Saturday,  June 16, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 338 • 5 of 27 •  Other Editions

Groton Transit Thank You

The Groton Transit would like to say a Big Thank You to the Groton Chamber for hosting their annual fund raiser for the transit.  It was a great event, great food and a huge success!  We would also like to thank everyone that worked, furnished food, helped clean to get ready for event, hauling tables and grills, Potting Shed for the flowers for the fundraiser!  Thank you to the youth piano players for providing music, and to all who attended and sent donations!  We love having this transit service in our community and your help in keeping this program alive and well is much appreciated!  We also would like to thank all our vehicle sponsors for their on going support and last but not least....to all the Groton volunteer Transit drivers!  This service could not exist without you! Thank You!

Groton Community Transit Board

Statement from U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Environmental Protection Agency Action allowing E15 to be Used by Model Year 2001 and Newer Passenger Vehicles

"Today, the last significant federal hurdle has been cleared to allow consumers to buy fuel containing up to 15 percent ethanol (E15). This gets us one step closer to giving the American consumer a real choice at the pump. The public has a right to choose between imported oil and home-grown energy and today's action by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advances that goal. Today's action demonstrates that the Obama Administration is making good on its commitment to work to reduce foreign oil imports and increase domestic energy production, including production of renewable biofuels. In addition, the EPA has fulfilled its responsibility to the American public to ensure that E15 is a safe and reliable fuel. Home grown biofuels are providing sustainable rural jobs that cannot be exported. Today's action proves yet again that renewable biofuels are not a dream of the future, but are a reality, and are making a difference today."

To read more about the EPA's announcement see:
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/additive/e15/e15-mmp.htm#plan

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