First Public Biodiesel Pump Opens in Hampton Roads as Virginia Beach Public Schools Makes the Switch

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Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:50:40 -0400
First Public Biodiesel Pump Opens in Hampton Roads as Virginia Beach Public
Schools Makes the Switch

Virginia Beach becomes largest Virginia school district user of biodiesel


VIRGINIA BEACH ? The Mayor of Virginia Beach and biodiesel enthusiasts will
celebrate the opening of the first retail public biodiesel pump in Hampton
Roads at 10 a.m. on September 13, 2006. PAPCO Oil Company?s station is
located at 4920 Southern Boulevard in Virginia Beach and will sell B20, a
mixture of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent diesel, to the public.

Children attending public school in Virginia Beach will now ride to and from
school on a bus fueled by cleaner-burning biodiesel. About 6 public school
systems in Virginia currently use biodiesel commercially, but Virginia Beach
Public Schools will be the largest Virginia school bus fleet to use B20 to
date. This decision is significant because Virginia Beach Public Schools
operate over 600 school buses, of which one-third will use biodiesel, that
drive in excess of 10 million miles per year.

Biodiesel is a cleaner burning fuel that can be made from domestic renewable
resources such as vegetable oil, animal fats, or recycled cooking oils or
greases. It can be used in any diesel engine with few or no modifications.
The fuel can be burned in its pure form (B100), or blended with petroleum
diesel at any level.

?This is a giant step forward in terms of the City?s commitment to
conservation, energy efficiency and environmental health,? said Mayor Meyera
Oberndorf. ?I commend our Public School Department of Administrative Support
Services, under the direction of Assistant Superintendent John Kalocay, for
their innovation, promotion of conservation and clean air practices, and
look forward to the results of this pilot project. Biodiesel represents a
tremendous opportunity ? both environmentally and economically ? for the
region.?

?PAPCO is very excited to be the first company to have publicly accessible
biodiesel in the Hampton Roads area,? said John Malbon, President and CEO of
PAPCO, Inc.  ?This fuel not only reduces pollution and lessens our
dependency on foreign oil, it also helps support Virginia?s economy.?  Every
$1,000,000 in Virginia biodiesel consumed creates $2,000,000 to $3,000,000
in economic activity within the state of Virginia, according to the Virginia
Biodiesel Refinery.

PAPCO, Inc., a full service petroleum distributor headquartered in Virginia
Beach, VA, is currently supplying biodiesel to many private and government
fleets in the Hampton Roads area, and will be Virginia Beach Public Schools
exclusive biodiesel supplier.

Elaine Cayton, owner of AHR Communications, an affiliate of Admobile, Inc.
is giving fleet owners and managers an incentive to give it a try. Elaine
has been waiting for biodiesel to become available in the Tidewater area for
use in her fleet. She is such an advocate of alternative fuels, she will be
offering discounted advertising to companies that decide to make the switch
as well.

Other users in the state include Arlington County Schools, Gloucester County
schools, James Madison University, the City of Harrisonburg and Harrisonburg
Public Schools, the University of Virginia, and the City of Charlottesville,
the U.S. Air Force, NASA Langley, Valley Proteins, Westmoreland Public
Schools, the National Park Service, the US Navy, Portsmouth Public Schools,
Yorktown, Newport News, Northumberland Public Schools, James City County,
Greater Richmond Transit Company, CTI, Williamsburg-James City County Public
Schools, and others.

?I am very pleased with PAPCO Oil Company?s decision to be the first public
biodiesel fueling station in Hampton Roads,? said Chelsea Jenkins, Hampton
Roads Clean Cities Coordinator. ?It gives everyone with a diesel vehicle a
choice. I am hopeful that public demand will increase biodiesel fueling
stations in and around the Hampton Roads region and assist in the Clean
Cities mission of decreasing our dependence on foreign sources of energy?

Biodiesel significantly reduces emissions such as carbon monoxide, unburned
hydrocarbons and particulate matter. It is nontoxic, biodegradable and
essentially free of sulfur and aromatics.

?Government regulators estimate that diesel exhaust is responsible for 70%
or more of urban air toxics and for a surpassing 125,000 cancers nationwide,
and the use of biodiesel is one tool that people can use to reduce air
pollution and protect public health,? Jenkins said.

Biodiesel offers similar fuel economy, horsepower and torque to petroleum
diesel while providing superior lubricity. More than 700 major fleets,
including school bus fleets, use biodiesel nationwide.

Readers can learn more about biodiesel by visiting http://www.biodiesel.org.
Readers can learn more about the Hampton Roads Clean Cities Coalition by
visiting http://www.hrccc.org.  To learn more about AdMobile?s Biodiesel
Promotion, email Elaine Cayton at elaine.cayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For
more information on PAPCO, Inc. please visit www.papco.com.

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First Public Biodiesel Pump Opens in Hampton Roads as Virginia Beach Public Schools Makes the Switch

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