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“Green” Gas Station — A Contradiction in Terms?

Rob Goodspeed describes his vacation encounter with the “greenest gas station in America.” Located near Eugene, Oregon, on a restored brownfield site, it has a green roof, a vegetated bioswale, locally produced biofuels, and racks of organic foods instead of Slurpees and Moon Pies.

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