Scantily Clad Beauties to Pump Free Gas for Motorists Who Try Green Cuisine
For Immediate Release:
August 19, 2011
Contact:
Robbyn Brooks 202-483-7382
Minneapolis -- Wearing sexy auto-mechanic outfits and holding signs that read, "Fill Up on Clean Energy: Go Vegan," a pair of PETA Petrol Pin-Ups will hand out free vegan food in Minneapolis on Friday in response to Michele Bachmann's promise to bring back "$2 gas" if she's elected president. In addition to filling up their stomachs, the first 25 customers to line up at the pumps and try a vegan sandwich will receive two free gallons of gas, which will be pumped by a lovely Petrol Pin-Up.
When: Monday, August 22, 12 noon
Where: Bobby and Steve's Auto World, 1221 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis
PETA's pin-ups want customers to know they can save money on food and healthcare, right now, by going vegan while lowering their dependence on fossil fuels.
According to Environmental Defense, if every American skipped one meal of chicken per week and substituted vegetarian foods instead, the carbon-dioxide savings would be the same as taking more than a half-million cars off U.S. roads. In addition, researchers at the University of Chicago determined that switching to a vegan diet is more effective at countering climate change than switching from a standard car to a hybrid.
"In a time of rising gas prices and rising concern for the environment, we're going the extra mile to help Americans fill up on vegan fuel for their tummies and gas for their tanks," says Petrol Pin-Up Ashley Byrne.
For more information, please visit PETA's website GoVeg.com.