Newswise — WHO: Rodney Andrews, director of the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research

WHAT: Available to comment on alternative fuels research and the current status of these research programs

WHERE: via telephone at his office

MORE: As oil prices rose today in response to the Canadian pipeline fire, the need for alternative fuels becomes more critical to the U.S. consumer, the U.S. economy at large and the world economy. Andrews can discuss the kinds and status of research currently under way, both at his center and at other university and commercial facilities around the world.