2000 Recognition Award Winners
The 2000 Wisconsin Partners for Clean Air Recognition Award goes to:
City of West Allis
- Planted over 300 trees.
- Built a new energy efficient library and police station.
- Purchased a new natural gas vehicle for their police department.
- Adopted a Smart Growth "Development Infill" Strategy, which has become a corner stone of the City's aggressive redevelopment initiatives. In 2000, their redevelopment activities included more than 13 different sites throughout the city.
U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facility
- Reduced VOC emissions by replacing solvent-based primer and topcoat paints with a water-based paint.
- Participated in the Milwaukee County Transit System's VanPool and ValuePass programs.
- Regularly tested all vehicles serviced by the Milwaukee VMF for emissions.
- Participated in "Careers on Wheels" elementary school program educating children on alternative fuels, vehicle maintenance and cleaner air.
Wisconsin Electric/ Wisconsin Gas
- Provided commuter benefits to over 300 employees, ranging from commuter value programs to special car-pool parking.
- "Partner" sponsored Milwaukee Bikes to Work Week.
- Provided secure bike racks and shower facilities for summer long bike commuting.
- Signed the first Environmental Cooperative Agreement with the DNR to improve the environmental and economic performance of its Pleasant Prairie Power Plant, near Kenosha.
Honorable Mention goes to:
Wisconsin Paperboard Corporation
- Voluntarily installed a new low-NOx boiler.
- New boiler has about 1/7 the potential NOx emissions as compared to the old boiler, making it 85% cleaner.
- This replacement serves as an excellent example of what the DNR is looking for in the Voluntary NOx Reductions Program, still under development.
To nominate your business or organization, call Jessica Laub at (414) 263-8367.