Locals have ethanol on tap

by Tiffany Elliott

Cheap and environmentally friendly gasoline has come to the area thanks to the owners of a local Sunoco station who have brought the corn-based fuel, ethanol, to our area. Ethanol, which has been sold for years in the midwest and Europe, is friendly to the environment and your wallet. It costs about a dollar less than oil-based gasoline and helps reduce the use of fossil fuels. “We decided to get this gasoline because we wanted to help save people money and be eco-friendly,” said John McDermott Jr., co-owner of the Sunoco station at 720 North Broadway. Dubbed Flex Fuel, the ethanol, or alcohol-based fuel has been selling fast from the Massapequa station, said the owners.  “We began selling it July 22, pumping about 600 gallons a day, and yesterday we sold 1,500 gallons,” said McDermott who added that he is thinking of having another pump installed to help meet the demand. People have called him from all over to get the fuel, he said. “We decided to get this gasoline because we wanted to help save people money and be eco-friendly,” said John McDermott Jr., co-owner of the Sunoco station at 720 North Broadway. Dubbed Flex Fuel, the ethanol, or alcohol-based fuel has been selling fast from the Massapequa station, said the owners.  “We began selling it July 22, pumping about 600 gallons a day, and yesterday we sold 1,500 gallons,” said McDermott who added that he is thinking of having another pump installed to help meet the demand. People have called him from all over to get the fuel, he said.

Watch this week's editon of the Post for more in-depth story.