Criteria

November 6, 2003

• Non-monetary recognition can occur outside of the current membership of the Diesel Difference Working Group, if a fleet has implemented clean diesel technologies that satisfy given criteria.
• Recognition will be confined to fleets that implement clean diesel technologies. Vendors who partner with these fleets in clean diesel technology projects will be acknowledged within the context of such recognition.
• Elected officials and government agencies may be the subject of special recognition as conditions merit, and with the approval of the Diesel Difference Working group.
• Three "levels" of non-monetary recognition criteria were established:

I. Gold
A. Status given only to a select group of fleets, who have demonstrated
outstanding clean diesel technology initiatives that we wish other fleets to replicate.
B. Recognizes the implementation of EPA-verified technologies AND clean
diesel fuels on X ratio/percentage of a fleet.
C. Recognition includes the scheduling of a press conference where a plaque
will be presented, compilation of a press release, a clean diesel decal, and the publication of a success story.
D. Clean diesel technology applications that target at risk populations, such
as children and environmental justice communities, are weighed heavier in the determination of gold level status.

II. Silver
A. Recognizes the implementation of EPA-verified technologies AND/OR clean diesel fuels on Y ratio/percentage of a fleet.
B. Recognition includes the compilation of press release, a clean diesel decal, and the publication of a success story.

• The separation between gold and silver levels of criteria occurs with the ratio/percentage of the fleet involved in the technology conversion and to what degree societal benefits in health and/or emissions reductions can be adequately demonstrated.

III. Bronze
A. Recognizes clean diesel behavior, which can include the implementation
of anti-idling policies and devices, non-EPA verified technologies, and/or EPA-verified technologies for Z ratio/percentage of a fleet.
B. Recognition includes the compilation of a success story, which will be
published on the Diesel Difference website.

• The Diesel Difference Criteria Sub-committee maintains the right to determine which proposed projects qualify for the gold level of recognition.
• The Diesel Difference Criteria Sub-committee maintains the right to modify the above criteria, in order to stay abreast of modifications in the clean diesel marketplace.