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Grand opening of green fuel station in Lawrence |
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The station will be the first of its kind and will serve as a pilot-project for future all green stations. The station will use solar and wind technologies for energy production and will feature other environmental friendly practices such as recycling. Consumer outreach regarding alternative fuels will be featured on liquid crystal display (LCD) screens on fuel pumps that will allow customers fingertip access to information on not only ethanol and biodiesel, but wind and solar technology, roof gardens, pollution prevention practices and recycling. This station showcases various energy technologies and features actual sustainability elements on site. In addition to blending ethanol and biodiesel on site, this station will demonstrate zero net environmental impact by using energy production through solar and wind technologies. Roof and rain gardens will reduce the urban heat-island effect and storm water runoff as well as filter pollutants and greenhouse gases from the air. This station will also implement pollution prevention practices and practice waste reduction and recycling. The grand opening will be Monday, June 30, 2008, at 10 a.m. at the station located at 900 Iowa St., Lawrence, Kan. Featured speakers will be John Askew, regional administrator, USEPA Region 7 and Adrian Polansky, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture. Invited speakers are U.S. Senators Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts and U.S. Representatives Dennis Moore and Nancy Boyda. A media session will be held at 10:30 a.m. Several organizations will attend the grand opening to display vehicles that run on alternative fuels and promote the benefits of burning environmental friendly fuels. Other environmental friendly organizations will be displaying consumer information regarding green practices. Partners in the project include: USEPA Region 7, University of Kansas, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas Department of Revenue, Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas Soybean Commission, Kansas Corn Growers, U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Kansas, Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association of Kansas, and Zarco 66 Earth Friendly Fuels. The mission of the Kansas Soybean Commission is improving the profitability of Kansas' soybean producers. The Commission, through its own work and through a contract with the Kansas Soybean Association, promotes the nutritional benefits of using soybean products to consumers and, because of its benefits to the environment, energy security and the farm economy, promotes the use of soy biodiesel as an alternative to diesel fuel. It also informs Kansas soybean producers of their activities through producer communications efforts and participates in industry relations programs, both state and nationally.
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