FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Monte Shaw, Executive Director, 515-252-6249

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 27, 2007

Pleasant Hill Welcomes Iowa’s Newest E85 Station

Kum & Go Opens Iowa’s 67th E85 Refueling Site

JOHNSTON, IA – The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) today congratulates Kum & Go on adding its tenth E85 refueling site to Iowa. The site is located in Pleasant Hill, IA and is the town’s first.  This station brings Iowa’s E85 refueling site’s total to 67, making it one of the top states in offering E85.

“There are currently 67 E85 refueling sites within Iowa’s borders and the number is growing rapidly,” stated IRFA’s Executive Director Monte Shaw. “We see E85 reaching more consumers, giving them a cleaner and renewable fuel source that keeps their money right here in Iowa.”

Iowa’s 67th E85 refueling site is the Kum & Go located at 5970 Morning Star Court, Pleasant Hill, IA.

A complete list of Iowa’s E85 fueling stations can be found at: www.IowaRFA.org/ethanol_e85refueling.php.  A complete list of biodiesel retailers can be found at:  http://www.iowarfa.org/biodiesel_retailers.php.  Both lists can be searched by county to help consumers traveling throughout Iowa find renewable fuels.

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association was formed in 2002 to represent the state’s liquid renewable fuels industry.  The trade group fosters the development and growth of the renewable fuels industry in Iowa through education, promotion, legislation and infrastructure development.

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