Wednesday, July 08, 2009

$9 Million in Grants Available for Nixing Air Pollution


The Bay Area Air Quality Management District wants you to reduce air pollution.

The agency announced it has more than $9 million in grants left to support projects that reduce diesel pollution. This could be an opportunity for cleantech companies working on emissions control devices or new vehicles or engine technologies that pollute less than old and aging technologies.

In total the Air District has set aside $23 million for diesel reducing projects this year. But $13 million already has been awarded to projects by Fremont Paving Inc, to retrofit scraping and grading vehicles, Gallo Family Vineyards to repower six stationary irrigation pump engines and others.

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