Even your lawnmower can go green!!!

Central Texas Clean Cities hosted Clean Fuel Day at Zilker Park Friday.

Representatives were on hand to demonstrate how your lawnmower could be producing just as much pollution as the pollution in most cars.

More than 100 commercial propane mowers, lawn equipment and all-electric utility vehicles were on display for people to demo. Propane commercial mowers emit 80 percent less emissions than gasoline mowers and that's not the only benefit.

"Propane has a huge advantage," Stacy Neef of Austin Energy said. "Number one, there's no spillage. A lot of gasoline and diesel is wasted each year, or is lost due to spillage on the ground. Number two, it can't be stolen out of the tanks because it's only canisters. Number three, it's a lot less expensive than gasoline or diesel is at this point."

Several local organizations are taking advantage of these benefits. The Austin Independent School District uses about 26 propane mowers. The University of Texas uses more than 20 all-electric vehicles for maintenance and cross-campus type transportation.
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from: http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/?SecID=278&ArID=208266
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Central Gas Systems from HBH Gas Systems can serve refueling stations for propane-powered lawn equipment, in addition to municipal vehicle fleets, police fleets, even taxi and school bus fleets!!