Mayor Jones to Host City of Mobile Webinar

Have you ever wanted to speak directly to the Mayor, but didn't feeling like driving to a City Council or community meeting? Well here's your chance!

Mayor Jones will be hosting the first ever City of Mobile Webinar on Friday, April 3, 2009 from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Think of it as a Community Meeting that you can participate in without leaving your driveway.

Here's all you have to do:

1. Go to http://www.cityofmobile.org/
2. Click on the City of Mobile Webinar link
3. Register your name and email address
4. Participate in the Webinar! Watch it live, ask a question, or make a comment.

You can leave a question there before it starts. If you can't participate live, the entire webinar will be posted on our website after the webcast.

Can't think of a question? Here's one to ponder: What do you think should be done with the Mobile Civic Center?

Nation's First Biofuels Corridor Originates in Mobile

Interstate 65, extending 886 miles between Gary, Indiana, and Mobile, Alabama, is the nation's first "biofuels corridor." In 2005, there were no biofuel stations along I-65. Today the corridor designation means that a driver is no more than 100 miles from a participating E85 retailer.

The $1.3 million federal project funded 31 E85 and five B20 stations and one biodiesel blending facility located on the Indiana-Ohio border. Matching funds for construction and conversion were provided by individual infrastructure owners. E85, a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline for use in flexible fuel vehicles, and B20, a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum-based diesel for use in diesel vehicles, are fuels made with renewable agricultural products.

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