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Networks to reuse cooking oil for biodiesel production

Seriously: what do you do with your leftover cooking oil? Most people just pour it down the drain (not pointing any fingers, here). This is quite bad for a couple of reasons: first because it can affect waste water treatment plants and second because a potential fuel is lost. We have written a lot about how used oils can be made into car fuel before; today we have three more examples about global initiatives to raise awareness about recycling used oil. Let's go first to Murcia, Spain. It's a region where water is scarce and the prospects of ... Read more →

Washington State farmers experiment with canola as biodiesel cash crop Dane Muldoon

Farmers in Washington State are experimenting with canola for biodiesel production as a new cash crop to supplement existing diary or vegetable crop income. Conditions in Snohomish County, which ...

Georgia law takes one minor step into biodiesel territory Sebastian Blanco

There were two minor laws relating to biodiesel use in Georgia in the Georgia General Assembly this year. The Southeast Farm Press reports that biodiesel was defined and that the state would move to ...

Twin Cities buses inch into B5 territory Sebastian Blanco

Twincities.com has up an AP mini-story on city busses in St. Paul and Minneapolis that will soon be running on a little bit of biodiesel added to their diesel fuel. The busses will start using B5 this ...

Networks to reuse cooking oil for biodiesel production 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Seriously: what do you do with your leftover cooking oil? Most people just pour it down the drain (not pointing any fingers, here). This is quite bad for a couple of reasons: first because it can affect waste water treatment plants and second because a potential fuel is lost. We have written a lot ...

Washington State farmers experiment with canola as biodiesel cash crop 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Farmers in Washington State are experimenting with canola for biodiesel production as a new cash crop to supplement existing diary or vegetable crop income. Conditions in Snohomish County, which boasts cool temperatures, moist sea air and good soils, are proving to be so ideal for canola growing ...

Georgia law takes one minor step into biodiesel territory 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

There were two minor laws relating to biodiesel use in Georgia in the Georgia General Assembly this year. The Southeast Farm Press reports that biodiesel was defined and that the state would move to biodiesel for its diesel vehicles. Senate Bill 636 defines biodiesel as a blended fuel of biodiesel ...

Twin Cities buses inch into B5 territory 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Twincities.com has up an AP mini-story on city busses in St. Paul and Minneapolis that will soon be running on a little bit of biodiesel added to their diesel fuel. The busses will start using B5 this summer. Minnesota state law requires all diesel fuel sold in the state to be at least B2, so the ...


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