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ACE’s online game

If you’re looking for a way to beat the heat this summer, stay inside and log-on to your computer to play Barrel Blaster, a great online game from the folks at the American Coalition for Ethanol.

The premise of the game is simple - “Greentown is being overrun by marauding hordes of oil” - and it’s up to you to save the city by shooting down oil barrels when they come on-screen with your weapons - “ethanol zappers.”

You get to choose between a motor scooter, a VW bug, and a Hummer, all of which come with different strengths. The scooter will provide more agility, but the Hummer comes with more strength. Choose wisely, those barrels come at you fast!

You can gain more points and bonuses to boost your health or fuel by finding flowers and butterflies, and you lose points if you shoot any of the wildlife.

This is an awesome game and a great tool to send to your friends to get the discussion started about alternative fuel. Plus it’s really fun to play!

Click here to play.

New RFA/Sturgis partnership

This just in from the Renewable Fuels Association:

The RFA and the Buffalo Chip Campground are partnering to encourage the use of homegrown ethanol at Sturgis, the annual motorcycle ride through South Dakota this summer.

“It is a natural pairing – America’s love affair with the motorcycle and the open road and its premiere renewable fuel,” said Renewable Fuels Association Director of Market Development Robert White says in the RFA’s press release. “At nearly 10% of the nation’s fuel supply, ethanol can be found in nearly every gallon of gasoline sold. It is providing a growing renewable alternative to petroleum that is safe and effective for use in all engine types, including motorcycles.”

RFA’s also providing merchandise for the ride, including t-shirts for staff, volunteers, and riders.

Click here to see what the t-shirts look like.

There’s been some misinformation lately about ethanol and small engines like those in motorcycles, so getting information directly to that crowd about the virtues of ethanol should be great.

To learn more about the Stugis Motorcycle Rally, click here.

Photo by sprakope.

New EERC material

The Ethanol Emergency Response Coalition released its newest first-responder training materials today. Entitled Complete Training Guide for Ethanol Emergency Response, the package includes two videos, an instructor’s guide, interactive workshops and seven modules and PowerPoint presentations, each focusing on a specific and important aspect of ethanol response.

The materials were created to provide the country’s first responder firefighting teams with information to better fight ethanol incidents. With recent questions about fighting these kinds of incidents, this materials definitely comes at the right time.

The EERC has a wealth of information for the first response community and their website is an incredible resource. Check it out.

The complete guide is available on the EERC website here.

photo by ohadby.