The Oregonian, March 18, 2002 Reporter:Jerry Boone Excerpts: Effective March 11, Vancouver WA will be using B20 in all of its government equipment and vehicles.
Vancouver, WA biofuel comes from Lilyblad Pertroleum in Tacoma, is shipped as 100% biofuel to Albina Fuel in Portland and is then mixed to create B20 blend. On March 20th, the Oregon Energy Office is sponsoring a day-long conference regarding biofuels for government agencies and fleet managers. Mark Kendall of the OEO sees potential for tapping the large volumes of waste oil produced at Eastern Oregon food processing plants such as the Lamb-Weston potato plant in Hermiston. Federal standards for ultra low sulfur dielsel are sheduled to go into effect 2007. "The market isn't quite ready to make biodielsel economically sound," says Bill Briggs, president of Fuel Processors, Inc. in Portland. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/ySSFAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
