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US Biodiesel Production Reaches Commercial Scale Thanks to Tax Incentives

Jennifer Lance — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:43:22 +0000

Enacted in 2004, the current biodiesel tax incentive program helps make the fuel competitive with petroleum based diesel. Unfortunately, the current incentive program will expire on December 31, 2009 at a time when “U.S. biodiesel production has reached commercial scale, and the nation has realized the job creation, environmental and energy security benefits that come [...]

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Chicken Fat Biodiesel Prevents Fuel Filter Clogs

Jennifer Lance — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:49:35 +0000

It seems that anything can be used to make biodiesel these days. From algae to hemp, biofuels run the gamut of possibilities. Now add chicken fat to the list of biodiesel sources. Operating a plant in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, R3 Energy began selling chicken fat biodiesels to rural consumers this week. The plant has been operational [...]

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Back to School Transportation: Walk, Carpool, Bike, or Bus?

Jennifer Lance — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:15:20 +0000

It’s back to school time, with many districts already well underway and other schools just beginning their academic years. Each year, families make decisions on how best to transport their children to and from school based upon financial and scheduling concerns, but how many families consider the carbon footprint of their child’s pathways from home [...]

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Biodiesel Blues: Car Manufacturers Say No to B100 in New Diesel Vehicles

Jennifer Lance — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:25:00 +0000

A few years ago when we bought a new truck, we specifically purchased a diesel so we could use biodiesel in it. We had no intention of making our own fuel, but we were able to buy B99 at a local gas station. If you are new to biodiesel, the number refers to the percentage [...]

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GTR: The Zero Carbon Car with Author William Kemp

Sean Daily — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:21:18 +0000

GreenTalk Radio Host Sean Daily discusses the zero carbon car, high fuel efficiency vehicles, and alternative fuel technologies with William Kemp, Author of the The Zero Carbon Car and other books about alternative fuels and renewable energy. Click Play Below,or Transcript Sean Daily: Hi and welcome to Green Talk, a podcast series from greenlivingideas.com. Green Talk helps listeners in [...]

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Biodiesel Fuel

GLI Editors — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Biodiesel fuel is a replacement for standard diesel fuel. This alternative fuel is used only in diesel engines and as a substitute for standard gasoline or standard combustion engines. Biodiesel is a product of the transesterification of vegetable or nut oils into a fuel to be used in automobiles and even home heating. So what is [...]

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Fueling a Biodiesel Nation

GLI Editors — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +0000

The year was 1996, and I was a college student on a semester abroad in Europe studying agriculture and energy—the two cornerstones of American society. While working on a small organic farm in former East Germany, I saw something that changed my life. We were harvesting fields of yellow flowering plants and crushing their seeds [...]

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