Biodiesel

 Diesel's are making a come back.  You will soon see a new fleet hit the streets.

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I was delighted to hear the word Biodiesel when it came out of the President’s mouth in his last State of the Union Address. I thought it would give new light to this renewable resource. Unfortunately, there is another fuel that gets most of the fame and fortune these days, E85. No matter where you are when a speech from a political figure or auto company addresses the wonders of biofuels, E85 takes the podium while Biodiesel hangs out behind the curtain. Biodiesel has always taken second place to its buddy E85.

Recently Julia Roberts signed on as Earth Biofuels' newest board member. The Texas producer is famous for being the distributor of "BioWillie," Willie Nelson's brand of biodiesel. Roberts and her husband have dedicated their time to being the spokespeople of biodiesel for Earth Biofuels, making the face of biodiesel just a bit more attractive...although many already know how beautiful biodiesel is. Roberts described her program "Schoolbus America" on the November 28, 2006 Oprah show.

On May 7, 2006, a hazardous materials (HazMat) release occurred in a residential area of Colorado when a homeowner who was processing a tank of homemade biodiesel fuel forgot to turn off the tank's heating element and left for the weekend. The heating element overheated and caused a fire that burned the surrounding shed and equipment. The shed had contained >600 gallons of biodiesel and recycled restaurant cooking oil, smaller amounts of glycerin and sodium hydroxide, and 1-gallon containers of sulfuric and phosphoric acid; a mixture of these ingredients seeped into the ground during the fire. A certified HazMat team and the local fire department responded.

Began fryday afternoon. Turned on the GPS and typed in Sausalito CA as I quickly accelerated to a smooth cruse of 71.9 MPH. Fifteen miles outside the city I stoped at a rest-stop to rid of excess body fluid when I met William, a manager from a local Applebees. He was having an absolutlly terrible week. Just ticketed for speeding, in an argument with his girlfriend, and finding out he would have to personally deal with overflowing amounts of used vegetable grease because the truck wasn't going to pick it up this week. William explained he needed a rest before heading back to work and explaining to another 100 people that the email they got promising $50 gift certificates for forwarding on an email, was fake. I told him he didn't have it all that bad and that I could help. He laughed and loudly asked how I could possibly. I suggested a card and a nice set of flowers for the girl. Offered a trick on getting the ticket to stay off his record. Then I smiled wide and said I would take as much veggie oil as I could! He flashed a quizzical look of "who the hell are you" and questioned with a slight attitude, "what about the email!?!"