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    Environmental Protection  	
    Agency
Program
Overview
Office of Transportation
and Air Quality
EPA420-F-06-067
October 2006
                    SmartWay
                     Grow&Go
SmartWay  Grow &  Go
     Smart Way Grow & Go is a program developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection
     Agency (EPA) to promote the environmental benefits of renewable fuels. The
     program will support President Bush's goal of reducing U.S. dependency on foreign
oil and help improve our environment. This program creates a renewable fuel component
forEPA's existing SmartWay Transport Partnership. EPA will work with its public-private
partners to implement the Smart Way Grow & Go goals.
Renewable Fuels
Renewable fuels are available today and
provide environmental benefits. Second-
generation biofuels, like cellulosic-based
ethanol, hold tremendous promise for the
future. Working with our public-private
partners, the SmartWay Grow & Go pro-
gram promotes the environmental benefits of
renewable fuels and helps ensure continued
progress toward the development of future
renewable fuels.
Benefits of Renewable Fuels
All vehicles manufactured today must meet
EPA's stringent Tier 2 emissions standards,
regardless of fuel type. However, the use of
ethanol and biodiesel provide additional en-
vironmental benefits. Ethanol reduces emis-
sions of pollutants such as carbon monoxide
and benzene, a known human carcinogen.
Biodiesel provides significant reductions in
carbon monoxide, particulate matter (PM)
and sulfates. Both fuels also reduce green-
house gas emissions.
           Program Goals
           By working with our current and prospective
           SmartWay Transport partners, the SmartWay
           Grow & Go program aims to promote the
           environmental benefits of renewable fuels.
           By 2012, EPA's goal is for 25 percent of our
           SmartWay partners to commit to use renew-
           able fuels, and by 2020 to have 50 percent of
           our partners commit to use renewable fuels.

           Through SmartWay Grow &Go, EPA and its
           partners will expand technical information
           about renewable fuels and increase public
           awareness of their environmental benefits.
           In addition, EPA will work with our federal
           partners and others to clarify and streamline
           the regulatory framework, which will re-
           move barriers to the increased use of quality
           renewable fuels.
           For More Information
           For additional information on the Grow &
           Go program, please visit EPA's Web site at:
           www.epa. gov/smartwav/growandgo.

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