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Austin's continued involvement in the Central Texas Clean Cities Program has earned the city $12,500 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Established in 2001, The Clean Cities Program promotes public awareness around practices and partnerships that reduce petroleum consumption and promote the use and purchase of alternative fuels. Central Texas Clean Cities is one of more than 80 volunteer coalitions that develop public and private partnerships to promote alternative fuels and vehicles, fuel blends, fuel economy, hybrid vehicles, and idle reduction.
According to sources, this latest grant amount provides a total of $22,500 for fiscal year 2007-08 and will certainly provide a boost to finding solutions for alternative fuels in Texas.
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Wow, $12,500! How can we possibly spend it?
Maybe we can add a few more blue signs under the overpass just south of 5th and Lamar?
I'd love to see Austin receive more federal dollars than this paltry sum. $12,000 doesn't even cover the overtime paid to Austin Parks and Recreation staff to set up and dismantle all the barricades, trash cans, and bleachers for the Obama-rama rally a couple weeks back at the Capitol. Yeah, the City of Austin provided those services free-of-charge for Obama's campaign. What a generous campaign contribution, Austin!
Seth
Speaking of the Capitol building, perhaps Austin could throw this $12k towards the construction of guard shacks at the entrances to the Capitol grounds so the cops don't have to sit in their cars idling the engines 24/7 for AC & heat.
Seth
Guard shacks, now that makes sense. They could then keep their porn from being easily viewed by people walking by.