2008 National Clean Air Green Tour
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2008 National Clean Air Green Tour

Could Greensburg Kansas be the first model Green town

After a monster tornado devastated Greensburg, Kan., one year ago this Sunday, the city faced tragedy and the daunting task of rebuilding from scratch.

It also got an opportunity, Mayor John Janssen says.

This rural county seat 109 miles west of Wichita has made "green" its rebuilding mantra, declaring itself a national model for environmentally conscious living — and winning attention and resources in the process.

"The tornado was one of the biggest blessings to hit our town," Janssen says. "We were like every other town in the Rust Belt and the Midwest. We were dying a slow, agonizing death. Suddenly, we don't have a town. So we're rebuilding a new green town."

The decision to rebuild in an environment-friendly manner is not just about feeling good, he says. Environmentally conscious design can cost more up front, but the costs are made up through energy savings, he says. The city hopes to attract new residents and businesses committed to green living.

"We've got green industry that has been looking for a green community to locate into," he says. He didn't go into specifics. "The contacts we've made boggle the imagination."

About 1,400 people lived in Greensburg before the twister, working mostly in agriculture, oil, gas and trucking. The town's main attractions were "the world's largest hand-dug well" and a 1,000-pound meteorite. Both survived.

After most of the homes and businesses were wiped out, the population fell to about 700, says Kim Alderfer, assistant city administrator. About 140 families live in Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers, and 141 homes are under construction or completed. The water tower went up in March.

Run Your Car With Water

Run Your Car With Water & Stop Spending More Money On High Price Gas!

Welcome to the Water Fuel-Kit Reviews and Web Directory. Whether you're trying to save money on gas or just help the environment by cleaning your vehicle's emissions, converting your car to run on water (as a supplement to gasoline) provides the lowest-cost, safest, and most rewarding solution. The technology to run cars on H2O (derived from water) is proven.

Benefits of Water-Fuel Conversions

There are a variety of benefits of water-fuel conversions, both in terms of convenience and in terms of cost-savings:

  • To drive your vehicle more miles per tank of gas.
  • To reduce emission-related pollution.
  • To improve fuel efficiency with a "reversible" conversion.
  • To laugh at rising gas prices and be the envy of your friends and neighbors!

However, the information to do so is usually expensive and hard to find. Plus, it's difficult to know which information to trust. So, which water-fuel conversion kit manual is best? There are several factors to consider in picking the best conversion kit guide. The first factor is whether the technology works. There are a number of conversion plans floating around the internet that either don't work, or are extremely difficult to understand. However, other guides we reviewed provide exceptional simplicity and dramatically improve fuel efficiency. Another factor to consider is cost. While most H2O conversion-kit guides cost around $400, the necessary supplies alone can sometimes exceed $500.

Fortunately, we've been able to find a handful of effective conversion-kit guides that are not only affordable, but also use low-cost materials.

According to our surveys, RunYourCarWithWater offers the best value for vehicle conversion to water power. They provide an ideal balance of low price, easy-to-follow directions, and excellent results. We were most impressed with the affordable materials the directions required. As of our last price check on 4/12/2008, they are running an excellent limited time promotion. Their current conversion guide is being offered for $49.97 instead of their regular $297 price. However, there a variety of choices available for converting your car into a water hybrid. In choosing a service, it is important to compare features, because the complexity of the instructions, overall cost, and quality of results varies significantly between services.

The following reviews are based on our survey study with over 500 respondents who have used some or all of these conversion guides, combined with our research panel’s own first hand testing of each service. If you have used any of the services below, please contact us at support@articleanswer.com, and we will factor your feedback into our ongoing reviews.

Ethanol: Plenty of Corn and Plenty of Water

   Your Oct. 17 editorial "Ethanol's Water Shortage" obfuscates the need for domestic energy solutions by torturing data and attempting to stir up those ugly polictical fights it warns about. 
    No doubt, it takes water to make ethanol. Just as it takes water-about 1,851 gallons-to refine one barrel of crude oil, according to the Institute of Food and Agricutural Services at the University of Florida. For more perspective on water use about 183 gallons a day, and an average-sized Sunday newspaper slurps up 150 gallons of industrial water per day----twice what the average ethanol plant uses in a year. Who's holding your feet to the fire?
    That thirsty corn plant gives water back. As a corn plant grows, it transpires water, releasing it into the atmosphere and starting the hydrologic cycle all over again. According the U.S. Geological Survey, an acre of corn gives off 3,000-4,000 gallons of water each day through transpiration.
    What do Americans get in return for the water used to grow a bushel of corn? A bushel produces nearly three gallons of ethanol and 18 pounds of distillers' grains that can be fed to livestock. Or it can be used to make 68 boxes of cereal. Or it can be turned into 22.4 pounds of corn-based plastic, which is environmentally friendly than petroleum-based plastic. 
    Growers are on the brink of delivering the largest U.S. corn crop on record---providing enough corn for food, fuel, feed, and fiber. And they're doing it responsibly.

Article from:
The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26th 2007

How much biodiesel can I use?

How much bio-diesel can I use?

The question yesterday after the Clean Air Green Tour
was in the Rochester, New York newspaper was can I run bio-diesel in my normal diesel engine?

Their is debate on how much of a blend can be used or can I run 100% bio-diesel and cause no harm to my engine.

I am interested in seeing what your experiences are and what you have seen by using it. We received an abundant of information from the President of Northern Bio-Diesel which actually is one of few licensed plants producing bio-diesel in New York state.

Thank ahead of time for your comments. Also look for our article in the Rochester Democratic Chronicle Newspaper.


Ethanol and Food

As we have reached our sixth day on the road we have seen questions arise about Ethanol and our food prices. The fact of the matter is Ethanol fuels are produced in the United States and have created thousands of jobs for Americans and have increased the security of revenues to farmers. Ethanol fuel helps keep our air cleaner and the United States dosn't have to rely on foreign fuel supplies as much. I feel those benefits far out do the other concern.

We are interested to hear your comments about Ethanol. Please submit to the Clean Air Green Tour Blog.

From your director of the tour.

Clean Air Green Tour has hit the road

It is official the Clean Air Green Tour has officially hit the road for Chicago's debut. The first stop was at ABT Electronics, the largest electronic retailer in the world for a single location.

Within minutes of getting the tour on the road we were approached by a reporter for an interview and photos. With the 70 foot coach and trailer going down the highway we are turning heads. People speed up and get next to us on the highway to see the coach.

Our first stop at ABT was incredible, our staff interacted with over 600 consumers about our sponsors and the questions were abundant. We had many consumers curious about Ethanol including asking questions about how they can make a difference. The Bosch trailer was a hit and there was twelve actual purchases of Bosch appliances due to our presence. We did arrived late due to some mechanical failure but the time we did meet with consumers made a huge impact.

Today we are in Rockford at Lowe's.

Clean Air Green Tour covering the nation

2007 National Clean AIr Green Tour officially kicks off July 14th

The 2007 National Clean Air Green Tour starts July 14th and we are excited about our sponsors on the tour this year.

This year we have the opportunity to feature Ethanol Promotions and Information Council, Balanced Energy, Bosch Home Appliances, and Southwest Airlines.

The national tour will consist of over 150 cities over the next six months. We will have three dedicated event marketers on the entire tour, our staff will grow to as many as twelve individuals depending on the event we are at.

Our sponsors have the unique opportunity to monitor the tour through GPS real-time tracking updated every two minutes.

Our site will be updated frequently to allow the public to follow the tour and any developing news stories and headlines.

For more information on Full Motion Marketing go to: www.fullmotionmarketing.com .