Missouri Gas Stations are eligible to apply for up to $15,000 through the Green Gas Stations Pilot Program, an initiative of Blue Skyways and the Central States Air Resource Agencies Association (CenSARA). The Program makes funding available for fueling stations/convenience store owners to improve their environmental impact, contribute to the expansion of the infrastructure for alternative fuels, improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy at fueling stations/convenience stores and to provide a learning experience for motorists to reduce their environmental footprint.

The Green Gas Stations pilot program supports emission reductions projects of the Fuels and the Energy Subcommittees and is designed to promote best practices in environmental stewardship and to advance fuel choices. The projects will involve new or experimental technologies, methods or approaches where the results will be disseminated to other gas stations. The Outreach Subcommittee will take the educational information from Green Gas Station program subawardees and oversee the development and dissemination of these educational materials to BSC partners and interested stakeholders.

Incorporating “green” into gas stations (new or existing) calls attention to previously unidentified ways to improve the environment which includes, but is not limited to, the reduction of green house gas emissions, the reduction of volatile organic compounds, the reduction of particulate emissions, the reduction of solid waste, the reduction of energy use, the reduction of storm water runoff, and the reduction of hazardous pollutants with the final goal of improving the health of citizens. Some examples of green gasoline station projects could be: solar panels or wind turbines for on-site energy production; the use of recyclable items into building or parking lot construction (i.e. incorporate bits of glass into concrete mixed and poured as parking materials); the utilization of low-energy light sources, etc. “Green” education is a necessary component of each project and may include such components as advising motorists that correctly inflated tires yields greater gas mileage; providing a recycling center on-site, etc.

The request for proposals seeks those innovative approaches to partner with non-traditional air quality stakeholders to improve air quality and to document best practices that may become a guide to other gas stations in managing emissions from their facilities.

Urge your local gas station in the St. Louis region to learn more about this project and apply for funds!

To learn more about the request for proposal and the Green Gas Station Project please visit the Blue Skyways website- http://www.blueskyways.org/funding/green-gas-station.html

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