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SAN FRANCISCO
- May 21 -
WHAT:
Press conference Wednesday May 23, 10:30 a.m. to launch grand opening of North America’s first biodiesel fueling station. Biodiesel is a plant-based fuel made from common vegetable oils and recycled restaurant greases that is identical to ordinary diesel but causes far less air pollution and global warming emissions. San Francisco-based environmental group Bluewater Network will give away five gallons of free biodiesel per customer between 10:15 and 11:00 a.m. Anyone driving a diesel vehicle – including private cars, taxis and buses – is welcome to come and get free fuel.
WHO:
Speakers at the event will include:
Peter Ward, Fuel Infrastructure and Distribution Program Manager, California Energy Commission
Dr. K. Shaine Tyson, Biodiesel Project Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Russell Long, Executive Director, Bluewater Network
Cathy Garza, Aide to San Francisco Supervisor Gavin Newsom
WHEN: Wednesday, May 23, 10:30 AM
WHERE: Olympian Fueling Station—2690 3rd Street (at 23rd Avenue), San Francisco
VISUALS:
Cars and trucks lined up for free fuel.
Bluewater Network staff in cover-alls pumping biodiesel fuel.
Banners and signs.
Bluewater is a national environmental organization aggressively
confronting the root causes of climate change and fighting
environmental damage from the shipping, oil, and motorized recreation
industries.
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