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Going green hasn't always been cost-effective, but in recent times the cost of applying eco-friendly practices and employing new green technologies has dropped significantly. Companies like many of our clients are now able to explore new methods of reducing their carbon footprints, and are doing just that. Today we're taking a look at how the cost of going green, specifically in transportation, has been reduced even further thanks to assistance from government funding from the most recent stimulus plan.

This past week saw the end of the government's $3 billion "Cash for Clunkers" program, which offered up to $4,500 in rebates to consumers looking to trade in their old cars for newer, more fuel-efficient ones. While the widely popular program had come under harsh scrutiny, car dealers everywhere from northeast Wisconsin to New England have praised the program and its affect on the automotive industry. By the end of the program, between 700,000 and 800,000 new cars were sold, most of them fuel-efficient. Some have even reported selling out of several types of cars.

Meanwhile, the 2009 Green Fleet Conference, has people buzzing about sustainable transportation too. With its focus on helping private and public fleet managers, the conference drives toward helping fleets obtain stimulus money that is necessary to becoming more environmentally friendly and has just been endorsed by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America).

Government agencies have enlisted the help of The Refinishing Touch to help them become more environmentally conscious for many years now. It is great to see the stimulus plan helping others to do the same. We're thrilled to see individuals and organizations alike working to reduce their impact on the environment and how the government is providing a vehicle for them to do just that.