Fueling Change: Alternative Fuels & Vehicles You Can Find Today in Minnesota

SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Forget the flashy prototypes, concept vehicles, or "clean fuels of the future" that exist only in the laboratory or on the cover of Popular Mechanics – a free lecture offered by the American Lung Association in Minnesota focuses instead on alternative fuels and vehicles that are available here in Minnesota, right now.  

The lecture will be held on Wednesday, July 20, from 6:30 – 8 p.m. in the Mississippi Room in the American Lung Association in Minnesota building at 490 Concordia Avenue in Saint Paul. The topic will be vehicles that can use cleaner fuels such as E85, biodiesel, propane or natural gas. It's the second in the "Clean Air Choices" series of lectures focused on air pollution in our state.  

"Vehicle emissions are the single largest source of air pollution in the state of Minnesota, but we are also a leader in cleaner alternative fuels and vehicles," said Robert Moffitt, a spokesperson for the American Lung Association in Minnesota.  "Unlike many other parts of the country, Minnesota drivers have choices they can make that can reduce air pollution and the harm it causes to our health. The purpose of this lecture is to explain what these choices are."

Parking is free, and light refreshments will be served. To reserve a spot, call Courtney at (651) 262-5084 or email [email protected].  

The next lecture in the series is:

• "Electric vehicles: Can they work in Minnesota?" on Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Look for announcements of future lectures, dates and times at www.CleanAirChoice.org

SOURCE American Lung Association in Minnesota