Monday, December 05, 2011

Volume 2, Issue 25

Retailers can go to the Growth Energy store and request a FREE Amer. Ethanol station kit. This kit will include an attractive, colorful pump topper and nozzle talker, bright decals for mid-level blends, the mandatory EPA labels for E15 and E85. The kit will also include a brochure holder that will include literature to educate station customers about ethanol blends and let them know how their fuel is strengthening America’s energy security, economy and environment.

Growth Energy is pleased to offer this kit free of charge to stations. Check out the Store to order your free station kit. Click on the left hand side of the page, NEW Americ. Ethanol Station Kits. You can customize your own kit, for any questions please email Scourter@growthenergy.org

If you are applying for NYSERDA, we also have a NYSERDA compliance page of items you must purchase on our Growth Energy store click on NYSERDA Compliance Items.

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Featured Links

• See if Your Vehicle is Ethanol Blend Compatible
• Find an Flex Fuel Station in Your Area

Ethanol coalition teams with awareness campaign for grant project

A new USDA grant will be used to promote flex fuel vehicles, flex fuel pumps and driver education. The grant was announced at a meeting of the Nebraska Ethanol Board.

The Nebraska Ethanol Industry Coalition (NEIC), a non-profit educational organization, will be working with the FlexFuel Vehicle Awareness Campaign to institute a wide range of activities aimed at increasing ethanol use in order to meet the national renewable fuel standard. Project partners include the Nebraska Ethanol Board, the Nebraska Corn Board, the Clean Fuels Foundation, ICM, Poet Ethanol Products, Monsanto, Green Plains Renewable Energy, and Phibro Ethanol Performance Group.

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Coalition for E85 Grows Membership

Two months after the Coalition for E85 formed, the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) is joining the group’s ranks.

A group of retailers, producers and equipment manufacturers—among others—formed the Coalition for E85 in October. The campaign looks to protect the 2,500 small businesses that have invested in ethanol fuel and halt a multimillion-dollar tax hike on consumers, as CSNews Online previously reported.

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Airport BP Offers E85 to Holiday Travelers in VA’s Tidewater Area

Airport patrons picking up a flex-fuel rental vehicle, as well as those FFV drivers retreating to the beautiful Tidewater, Va., peninsula this week can now fill up with E85 at Airport BP. Airport BP, a full-service auto repair center and convenience store near Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport, started selling E85 ethanol this month. E85 is a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. By opening an E85 station with partner Protec Fuel, Airport BP, open in Newport News since 1977, helps reduce emissions, lower our dependence on foreign oil and spur domestic economic growth.

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State leaders report to county corn growers

The atmosphere was decidedly upbeat during the 2011 edition of the York County Corn Growers Association annual banquet.

The event was Friday evening in York with Clark Pickrel, president of the association, as master of ceremonies.

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New Patrol Cars Add Green Spot For Johnston Police Department

Serving and protecting the community is the No. 1 job of the Johnston Police Department.

This fall, the department added energy conservation to the list of duties.

In October, the department rolled out two new Crown Victorias to add to its fleet of patrol cars. Each year the department retires two cars and rolls out two replacements.

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C-stores Mixed on Black Friday Deals

JERSEY CITY, N.J.—It’s the day that the retail industry prepares for all year long, and the same one consumers can hardly wait for: Black Friday. As ads touting Black Friday specials take over newspapers, television stations and radio broadcasts, there is no doubt that the day after Thanksgiving still holds the title of the most important day for retailers. But does it mean the same to traditional convenience store operators?

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Energy security starts with ethanol

As the semester comes to an end and the holidays approach, many students will be driving miles to return home for the break.

“Going home has just become more expensive,” Elise Baskett, senior in psychology, said. “I’ve kind of accepted the fact that I have to do a lot of budgeting just to get home to Nashville.”

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Thorntons Reopens Bloomingdale Store

Thorntons is celebrating the grand re-opening of its store location at 190 East Lake Street, Bloomingdale, Ill., on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.

Thorntons currently operates 162 stores throughout Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and Ohio.

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New E85 and Flex Fuel Stations

There are 2,468 E85 and 314 flex fuel installations across the country.

Latest pump installations:

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Letters to Growth Energy

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