March 22, 2006
Ohio's Annual Agriculture Celebration Highlights Bean Bus
Governor Bob Taft, Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Fred L. Dailey and local leaders celebrated the promise of biofuels to commemorate Ohio Agriculture Day in Cincinnati.  Taft and Dailey highlighted a special business partnership between Cincinnati-based Peter Cremer North America and Daimler Chrysler.  Metro unveiled their wrapped soybean bus that will travel through neighborhoods fueled by a biodiesel blend, sending a message that biodiesel is a practical answer to energy security, economic stability and clean environment challenges.

March 29, 2006
Glenn O. Swing Energy Fair
The Energy Team organized the event to help third, fourth, and fifth grade students at Glenn O. Swing learn more ways to save energy at home and in the community.  It was also designed to introduce them  to careers in the energy field.  People Working Cooperatively, Division of Air Quality, Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet, Community Action and Tri-State Clean Fuels Network supported the fair by conducting interactive presentations.

April 21 -30, 2006
Biofuels Bloom at the Flower Show
"From Our Farms to Our Tanks" exhibit, a collaborative partnership between the Cincinnati Park Board and the Tri-State Clean Fuels Network, featured a car covered with soybeans and corn kernels, two main sources of domestic biofuels production.  They golden pond with its oil derrick pumping a clear pure substance was a symbol of the low impact of biofuel production on the environment.  The landscaping material reflected the exhibit's thematic color scheme of green and yellow.  Green represented plant life and our commitment to create a cleaner environment.  Yellow represented sunlight, the source of energy necessary to the life cycle.  The exhibit received a gold medal from the Cincinnati Horticultural Society and the American Horticultural Society Award. Cargill AgHorizons Group, GM and Katzen International, Inc. sponsored the exhibit.