Never Bean Done: Select Kum & Go Stations Celebrate 'Biodiesel Appreciation Day' on Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Even Willie Nelson hasn't come up with a biodiesel promotion this big -- 17 Kum & Go stations in more than a dozen Iowa communities will trim their price of B2 biodiesel by ten cents a gallon on Wednesday, July 18, from 8 a.m. until noon. Likely the single largest promotion for biodiesel fuel in the upper Midwest, the "Biodiesel Appreciation Day" event was hailed by environmentalists and politicians as another small step away from the nation's addiction to petroleum.

"While ethanol makes a lot of headlines, especially here in Iowa, biodiesel has become the sleeping giant of biofuels," said Jessica Zopf, environmental health coordinator for the American Lung Association of Iowa. "Iowa produces 225 million gallons of cleaner-burning biodiesel a year, which can significantly reduce harmful tailpipe emissions when used in higher concentrations. Buying a two percent blend biodiesel may be a small step, but it is a vital beginning on a path toward cleaner air, greener fuels and less dependence on petroleum."

The event kicks off at 8:30 a.m. at the Kum & Go station at 3400 SE 14th Street in Des Moines, where Mayor Frank Cownie will honor the Des Moines-based Kum & Go company for their leadership in offering Clean Air Choice(TM) fuels like biodiesel and E85. The event is being sponsored by Kum & Go, the Iowa Soybean Association and the Iowa Clean Air Choice Team.

Select Kum & Go participating in Biodiesel Appreciation Day include:

* 2801 E. 13th, Ames
* 1950 Princeton Drive, Grimes
* 4510 Mortensen Road, Ames
* 715 Lang Creek Avenue, Grinnell
* 2108 Isaac Newton Drive, Ames
* 1116 E. Nevada St., Marshalltown
* 1920 White Birch, Ankeny
* 1453 Co. Highway G76, New Virginia
* 1825 N. Ankeny Road, Ankeny
* 5970 Morning Star Court, Pleasant Hill
* 101 E. Highway 92, Bevington
* 209 E. Main St., St. Charles
* 1725 NW 86th Street, Clive
* 4585 156th St., Urbandale
* 3400 SE 14th Street, Des Moines
* 5308 University, West Des Moines
* 801 N. 1st, Grimes

Source: American Lung Association of Iowa