One of the many pluses of funding our Carolina Blue Skies projects are the far-reaching educational benefits these projects have in the communities around them. The alternative fuel stations funded by Carolina Blue Skies, such as the one at Magnolia Marketplace, daily remind customers of the benefits and options of using something other than petroleum to fuel our gas-guzzling vehicles. The case for E85 is now becoming more prominent on the minds of Duplin County residents thanks to the Elm 4-H Club who included a presentation on ethanol at the 2011 Duplin County Agribusiness Fair. It was all thanks to Lounell Mainor, owner of Magnolia Martketplace, (we profiled the grand opening on this blog back in June) made a visit to the Elm 4-H club and got them excited to pursue research on ethanol. The Elm club went on to win a “blue ribbon” prize for their presentation. Now residents have more opportunities to understand the benefits of using a domestically produced fuel, the generally lower cost as compared to gasoline, and the many Flex Fuel vehicle options they can now use.
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