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Media Advisory No. 5088.11
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to Visit Nashville to Discuss Efforts to Decrease U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil; Lower Gas Prices
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2011 – On Monday, May 23, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host an event at a Nashville, Tenn., gas station to discuss the importance of moving toward a clean energy economy and to break our country’s unsustainable dependence on foreign oil.
In April, USDA announced new incentives for fuel station owners to install flexible fuel pumps that will offer Americans more renewable energy options. The Obama administration has set a goal of installing 10,000 flexible fuel pumps nationwide within 5 years.
Monday, May 23, 2011
11:30 a.m. CDT
WHAT: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will discuss the need for renewable fuel
infrastructure in Tennessee to help reduce our country’s dependence on foreign oil.
WHERE: Daily’s Gas Station
4040 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
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