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Valley CAN receives GEELA Award
Valley CAN has received a prestigious award, Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards (GEELA), for environment stewardship.
Photo: Left to Right
Dale Bonner, California Secretary of Business Transportation and Housing; Cristina Dayton, Valley CAN; Roger Christy, Chevron (Back); KC Bishop, Chevron (Front); AG Kawamura, California Secretary of Food and Agriculture; Paul Betancourt, Valley CAN Board Member (Back); Linda Adams, California Secretary of Environmental Protection Agency; Mike Chrisman, California Resources Secretary (to the left of Linda); Tom Knox, Valley CAN; Mike Martin, Valley CAN Board President; Bill Schreiber, Valley CAN; Representative from the Department of General Services; Douglass W. Wilhoit, Jr., CEO of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce.
Kudos for Clean Air Now
Mark Grossi / The Fresno Bee
December 3, 2008
Valley Clean Air Now's Tune-in and Tune-up program has been recognized by the Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards.
The Clean Air Now program annually reduces about 3,000 tons of carbon monoxide, 300 tons of reactive organic gases and 150 tons of nitrogen oxides in the San Joaquin Valley.
The organization sponsors events where motorists voluntarily have their vehicles tested to see if they are high polluters. If they are high polluters, owners are provided a $500 voucher in emission-related repairs or maintenance at a local automotive shop.
Valley Clean Air Now was one of 21 organizations to receive California's highest and most prestigious environmental honor.
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