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Calstart has announced the finalists competing for its prestigious Blue Sky AwardTM 2008. The Blue Sky Award^TM 2008 Finalists include:

• Business Region, Goteborg: for catalyzing Sweden's use of biomethane as a renewable fuel for transportation including 4,500 natural gas vehicles and municipal transit buses and a commuter train.
• PG&E Transportation Services: for implementing the greening of its fleet, including the use of natural gas, biodiesel and other alternative fuels to increase fuel efficiency.
• Southern Counties Express, Inc.: for committing to build and operate an LNG truck fueling station at its own facility that is publicly available to the port trucking community.

The annual awards recognize outstanding marketplace contributions to clean air, energy efficiency and to the clean transportation industry overall by companies, organizations and individuals. The 2008 finalists were selected as the top firms and individuals from among several dozens nominated internationally for their market leadership and real actions in advanced and green transportation. Winners will be selected from these finalists and announced in early May. A special awards ceremony and luncheon will honor the winners June 10th and attendance is welcome.

Visit www.calstart.org for information on Calstart, a full list of finalists and more information on attending or sponsoring this special event supporting green transportation, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .