The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a statewide Clean Cities Conference on January 24-26, 2007 in New Orleans at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel.  The conference will promote the use of alternative fuels to reduce air pollution and improve air quality. It will also focus on practices that help reduce dependency on foreign oil.

“Clean Cities programs are administered in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport,” reports DNR Energy Programs Manager Paula Ridgeway. She said that conference presentations are meant to educate members of these groups about latest technologies and alternative fuel products and services. Topics of discussion will include the use of bio-diesel and compressed natural gas for transit fleets, how to reduce gasoline emissions, and will feature a display of AFV’s (alternatively-fueled vehicles) and hybrid vehicles.

For more information about the Clean Cities Statewide Conference, contact the DNR Technology Assessment Division, Energy section at 225-342-8574 and visit the website at www.dnr.louisiana.gov.