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Little River Round-up in Maryville, TN - 4/12/03
The Little River Round-up is hosted annually by the Little River Watershed Association and Keep Blount Beautiful. The event is about educating citizens to the environmental issues in Blount County and celebrating the beauty that Blount County has to offer.
Jonathan mans the ETCFC booth, where about 25 people discussed and learned about AFVs and the ETCFC
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After meandering through some of the informational booths and having a bite to eat, the crowd enjoys Goose Creek Symphony
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Goose Creek Symphony plays their combination of folk and bluesy-rock music
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Dollywood Parade in Sevierville, TN - 4/4/03
Susan Thomas (ATTI) and Buster Brackins (Sevier County Utility District) participated in the Dollywood Parade for the ETCFC with a selection of vehicles (Toyota Prius and a bi-fuel F-150 [CNG, gasoline]). Thanks Susan and Buster!
Susan and Smokey the Bear pose for a shot with the two vehicles
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Two Uncle Sams are happy to be seen with a Toyota Prius
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Smokey, obviously not camera shy, poses with Buster in front of one of SCUD's bi-fuel F-150s
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One of the other floats in the parade
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Some of the well-dressed parade participants
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Washington Days
The following are our pictures from the Washington Days event that was held in Washington DC on March 11 and 12, 2003:
Carla, Jonathan and Dave meet briefly with Lamar Alexander and Bill Frist while taking a picture during the Tennessee Legislative Breakfast that they attended
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Jonathan and Jimmy Duncan pose for the camera after talking
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Carla and Jonathan talk outside the Longworth House Office Building
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Dave Pelton at the Capitol
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Regional Environmental Conference in Greeneville, TN - 3/05/03
East Tennessee's annual Regional Environmental Conference was a great place to share alt fuels information! Made lots of contacts and enjoyed great presentations on the Early Action Compacts, review of TDEC's operations, and Eastman's waste and air pollution reduction measures.
Jonathan stands next to the ETCFC display at the conference
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Quincy Styke of TDEC's Air Pollution Control Department presents on the Early Action Compact process
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Tony DeLucia, this year's national chair of the American Lung Association (from ETCU), speaks to the audience duringthe first day's lunch
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Betsy Child, the new TDEC Commisioner, speaks to the crowd during the 2nd day's lunch
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The statue of Andrew Johnson, our 17th president, whose political seeds were planted in Greeneville
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Ron Graham of TDEC shows off the state's new Prius that he drove from Nashville
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The ETCFC's borrowed Honda Civic GX
During January and February 2003, The ETCFC borrowed a Honda Civic GX for several weeks to show to stakeholders and utilize as a rolling billboard for the coalition. It was a success!
Jonathan proudly displays the Civic with it's side "billboards"
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Rear view of the Civic GX
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Refilling at KUB
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Close-up of connection
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Asheville 11/02 Alt Fuel Workshop
These pictures are from the alt fuel workshop entitled "Building Alternative Fuel Networks in the Southeast" that was put on by four states: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The effort grew out of the Southern Air Principles, an agreement by the (then) governor's of those four states.
Brock Nicholson, the Chief of Planning for the NC DENR, presents on "Air Quality Issues in the Southern Air Principles States"
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The breakout groups (by fuel) report the summaries from their discussions on barriers to using each alt fuel
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The two Clean Cities coalition coordinators for TN, Dave Pelton (left) and Jonathan Overly, pose at the Clean Cities booth
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4 gentlemen discuss alt fuels in the hallway (left to right, [unknown], John Freking of GM, Bruce Rayner of FuelMaker and Dave Pelton of Middle TN Clean Cities)
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The line-up of alt fuels cars showcased at the workshop (CNG, LPG, E85 and hybrid gas-electric)
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Marc McConahy (center) of eMobility discusses the CNG-dedicated Honda Civic GX with Ulla Reeves of the SACE (left) and Reed Detring, Superintendent of the Big South Fork Natl Park
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The rear view of the Honda Civic GX with CNG emblem showing (required on dedicated AFVs)
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A shot of the fuel door and connection on the Honda Civic GX
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Pigeon Forge/SCUD
Sevier County Utility District paid for and installed this Fast-fill FuelMaker CNG unit for the City of Pigeon Forge in 2001. They have also planned to do the same thing for another city in Sevier County, Gatlinburg, who has ordered three OEM dedicated CNG Crown Victorias for city police service. The pump pictured below serves several dedicated CNG vehicles owned by Pigeon Forge.
Front view of the unit
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View of the inside of the unit (CNG tanks)
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The nozzle used on the unit
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Close-up of the inside of the nozzle
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IdleAire
These pictures are from IdleAire's installation at the Petro truckstop on Watt Road in West Knox County (taken on September 10, 2002). IdleAire's innovative system allows a truck driver to turn off his or her idling truck and use the IdleAire window-mounted service module to not only access HVAC and electric outlets, but also cable TV, telephone, the Internet, and pay-per-view movies! All this in addition to silencing a noisy, vibrating cab, eliminating the pollutants that come from that idling engine, and reducing fuel consumption.
A row of IdleAire's units
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Another row of IdleAire's units - a different view
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The unit through a truck cab door
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The unit from the interior of the truck cab
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A truck driver team using the unit from the interior of the truck cab
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A driver installing the IdleAire module
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The connection from the outside of the truck cab after installation
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The ETCFC's first meeting 4-22-02
The ETCFC held it's first meeting in Knoxville, TN on April 22, 2002. Approximately 35 people from around East TN showed up and participated in the discussion. Jonathan Overly explained the why, how, when and what, while asking for the who (finding participants).
Jonathan discusses why this effort is necessary with the group
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People representing a local AFV-certified Ford dealer, a local national park, the local chapter of the Sierra Club, the State Energy Office and ORNL line the back row of the room. Richard Smith of ORNL seems to say "Don't take my picture!"
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Wayne Davis of the University of TN talks to Teresa Cantrell (left) of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Linda Smithyman of the local chapter of the Sierra Club
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Jonathan (back to the camera) speaks after the meeting with Alan Jones (TDEC; left to right), David Pelton (Clean Cities of Middle TN) and Dejim Lowe (TVA)
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Earth Day 2002
 This image is from EarthFest 2002: Knoxville and the surrounding area's celebration of Earth Day (taken on April 20, 2002). Although not the most prominent display at EarthFest, the ETCFC set up post with the Knoxville Recycling Coalition and spoke with about 10 people that day about alternative fuels.
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ORNL E85
These pictures are from Oak Ridge National Laboratory's E85 tank and pump (taken on February 21, 2002). ORNL has approximately 50 E85 FFV (flex-fuel vehicles) that utilize the 8,000 gal tank to fill-up on E85.
An E85 Taurus
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The tank's protective barrier
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The sign on the tank's protective barrier
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The station
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The pump
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The pump - up-close
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GSMNP Biodiesel Meeting
 This picture was taken on February 7, 2002 at the Sugarland's Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) at a biodiesel conference put on by Mark Schotters, the Roads and Autoshop Supervisor for the TN side of the GSMNP. Mark (in the center) is seen with Hart Moore (on the right), a representative of Griffin Industries in Cold Spring, Kentucky who manufacture the biodiesel product Bio G-3000 (in the vile Mark's holding). Another park service employee is at left. (68 KB)
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