Recognized BusinessesBusiness/Organization:
CSU, Fresno
Location:
Fresno, CA
Description:
CSU, Fresno is a large and growing campus in the California State University system, the largest public university system in the country. CSU, Fresno currently serves approximately 20,000 students.
Clean Air Efforts:
CSU Fresno provides alternate transportation programs for full time faculty/staff (incentive programs/carpool match-up assistance/bicycling/walking. CSU, Fresno also provides programs for students such as the Red Bike Program, Carpool Match-up Assistance, and transit passes. The Red Bike Program allows students to rent a bicycle for $5 each semester. CSU Frenso also has two CNG alternate fuel vehicles, 36 electric carts, a CNG fueling station located on campus, and offers many community outreach services.
Employees:
2400 plus 22000 students
Website:
http://www.csufresno.edu/
Business/Organization:
ChevronTexaco San Joaquin Valley Business Unit
Location:
Bakersfield, CA
Description:
The ChevronTexaco San Joaquin Valley Business Unit produces 260,000 barrels of oil and gas per day from approximately 15, 000 wells. ChevronTexaco has more than 1000 employees in the San Joaquin Valley, and employs an additional 1,000 to 1,500 contract employees. The company operates six key fields, Kern River, Midway-Sunset, Lost Hills, Cymric, Coalinga, and San Ardo.
Clean Air Efforts:
ChevronTexaco's valley production operations were acknowledged for their commitment to a 45 percent reduction from current NOx levels by 2008. ChevronTexaco's operations are also committing to aggressive investigation of technology to further reduce NOx emissions. These efforts are in addition to a 72 percent reduction achieved from 1990 to 2000.
Employees:
More than 1000 in the Valley
Website:
http://www.chevrontexaco.com/
Business/Organization:
Health Plan of San Joaquin
Location:
Stockton, CA
Description:
Managed care company serving over 60,000 members.
Clean Air Efforts:
Carpooling program - Promotion of clean air, emission reductions during peak summer months - Spare the air programs - Newsletter information about clean air and association to asthma.
Employees:
110
Business/Organization:
Country Club Auto Body
Location:
Madera, CA
Description:
Auto body shop
Clean Air Efforts:
Held a "Spare the air coloring contest for kids 6-12. Hands out spare the air pamphlets and participates in employee carpool programs. In addition, Country Club Auto Body has purchased new equipment such as a paint booth to reduce emissions.
Employees:
110
Business/Organization:
OK Produce
Location:
Fresno, CA
Description:
Full service produce wholesale company. Service restaurants and retail stores from Sacramento to Bakersfield, along the Central Coast and into the Bay Area
Clean Air Efforts:
Installed the largest solar power system in the Central Valley. Will be creating 20-30 % of own energy by utilizing 35,000 square feet of rooftop solar panels and has a peak of 231 KWP. The system has decreased emission of CO2 by 1/2 ton year to date. Initial cost of system was $1,400,000. In addition, OK Produce purchased their first hybrid vehicle, the Toyota Prius and will replace their remaining sales representative vehicles within the next three to four years.
Employees:
150
Website:
http://www.okproduce.com/
Business/Organization:
Braun Electric Company
Location:
Bakersfield, CA
Description:
Electrical engineering contractor. Electrical construction maintenance and service of commercial, industrial, and residential systems
Clean Air Efforts:
Operate four vanpools for employees - Bakersfield to Taft - Bakersfield to Belridge - Taft to Belridge.
Employees:
200 Phone: 661-633-1451
Business/Organization:
Jones Cleaning Centers, Inc.
Location:
Fresno, CA
Description:
Full service dry-cleaning establishment.
Clean Air Efforts:
Recently installed a GreenEarth cleaning machine in new facility. GreenEarth solvent is a low molecular weight volatile compound, which will evaporate fairly easily into the air. It has been shown not to generate ozone. The EPA has exempted it from volatile organic compound. EPA found that GreenEarth solvent not to be hazardous air pollutant and not to be a toxic air contaminant.
Employees:
38 Phone: 559-431-6892
Business/Organization:
Kern Community College District - Porterville College
Location:
Porterville, CA
Description:
Porterville College is a college of the Kern Community College District.
Clean Air Efforts:
The maintenance and operating division is responsible for the purchase and maintenance of the college's entire vehicle fleet. The college presently utilizes nineteen electric gold cart type vehicles. The college is field testing Pathway Industrial Electric Carts, a subsidiary of General Motors to determine the dependability of the vehicles under heavy use.
Employees:
21 maintenance crew
Website:
http://www.pc.cc.ca.us/
Business/Organization:
North Fork Rancheria
Location:
North Fork, CA
Description:
A tribal government with 732 adults and 430 children. Provides health care, job placement, fishing licenses, home repair, preservation and protection of cultural resources on aboriginal lands and tribal trust land.
Clean Air Efforts:
Voluntarily hand cuts and chips rather then burn. Applied for a fuel reduction grant to reduce fuel build -up on tribal land. Purchased a wood chipper, which is rented to community residents in order for them to chip their brush and mulch instead of burning.
Employees:
16 Phone: 559-877-4371
Business/Organization:
Tulare County Library
Location:
Visalia, CA
Description:
Tulare County library.
Clean Air Efforts:
Provides public outreach efforts to help clean the air by posting informational materials in libraries throughout the county. Library employees practice conservation by ahdering to poor air quality days in doing yard work or operating power equipment that emit gas fumes into the air.
Employees:
41
Website:
http://www.tularecountylibrary.org/
Business/Organization:
Gusmercellalo
Location:
Fresno, CA
Description:
Manufacture filter sheets and filter aids used to process a wide range of liquids including wine, juice, distillled products, oil, gelatine, and cosmetics
Clean Air Efforts:
Investigating the reuse of gas fired burner exhaust being reintroduced in the burner box and pre-heated make up air. This could reduce natural gas usage. Engineering should be complete in June 2003.
Employees:
65
Website:
http://www.gusmercellulo.com/
Business/Organization:
City of Modesto
Location:
Modesto, CA
Description:
Government agency.
Clean Air Efforts:
Rideshare program set up to assist employees in finding alternatives to driving a single-occupant vehicle. Hosts annual Bike to Work event in downtown Modesto, with incentives and breakfast for those who bike or walk to work. Hosts Family Cycling Festival to bring attention to bicycling as an alternative form of transportation.
Employees:
1600
Website:
http://www.modestogov.com/
Business/Organization:
U.S. Postal Service
Location:
Turlock, CA
Description:
Government agency.
Clean Air Efforts:
Encourages all employees to use postal vehicles only when nessary. Weekly lunch programs to keep employees at work for lunch. The U.S. Postal Service has participates in a car pooling program to reduce car emissions.
Employees:
87 Phone: 209-669-3022
Business/Organization:
City of Stockton, Personnel Services Dept.
Location:
Stockton, CA
Description:
Government agency.
Clean Air Efforts:
Promotes the Volutary Trip Reduction Program since 1996. The program began with 7 employees in 1996 and has consistently maintained a minimum of 50 employees each year since then. A total of 161 City employees have been enrolled in the program over the past 6 years. The result has been the elimination of approximately 1,200 vehicles trips per year. The City of Stockton sponsors many ride sharing programs to encourage car pooling..
Employees:
1,683
Website:
http://www.stocktongov.com/
Business/Organization:
California Highway Patrol/Fresno Area
Location:
Fresno, CA
Description:
Fresno Area CHP is part of the Central Division CHP, which covers the entire valley from Modesto to Fort Tejon. Provides traffic servics and works with the county sheriff's department and local police departments to provide police services to residents.
Clean Air Efforts:
The Fresno Area CHP contributed to cleaning the air by acquiring a new generator, which will increase the efficiency and help with the air quality. Officers are encouraged to carpool and avoid lighting fireplaces when possible. Personnel made aware of unhealhty days and asked to do what they can to avoid adding unnecessary pollution to the air.
Employees:
135
Website:
http://www.chp.ca.gov/
Business/Organization:
West Hills Community College District
Location:
Coalinga, CA
Description:
The West Hills Community College District serves a 3,600 square mile agricultural district in the San Joaquin Valley. The District has become a regional leader in expanding access to postsecondary education, creating job opportunities and building community collaborations.
Clean Air Efforts:
The West Hills Community College District offers van service to students traveling from locations throughout the District. This service accounts for approximately $170,000 of their annual budget. It is estimated that 50-60 cars are kept off the road each day because of this service. In addition, the District offers flexible scheduling, online courses and collaborative degree offerings as a partner with California State University, Fresno.
Employees:
320
Website:
http://www.westhillscollege.com/
Business/Organization:
Fresno IRS Campus
Location:
Fresno, CA
Description:
The Fresno IRS Campus opened in 1971 as the last of ten IRS service centers built across the nation to process individual and business tax returns.
Clean Air Efforts:
The Fresno IRS Campus publicizes the availability of transportation programs aimed at reducing air pollution and traffic congestion in the Central Valley through an employee newsletter, Fresbits. Fresno IRS Campus also offers several programs such as the Public Transportation Subsidy Program, which over 200 employees participated. Other programs Fresno IRS implements include Carpooling, Rideshare, and Spare the Air. Fresno IRS Campus is currently discussing with FAX (Fresno Area Express) the possibility of an express bus line for employees who will be working in three new buildings in the downtown area.
Employees:
7,000 at peak season Phone: 559-454-6057
Business/Organization:
Berry-Uriarte
Location:
Fowler, CA
Description:
Removes orchards for farmers by utilizing chipping equipment. Other services include deep ripping, slip plowing, dozing, vine removing, and wood recycling.
Clean Air Efforts:
Berry-Uriarte invested over $1,000,000.00 in equipment to grind orchards in an effort to demonstrate the ability for farmers to chip rather than burn.
Employees:
12 Phone: 559-834-2876
Business/Organization:
TODAY Cleaners, A Division of Richard K. Newman and Assoc., Inc.
Location:
Bakersfield, CA
Description:
TODAY Cleaners is the retail dry cleaning and laundering entity, which superceded SPARKLE Cleaners, established in 1949. The TODAY Cleaners model is to house a complete dry cleaning and laundering processing facility in each of the now 11 retail locations in Bakersfield, so that 100% of the work is done on premise. TODAY Cleaners provides on premise dry cleaning and laundering of customers' garments and household goods. Work is promised "IN by 11:00 Ready by 4:00." TODAY Cleaners is open 7 days a week and offers cleaning and laundering services to customers including car-hop and drive through convenience at 5 locations.
Clean Air Efforts:
The mainstay technology for the dry cleaning industry for many decades has been the use of Perchlorethylene solvent (perc). Perc is a federally and state regulated solvent which has come under increasing scrutiny from Air Pollution Districts as a significant contributor to air pollution. TODAY Cleaners became very interested in evaluating alternative cleaning systems in mid 2000 when it became clear that environmental and health risks associated with using perc were only going to increase. The task then became to understand the alternative technologies and choose one, which would afford the best solutions for all areas of concern. Based on all TODAY Cleaners learned, the purchase of the first GreenEarth solvent based dry cleaning machine was completed in July 2001. Impressed with its overall performance and improvements, the process of converting additional locations took place. Six GreenEarth solvent machines operating in four locations, with plans underway and equipment ordered to be completely converted to GreenEarth technology by September 2003. At an average cost of more than $70,000 per location to convert, the total capital cost will exceed $750,000.00. The upside is the elimination of the approximate 1,800 gallons of perc solvent, which was consumed per year in operation.
Employees:
80
Website:
http://www.todaycleaners.com/
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