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The First Low Carbon Fuels Conference to Take Place in Sacramento April 14th and 15th

Posted on: Monday, 14 April 2008, 09:01 CDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Kicking off "Earth Week," the inaugural Low Carbon Fuels Conference will take place Monday & Tuesday, April 14 & 15, 2008 at the Sacramento Convention Center. The conference will showcase the latest in low carbon alternative fuel transportation technologies and policies; bringing together more than 400 industry stakeholders, legislative leaders, policy makers, automakers, fuel suppliers, economists, energy experts, public and private fleet operators, and others for this important event.

Presentations will be provided by the nation's leading policy, energy, fuel and technology experts. Notable confirmed speakers include:

-- John Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company -- Mary Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board -- James Boyd, Vice Chair and Commissioner, California Energy Commission -- Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District -- Deborah Jordan, Air Division Director, US EPA Region 9 -- Catherine Reheis-Boyd, COO, Western States Petroleum Association -- Roy Willis, President, Propane Education and Research Council -- William Ichord, Vice President, Sempra Energy -- Don Paul, Vice President, Chevron Corporation -- Lynn Westfall, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Tesoro Corporation -- Pam Inmann, Executive Director, Western Governors Association -- Senator Christine Kehoe -- Assembly Member Mike Feuer -- Assembly Member Ted Lieu -- Senator Dean Florez -- Assembly Member Mike DeSaulnier

40 of the most advanced alternative and low carbon fuel vehicles will be on display and in the Ride & Drive:

-- Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from Ford, Kia, and Mercedes -- Electric vehicles from Tesla, Phoenix, ZAP and Zenn -- State-of-the-art diesel vehicles from BMW, Jeep, Honda and Audi -- Multiple Toyota hybrids and plug in hybrid electric vehicles -- A plug in hybrid electric aerial truck -- A Freightliner hybrid electric delivery truck -- A propane powered school bus, medium-duty stake-bed truck, shuttle bus, Ford F150 and ride-on lawnmower -- Liquefied Natural Gas refuse trucks and an LNG Kenworth class-8 tractor -- A Compressed Natural Gas trolley car, school bus, and the Honda GX with the world's cleanest internal combustion engine

The conference is hosted by Pacific Gas & Electric, Propane Research and Education Council, Sempra Energy Utilities and the Western States Petroleum Association, and sponsored by the California Air Resources Board and California Energy Commission.

Contact: Anne Hellwig, 310.573.8558, 310.745.6034 Email: anne@gladstein.org, http://www.lowcarbonfuels2008.com/

Gladstein, Neandross & Associates, LLC

CONTACT: Anne Hellwig of Gladstein, Neandross & Associates, LLC,+1-310-573-8558, or +1-310-745-6034, anne@gladstein.org

Web site: http://www.gladstein.org/http://www.lowcarbonfuels2008.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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