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Students Encouraged to Get Creative for Clean Air
2.3.12 – The Clean Air Campaign is calling on Georgia students to get creative for clean air during the second annual Young Lungs at Work art competition.

Van Pools Forming in Powder Springs
1.29.12 - The Perimeter Transportation and Sustainability Coalition is forming commuter van pools that start in Powder Springs and travel to workplaces in the Perimeter area.

Robins, Macon Transit Authority leaders tout bus line growth
1.19.12 – Although their ridership figures vary significantly due to differences in how they’re calculated, officials from Robins Air Force Base and the Macon Transit Authority agree their partnership on a shuttle system is working well.

MBA grad sold on public transportation
1.18.12 – What could you do with a few free hours five days a week?

Daily Deal: Save While Driving
1.13.12 – If you’re like me, always driving around town searching for the cheapest gas prices, be sure to check out GasBuddy.com.

Clean Air Campaign announces inaugural list of Platinum Partners
1.12.12 – The Clean Air Campaign has established an inaugural list of Platinum Partners.

Work-from-home program helps keep businesses going
1.11.12 – One year ago this week, a winter storm shut down local streets and businesses, and metro Atlantans made national news for our inability to drive on ice.

Choosing a commute alternative: New Year’s resolution that’s easy to keep
12.28.11 – For decades, four of the top 10 New Year’s resolutions have been to lose weight, save money, spend more time with friends and reduce stress.

The Clean Air Campaign promotes alternative commuting
12.26.11 – Pamela King said she is excited about the year, 2012.

Post clarifies parking rules at headquarters
12.21.11 – Fort Benning officials have established “preferred parking” spaces around McGinnis-Wickam hall in an effort to reduce pollution and land-development impacts from automobile use.

SaportaReport: reflections on how far we’ve come – with an eye to 2012 and beyond
12.19.11 – Dear Readers, What a year it has been for SaportaReport.

Award-winning shuttle program keeping riders in the loop
12.15.11 – The cold weather took everyone by surprise on the afternoon of Dec. 7 and employees from the offices along Glenlake Parkway and Embassy Row tried to keep warm as they waited at stops for the Perimeter Shuttle.

Be There: Clean Air “BAIR” encourages no idling
11.23.11 – When you send your kids to school, you expect them to be the ones learning, but in Muscogee County one program is teaching parents a few helpful tips.

More drivers look for carpools after HOT lane
11.8.11 – It appears the extra traffic jams caused by the HOT lane on I-85 is forcing more people to take another look at the cheap way out.

Mark Arum: Gridlock Guy
11.6.11 – Commuters who have been frustrated by the new HOT-Express Lanes, allow me to introduce you to your new best friend.

Commute Options Programs Increase Employee Satisfaction, Retention
11.3.11 – It should come as no surprise that turnover costs can have a significant negative impact on a company’s performance.

Clean Air Mascot Stops By High Meadows
11.1.11 – The Clean Air Campaign’s Better Air Bear, also known as BAIR, came out of hibernation to visit High Meadows School in Roswell last week.

Students Participate in International Walk to School Day
10.5.11 – Students at various schools in the Peachtree Corners and Berkeley Lake cluster schools joined millions of other students from across the United States and 40 other countries to participate in International Walk to School Day – “Walk it, Bike it, Like it” Wednesday.

Tedra Cheatham to become executive director of Clean Air Campaign
10.5.11 – Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Economic Development Tedra Cheatham will be leaving the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce to become the executive director of the Clean Air Campaign.

Drivers Forming Carpools to Use Express Lanes
10.4.11 – As thousands of drivers get used to the new toll lanes on Interstate 85, some are choosing to form carpools so they can use the lanes for free.

SaportaReport.com, “Clean Air Campaign Names Tedra Cheatham its New Head”
9.22.11 - The Clean Air Campaign will soon have a new executive director — Tedra Cheatham, currently the chief operating officer for the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce.

640WGST.com, “Georgia Telework Week Underway”
9.12.11 – What's the best way to beat traffic congestion?

MNN.com, ”Georgia Telework Week 2011”
9.9.11 - Attention Georgia employers and employees: the second annual Georgia Telework Week is upon us. Monday marks the start of Telework Week 2011, and Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and The Clean Air Campaign want Georgians to learn more about the benefits of teleworking.

GreenBiz.com, “Georgia Steps Up Telework Week to Offer Tips for Companies, Workers”
9.8.11- About 150 companies offered their support for telework last year during Georgia's inaugural Telework Week.

Gwinnett Daily Post, “Schools awarded for clean air efforts”
8.31.11 - A nonprofit organization that works with the Georgia Department of Transportation to address air quality issues thinks Gwinnett County Schools is doing a good job delivering the message.

Atlanta Business Chronicle, “2011 Pace Awards”
8.26.11 - If there is a cause around which every earthling can rally, it’s the pursuit of cleaner air.

Atlanta Business Chronicle, “Atlanta tops in 15-city telework survey”
8.12.11 - It can bring out the best in employees, help businesses save bucks on real estate and infrastructure costs, and help get commuters and their air-fouling cars off clogged streets.

41NBC.com “Warner Robins City Officials Aim to Join Statewide 'Clean Air Campaign'”
7.13.11 - If filling your gas tank every week is enough to drive you crazy, a non-profit organization could help ease the burden.

Robins Air Force Base, “Participation rising in commuting programs”
7.8.11 - Everything has an upside, including the high price of gas.

PRLog.org, “The Clean Air Campaign Receives $47,127 Grant”
6.22.11 - The Clean Air Campaign received a $47,127 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS).

GreenBiz.com, “Microsoft Tracks Telework Trends, Ranks Top Cities for Home Workers”
6.15.11 - It's no wonder why teleworking is on the rise.

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, “Atlanta Might Face New Air Quality Standard”
6.6.11 - Whether opting to carpool or work from home, metro Atlanta commuters may play an increasingly critical role in the area’s decades-long struggle with poor air quality as it prepares for stricter smog limits expected this summer.

Neighbornewspapers.com PTC man uses alternative transportation
6.1.11 - Atlanta residents are no strangers to lengthy commutes, by any means.

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, “Atlanta summer/ Scorching heat but an easier commute”
5.31.11 - Summer in Atlanta: sweltering temperatures, smog, mosquitoes ... and an easier commute?

The Marietta Daily Journal, “Clean Air Campaign rewards gas-conserving transportation”
5.30.11 - In spite of the price of a gallon of regular gasoline being a dollar more than it was a year ago, the number of people traveling this Memorial Day weekend isn't expected to change by much.

John’s Creek Herald, “Johns Creek Man Saves Gas by Biking to Work”
5.26.11 - A local man has saved gas and lost weight by commuting to work via bicycle instead of car.

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, “Goodbye pollen, hello smog”
5.10.11 - We were starting to breathe easy, hoping that we had survived the spring pollen.

Augusta Chronicle, “Columbia County aims to reduce air pollution”
5.8.11 - Columbia County is recruiting some professional help in its quest to avoid being lumped among Georgia communities that fail federal Clean Air Act standards.

Southeast Green, "Air Quality Awareness Week to Educate Georgians on Protecting the Air We Breathe"
4.29.11 — Air Quality Awareness Week, occurring May 2-6, 2011, educates Georgians about simple actions they can take to reduce air pollution.

USA Today, "Atlanta workers find ways to deal with commute"
4.4.11 — Larry Copeland shares how commuters are turning to alternatives in metro Atlanta and how the Georgia Department of Transportation is finding creative solutions to manage demand on a crowded transportation network. 

Mother Nature Network, "Teleworking on the rise in Atlanta"
3.2.11 — Melissa Hincha-Ownby describes how telework has become a "go-to" option for more Atlanta workers to beat traffic.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Telecommuting Now Metro Area's Main Alternative to Driving Solo"
2.24.11 — Ariel Hart reports on the rise of telework in metro Atlanta, the increase in the number of commuters using alternatives to driving alone and other findings from the 2010 Regional Commuter Survey.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution OP-ED, "Snowed in with kids, still working"
1.17.11 — Clean Air Campaign executive director Kevin Green describes how the ability to telework allowed workers to stay productive during the week of icy conditions that prevented Atlantans from taking to the roads to get to their jobs.

The Times-Herald, "New Xpress Bus park-and-ride lot in operation"
12.10.10 — Sarah Campbell announces a new Xpress park-and-ride lot in Coweta County and tells potential bus riders about The Clean Air Campaign's incentive programs.

WMAZ, "Robins 'BIRD' Buses Make Maiden Voyage"
11.29.10 — Vanessa Ruffes shared how the first buses to Robins Air Force Base started their rounds, and one of the incentives to use them is that riders will be able to participate in Clean Air Campaign programs.

11 Alive (WXIA-TV), "Turning Black Friday Blue? One Group Hopes So"
11.25.10 — Matt Pearl reports on The Clean Air Campaign's Black Friday promotion - Turn Black Friday Blue.

The Daily Citizen, "Dalton employees take part in Clean Air Campaign"
11.22.10 — Charles Oliver shares how The Clean Air Campaign's programs benefit Dalton commuters, employers and the city.

Athens Banner-Herald, "Ride-sharing UGA workers can cash in"
10.21.10 — Lee Shearer writes about the University of Georgia's partnership with The Clean Air Campaign.

The Augusta Chronicle, "Economy cuts into carpooling"
10.19.10 — Erin Zureick reports on the state of carpooling in the Augusta metro area.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "More people get the job done from home"
10.18.10 — Tina Brown writes about telework in metro Atlanta and the state telework tax credit that is currently available for businesses.

Gainesville Times, "Hall beats state, nation in carpooling"
10.3.10 — Carolyn Crist shares information about carpooling rates in Hall County and the benefits of carpooling.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "September Smog Violations Set Record"
9.23.10 — Ty Tagami reports on the streak of smog days metro Atlanta has experienced this September.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Summer to end with hot, bad air"
9.21.10 — Mike Morris reports on the start of fall and the end of smog season.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Driving Less Can Mean Saving More (and a Free Chick-fil-A Sandwich)"
9.21.10 — Rana Cash promotes clean commuting as a way to save money, and she also announces the Give Your Car a Day Off promotion.

Gwinnett Daily Post, "Drivers encouraged to give their car a day off"
9.18.10 — Announces the start of Give Your Car the Day Off, which is being promoted by The Clean Air Campaign, Clark Howard and AM 750.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Toll lane on I-85 in Gwinnett: A few facts"
9.7.10 — Ariel Hart mentions The Clean Air Campaign as a resource for carpoolers.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "More smog expected Tuesday"
9.7.10 — Ty Tagami announces another Smog Alert and includes advice from The Clean Air Campaign.

WTVM, "Work from home, save money and time"
8.25.10 — Laura Ann Sills covers some of the benefits of working from home and how The Clean Air Campaign can help a company establish a telework program.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "More smog forecast for Tuesday as sun cooks tailpipe emissions"
8.23.10 — Ty Tagami reports on metro Atlanta's latest code orange Smog Alert and how The Clean Air Campaign is encouraging employers to help reduce pollution by supporting telework for their employees.

The Daily Tribune News, "'Dog Days' of Summer, smog levels exceed last year's tally"
8.17.10 — Matt Shinall writes about air quality this smog season and how The Clean Air Campaign is trying to improve it by hosting Georgia Telework Week, which employers are encouraged to support.

WABE, "Air Quality on Track to be Dirtier Than Last Year"
8.12.10 — Michelle Wirth interviews The Clean Air Campaign's executive director Kevin Green about air quality violations this year compared to last year.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Atlanta matches last year's bad air days and smog season isn't over"
8.12.10 — Ty Tagami compares the number of poor air quality days this smog season to last year.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Atlanta air dirtier than last year"
8.11.10 — Ty Tagami reports on the longest stretch of Smog Alerts since 2008.

Gwinnett Daily Post, "Back to school means more smog"
8.11.10 — Heather Darenberg reports on this summer's air quality issues and what some schools are doing to help.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Stay Indoors- More Ozone-Laden Smog Expected"
8.10.10 — Ty Tagami interviews Brian Carr from The Clean Air Campaign about the string of Smog Alerts this week.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Code Orange smog alert for Sunday, Monday"
8.8.10 — Alexis Stevens reports on two metro Atlanta Smog Alerts and what people can do to avoid contributing to the air quality problem.

WGXA - NewsCentralGA, "Working World: Clean Air Campaign Benefits Employers"
8.2.10 — Linnie Supall explains how employers can save some green by going green with The Clean Air Campaign.

The Augusta Chronicle, "2010 already twice as smoggy as 2009"
7.30.10 — Rob Pavey reports on Augusta's air quality situation and how people can help reduce the emissions that create smog.

Government Fleet, "Georgia Cities and Counties Benefit from Commute Option"
7.29.10 — Article about The Clean Air Campaign's public sector campaign.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Code Orange Smog Alert for Saturday"
7.23.10 — Alexis Stevens announces a Smog Alert and provides suggestions for how people can help improve Saturday's air quality.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Smog alert in effect”
6.8.10 — Larry Hartstein reports on Atlanta’s sixth Smog Alert of the season.

Henry Daily Herald, “Henry ranks high in Clean Air Schools campaign”
6.3.10 — Johnny Jackson announces that Henry County has the third-highest participation rate among counties, state-wide, in the campaign’s Clean Air Schools program.

Marietta Daily Journal, “Green commute”
5.30.10 — Kathryn Dobies shares the story of a bicycle commuter and the benefits of riding a bicycle to work.

The Sun News, “Base traffic becoming a major challenge”
5.25.10 — Thomas Day writes about the traffic congestion problem at Robins Air Force Base and how the base is working with The Clean Air Campaign to encourage commute alternatives.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "UPS helps Clean Air Campaign with $50,000 grant"
5.20.10 — Shelia Poole announces a $50,000 donation from UPS to The Clean Air Campaign to help promote its Idling Reduction Program.

Athens Banner-Herald, "A push to travel smart all week"
5.17.10 — Blake Aued covers Athens-Clarke County's Travel Smart Week, which is meant to encourage citizens to take alternative modes of transportation.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Easing congestion depends on you"
5.11.10 — Executive Director Kevin Green explains in this opinion article about the future of our commute to work and what people can do to help ease the situation.

Romes News-Tribune, "Rome's ozone level exceeds federal standard today"
5.9.10 — Doug Walker writes about Rome exceeding federal air quality standards two days in a row.

Gainesville Times, "Orange smog alert means it's best for some to stay indoors"
5.7.10 — Shannon Casas reports on Gainesville's first Code Orange smog day this smog season and what this means for residents.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Atlanta's air quality drops as smog season begins Saturday"
4.29.10 — Larry Hartstein reports on the start of smog season and Atlanta's recent air quality rankings for ozone and particle pollution.

Fox 5 Atlanta, "Smog Awareness Week"
4.26.10 — Executive Director Kevin Green is interviewed on Good Day Atlanta about Air Quality Awareness Week and what people can do to help improve the air we breathe.

WMAZ, "Hundreds Take Part In Middle Ga. Earth Day"
4.22.10 — Bofta Yimam writes about an Earth Day event in Macon where The Clean Air Campaign spoke with attendees and business owners about clean commuting.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Clean Air Campaign Offers Incentives for Shorter Work Weeks"
4.16.10 — David Markiewicz writes about The Clean Air Campaign's Compressed Work Week Leadership Initiative and ways employers and employees can benefit from these programs.

Fox 24, "Compressed Workweeks Can Help You Breathe Easier"
4.13.10 — Tyler Southard reports on The Clean Air Campaign's compressed work week consulting services.

Rome News-Tribune, "It pays to go green: Clean Air Campaign commuter program offers rewards"
4.4.10 — Doug Walker reports on The Clean Air Campaign's work in Floyd County Georgia.

11 Alive (WXIA-TV), "Carpool, Vanpools & Telecommuting Are Options for C-Tran Commuters"
3.29.10 — Chris Sweigart shares suggestions from The Clean Air Campaign for former C-TRAN commuters looking for a new ride to work.

CBS Atlanta, "Group Offers C-Tran Riders Other Options"
3.29.10 — Mike Paluska reports on The Clean Air Campaign's efforts to help C-TRAN riders find new ways to get to work.

11 Alive (WXIA -TV), "Making Money on 4-Day Work Weeks"
3.11.10 — Julie Wolfe reports on The Clean Air Campaign's new incentive for companies to start compressed work week programs.

Gwinnett Daily Post, "Clean Air Campaign hopes telecommuters recognized"
3.3.10 — Deanna Allen writes about Teleworker Appreciation Week.

WABE, "Atlanta Region One of the Worst For Daily Commuters"
2.17.10 — Rose Scott reports on the Forbes study that found Atlanta to be the 58th worst metro area for commuters.

The Newnan Times-Herald, "There's love... in the HOV lane"
2.14.10 — Nichole Golden tells the story of a couple who fell in love while carpooling.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Love in the HOV lane"
2.12.10 — Helena Oliviero writes about couples who carpool to work together.

Gwinnett Herald, "Gwinnett cleans the air"
2.4.10 — In the past six months, fourteen new Gwinnett businesses have partnered with The Clean Air Campaign.

Gwinnett Daily Post, "14 employers team up with Clean Air Campaign"
1.29.10 — Deanna Allen shares that 14 Gwinnett employers have partnered with the Clean Air Campaign to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.

Gainesville Times, "The daily commute: Ride to work has gotten longer, more difficult"
1.24.10 — Brandee A. Thomas reports on how commutes have changed over the years.

CBS Atlanta, "Earn Cash for Commuting"
1.22.10 — Kim Fettig shares information about the incentives that commuters can earn from The Clean Air Campaign by clean commuting.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "New smog standards equal new costs, but better health"
1.7.10 — Craig Schneider writes about some of the costs and benefits of stricter standards for smog.

Georgia Public Broadcasting, "EPA Wants Tougher Smog Limit"
1.7.10 — Melissa Stiers reports on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to toughen smog standards.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Don't sweat the snow, work from home"
1.7.10 — Jeffry Scott writes about how companies that are prepared don't have to worry when bad weather strikes.

Clayton News Daily, "Campaign: Fulfill resolutions with commute alternatives"
1.2.10 — Maria José Subiria shares how The Clean Air Campaign is encouraging people to keep their New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, reduce stress and save money, by giving their car keys a rest in 2010.