLICCC) website. Here at GLICCC, we are a program of the Long Island Forum of Technology (LIFT) and are a valuable resource to improve our environment and national energy security through the implementation of clean fuel transportation solutions. You have already taken a very important step by visiting our website. But I hope this is just the beginning for you. As a program under the federal Department of Energy, we pride ourselves as one of the premier coalitions in the United States. Either as an individual, manufacturer, service provider, fuel provider, university and/or municipality, we have many members, which we call “stake holders” with expertise in a variety of alternative fuels including bio diesel, electric, electric hybrids, compressed natural gas (CNG) and ethanol. All entities small, medium and large sized are welcome to participate! We can assist you to implement clean fuel vehicle solutions, help you to improve your fuel economy and assist you in understanding the benefits of fuel blends.

One of the key benefits of our Coalition is the leveraging of relationships among key stake holders and the ability to qualify for the use of Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds to help make the economic case for implementing clean fuel vehicle solutions. Hopefully, you attended our annual alternative fuel vehicle conference called, “Advancing the Choice – A Decade of Making a Difference” held at the Huntington Hilton in Melville on October 25, 2006. It was the best conference in 10 years – expert speakers and panelists, varied vehicle exhibits, company displays and a huge amount of networking and relationship building.

Thanks again to our sponsors, speakers and all attendees that made this an awesome event. Congratulations to our three award winners as follows: MTA Long Island Bus won a “Trailblazer” award, Brookhaven National Labs won an “Environmental Leadership” award and KeySpan Energy Delivery won an “Environmental Excellence (Green Heart)” award. We also announced our next “Call for Projects – Round 7.2”, which makes $1.5 million in funding available to stake holders for clean fuel vehicle projects. Project proposals are due by December 13, 2006 and we look forward to getting your proposal!

Sincerely,

Ronald J. Gulmi
Chairman