Engine Makers Initiate Forum on Diesel

The pressure is on manufacturers of diesel engines as regional air quality agencies in California ban new purchases of diesel engines for public bus fleets and government contractors, and studies link diesel emissions to cancer and premature deaths.

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These are just the latest in what has become a barrage of negative publicity and increasing regulation of diesel engines.

To fight the onslaught, manufacturers have banded together in creating the Diesel Technology Forum to help get the word out about the importance of diesel engines and how they are getting cleaner by the year.

Caterpillar Inc. created the group in March, saying it was tired of, and even threatened by, the critics of diesel-fueled powerhouses.

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