Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337

When: Tuesday September 15th, 6:30 to 9pm

Join us for the annual Green Drinks Green Car Show (aka the Alternative Transportation Show) on Tuesday, Sept. 15th at 6:30 at the Bottleworks. We promise a lively interaction exploring the future of transportation, from trains & mass transit to bicycles and biodiesel. Representatives from Amtrak, TrailNet and Citizens for Modern Transit will talk about alternatives to the personal car, and others will demonstrate electric, biodiesel and human powered vehicles!

Did you know?
Schlafly Bottleworks is located less than a mile from Maplewood-Manchester MetroLink Station. It is on the #57 Manchester bus route from the Station.

And if you walk or bike or take the bus to the event, you’ll be entered into an hourly drawing for FREE BEER! (or wine, or lemonade–your choice).

October 18th 2005 @ Pop’s Blue Moon

Panelists

St. Louis Biodiesel Club
Maud Essen – Biodiesel Mercedes sedan & Mark Fiedler – Straight Vegetable Oil Ford F-250

Maud and Mark discussed how biodiesel and straight vegetable oil engines work and told us about the recent groundbreaking of a biodiesel plant in Missouri, Mid-America Biofuels, LLC in Mexico, MO.

Jill C. Miller – Conservation Organizer, Eastern Missouri Sierra Club
Hybrid Car Campaign Panelist and Green Car Rep for the Mercury Mariner Hybrid (built in Missouri) Jill discussed hybrid cars as well as Sierra Club’s campaign to get our area mayors to sign on to the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, a “something for everybody” approach to reducing CO2 emissions. Mayor Slay, Mayor Adams of University City, and Mayor Langston of Maplewood all signed!

Tom Shrout, Jr. – Executive Director, Citizens for Modern Transit
Tom discussed the grassroots efforts, public participation, and urban planning aspects of the history and future of mass transit in St. Louis.

Cathy Farroll – Project Communications Manager for Cross County MetroLink Project Office.
Cathy spoke to us about the cross couty extension to MetroLink, all the public participation and social justice aspects of expanding public transportation. She also talked about future lines, including a north-south line through downtown.