September 26, 2008. Mobile, AL - Alabama took another step Friday toward
energy diversity that will limit future gasoline scarcity issues and the related
price spikes with the opening of new E85 ethanol and B20 biodiesel pumps at two
gas stations.
"Increasing
the availability of biofuels is the right thing to do for our environment, our
economy and our national security," said Gov. Bob Riley. "Biofuels
burn cleaner, are good for agriculture because they are made from crops grown
by our farmers, and reduce our dependence on imported oil, so we rely less on
countries that do not have America's best interests at heart."
To kickoff the openings, the station owner,
Ford’s Fuels LLC, offered E85 for 85 cents a gallon from 11 a.m. to 12
noon. The rest of the day motorists paid
only $2.85 for a gallon of the plant-based alternative fuel. Joining Governor Riley at a press conference
for the openings were representatives from the Alabama Department of Economic
and Community Affairs, Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition, Protec Fuel, Ford’s Fuels
and Mobile Mayor Sam Jones.
