News: Searching for Rotherham clean air champions

Care4Air are calling for Rotherham's clean air champions to put forward nominations for the 2009 Care4Air Awards. The innovative awards scheme from South Yorkshire's air quality campaign, recognises individuals and organisations who have made a significant contribution to improving air quality in the region. Awards will be given for individuals, community groups, schools and businesses, as well as an overall winners award for "Outstanding Contribution to Improving Air Quality". ITV weatherman, Jon Mitchell will be making a special guest appearance to compere the prestigious awards ceremony on June 11 and present the awards to the winners. At the 2008 Awards businesses in Rotherham set the standards high. First South Yorkshire, which is based in Rotherham, just pipped Garnett Dickinson Print to the post for the Business Award category. First won the award for their contribution to improving air quality through the introduction of the new X78 bus service. The buses run from Doncaster to Sheffield via Rotherham and are new Euro 4 standard buses that emit far fewer emissions than the older vehicles - meaning improved air quality along the bus corridor.

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Rotherham

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News: Rotherham firms urged to become ECO stars

A South Yorkshire partnership is launching a new scheme to recognise organisations who help to improve air quality by using fleets of lower polluting vehicles and effective fuel management. Care4Air's ECO (Efficient and Cleaner Operations) Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme is coming soon to help LGV, HGV, bus and coach fleet operators gain recognition for their commitment to improving efficiency, reducing fuel consumption and reducing emissions – all helping to improve local air quality. Each organisation signing up to the scheme will have both their individual vehicles and their overall road transport operation assessed using star rating criteria, to recognise levels of operational and environmental performance. Scheme benefits include windscreen decals issued for each vehicle to profile efficiency and environmental credentials and bespoke action plans developed for each scheme member to help them progress to higher ratings levels. Care4Air aims to raise awareness of air quality issues and highlight what is happening in the region to improve the quality of our air. Care4Air is a partnership between the four South Yorkshire local authorities and is funded by the South Yorkshire Local Transport Plan.
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Rotherham

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