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1 RESOURCE GUIDE 1

2 This resource guide includes sources of information used in this unit and additional resources found on the Internet which may be useful to students and teachers doing research about alternative fuels. (This list is not comprehensive. Much information may be found on other sites and in periodicals, encyclopedias, and other publications in your library.) To save time for students who have limited access to the Internet, specific pages of web sites have been identified where information useful to this project can be found. (Please note that the Internet and web site addresses are constantly changing.) CONTENTS Energy Information...2 Transportation in the United States...2 Air Quality and Health... 3 Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming... 3 Alternative Fuels, Miscellaneous... 3 Battery Electric... 5 Biodiesel...5 Electric Vehicles, Including Solar...6 Ethanol...6 Fuel Cells...7 Hybrid Electric...8 Hydrogen... 8 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Propane)... 9 Methanol...9 Natural Gas (CNG and LNG)...9 Alternative Modes of Transportation ENERGY INFORMATION National Energy Information Center, U.S. Department of Energy Energy Information Administration, EI Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC tel: (202) infoetr@eia.doe.gov URL: Publication: Oil Consumption and Supplies URL: URL: TRANSPORTATION IN THE UNITED STATES Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Center for Transportation Analysis, Oak Ridge, TN Publication: Transportation Energy Data Book URL: U.S. Department of Transportation National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Washington, DC tel: (202)

3 AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH American Lung Association 1726 M St. NW, Suite 902, Washington, DC (Also see your local ALA chapter.) Publication: State of the Air 2002 Report URL: California Air Resources Board, Public Information Office 2020 L St., Sacramento, CA tel: (916) URL: Offices of Air and Radiation, and Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Annual publication: National Air Quality and Emissions Trends Report, 1998 (Chapter 4: Criteria PollutantsÛ Nonattainment Areas) URL: Publication: Greenbook: Nonattainment Areas for Criteria Pollutants URL: Also see: URL: URL: URL: URL: URL: Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2565 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI tel: (734) URL: GREENHOUSE GASES AND GLOBAL WARMING National Energy Information Center, U.S. Department of Energy see Energy Information above Report: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Generation of Electric Power in the United States, July 2000 URL: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency URL: URL: URL: ALTERNATIVE FUELS, MISCELLANEOUS California Energy Commission, Transportation Technology Office 1516 Ninth St., MS-41, Sacramento, CA tel: (916) Publications: (916) fax: (916) energia@energy.ca.gov URL: Publication: ABCs of AFVs: A Guide to Alternative Fuel Vehicles, November 1999 (# , cost: $8.00) URL: 3

4 Clean Cities, U.S. Department of Energy P.O. Box 12316, Arlington, VA hotline: 800-C-CITIES URL: URL: Publications: Greening the Fleet: A Local Government Guide to Alternative Fuels and Vehicles, 1997 Guide to Alternative Fuel Vehicle Incentives & Laws, November 1996 Taking an Alternative Route: Fueling the Future Clean Fuels Development Coalition 4641 Montgomery Ave., Suite 350, Bethesda, MD tel: (301) fax: (301) cfdcinc@aol.com URL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO The Alternative Fuels Data Center tel: (800) URL: hotline@afdc.nrel.gov URL: URL: Photographic Information Exchange URL: Office of Transportation Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC tel: (202) URL: URL: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Publications Office (c/o Stacy C. Davis) P. O. Box 2008, Building 3156, MS-6073, Oak Ridge, TN tel: (423) fax: (423) DAVISSC@ornl.gov URL: Annual publication: Transportation Energy Data Book URL: Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2565 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI tel: (734) URL: 4

5 BATTERY ELECTRIC 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL tel: (630) URL: (brochure) URL: URL: (slide) United States Council for Automotive Research, U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) 330 Town Center Dr., Fairlane Plaza South, Dearborn, MI tel: (313) URL: National Station Car Association tel: (510) URL: URL: URL: Southern California Edison Company Electric Transportation Department 2244 Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, CA tel: (800) or (800) 4-EVINFO BIODIESEL Biodiesel Information Centre, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association 90 Woodlawn Rd. W, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 1B2 tel: (519) fax: (519) URL: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC) P.O. Box 3048, Merrifield, VA tel: (800) DOE-EREC or (800) URL: URL: National Biodiesel Board P. O. Box , 1907 Williams St., Jefferson City, MO tel: (573) or (800) URL: National Biofuels Program, U.S. Department of Energy URL: URL: URL: Office of Transportation Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC tel: (202) URL: 5

6 ELECTRIC VEHICLES, INCLUDING SOLAR Bay Area Action 265 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View, CA tel: (650) URL: Electric Vehicle Association of Canada Suite 11, 21 Concourse Gate, Nepean, Ontario, Canada, K2E 7S4 fax: (613) URL: Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas 601 California St., Suite 502, San Francisco, CA tel: (415) or (800) 4EV-FACT URL: Electric Transit Vehicle Institute 1617-b Wilcox Blvd., Chattanooga, TN fax: (423) URL: CALSTART/WESTART 3360 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA tel: (626) URL: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) 50 Miles St., Greenfield, MA tel: (413) URL: Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) San Francisco, CA tel: (800) URL: URL: Southern California Edison Company Electric Transportation Department 2244 Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, CA tel: (800) ETHANOL see Battery Electric above URL: (see Guidebook for Handling) URL: (slide) 6

7 American Coalition for Ethanol P.O. Box 85102, Sioux Falls, SD tel: (605) fax: (605) URL: URL: Ethanol Information Center, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association 90 Woodlawn Rd. W, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 1B2 tel: (519) fax: (519) URL: National Biofuels Program, U.S. Department of Energy URL: URL: Renewable Fuels Association One Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 820, Washington, DC tel: (202) fax: (202) URL: URL: FUEL CELLS American Methanol Institute 800 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 620, Washington, DC fax: (202) URL: see Battery Electric above URL: (brochure) Ballard Power Systems, Inc Glenlyon Pkwy., Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5J 5J9 tel: (604) fax: (604) URL: Breakthrough Technologies Institute/Fuel Cells K St. NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC tel: (202) fax: (202) URL: Fuel Cell Institute P.O. Box 65481, Washington, DC tel: (301)

8 Gas Technology Institute (GTI) 1700 South Mount Prospect Rd., Des Plaines, IL URL: Los Alamos National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Topic: Fuel Cells at Los Alamos URL: Publication: Fuel Cells: Green Power by Sharon Thomas and Marcia Zalbowitz URL: Union of Concerned Scientists 2 Brattle Sq., Cambridge, MA tel: (617) ucs@ucsusa.org URL: HYBRID ELECTRIC see Battery Electric above URL: Office of Transportation Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy URL: Electric Transit Vehicle Institute 1617-b Wilcox Blvd., Chattanooga, TN fax: (423) etvi@vol.com URL: Rocky Mountain Institute: Hypercar Center 1739 Snowmass Creek Rd., Snowmass, CO tel: (303) URL: HYDROGEN Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network, U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Information Network URL: URL: National Hydrogen Association 1800 M St. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC tel: (202) fax: (202) URL: 8

9 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (PROPANE) see Battery Electric above URL: (slide) National Propane Gas Association 1600 Eisenhower Ln., Lisle, IL tel: (630) fax: (630) URL: URL: Ontario Propane Association North Service Rd. W, Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6M 3E3 tel: (905) fax: (905) URL: Propane Education and Research Council 1776 K St. NW, Suite 204, Washington, DC tel: (202) fax: (202) URL: Propane Vehicle Council 1130 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC tel: (202) fax: (202) vehicle@propanegas.com URL: URL: METHANOL American Methanol Institute see Fuel Cells above AMI@methanol.org URL: California Energy Commission, Transportation Technology and Fuels Office see Alternative Fuels, Miscellaneous above URL: NATURAL GAS (CNG AND LNG) American Gas Association 1515 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA tel: (703) URL: URL: 9

10 see Battery Electric above URL: (slide) CALSTART-WESTART see Electric Vehicles, Including Solar above URL: The EnergySource Network tel: (480) URL: Natural Fuels Company, LLC 5855 Stapleton Dr. N, Denver, CO tel: (303) or (800) fax: (303) URL: URL: The Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition 1100 Wilson Blvd., Suite 850, Arlington, VA tel: (703) fax: (703) URL: URL: URL: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) see Electric Vehicles, Including Solar above URL: URL: ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION Bicycle Awareness Program, California Air Resources Board P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento, CA tel: (916) fax: (916) Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development, U.S. Department of Energy Sustainable Transportation Success Stories URL: 10