I hate such greenwashes! They call B-20 "biodiesel," and then quote the emissions reduction achievements for B-100, letting the reader believe that it applies to the 20/80 blend.
80% petro diesel and no sulfur? Flower power? Hogwash! Leave it to the PR departments and green reporters to screw information up. Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: stujo_cujo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 10:11 PM Subject: [biofuel] Biodiesel news from Colorado > Hi, I just read this in todays Denver Post. Thought some might find > it interesting. > > http://www.denverpost.com/cda/article/print/0,1674,36%257E53% > 257E812557,00.html > > > Denver Post > Breckenridge adopts biodiesel fuel > Town hopes to set example with soy > By Steve Lipsher > Denver Post Mountain Bureau > > > Thursday, August 22, 2002 - BRECKENRIDGE - Town officials here on > Wednesday joined the Breckenridge ski resort in adopting soy-based > biodiesel fuel for buses and machinery, becoming the first > municipality in the state to convert to the environmentally friendly > alternative fuel. > > "We feel pretty good that the town of Breckenridge is, in a very > small way, reducing our country's reliance not only on fossil fuels > but (also) on foreign fuels," said Mayor Sam Mamula at a press > conference coinciding with the Rocky Mountain Biodiesel > Symposium. "We are a small town, and probably in a global sense, > we're making a small impact. But we're all aware that small steps do > add up." > > Already in use at Arapahoe Basin and Aspen ski areas, biodiesel fuel > is winning converts in far-flung quarters and attracting interest > from organizations ranging from the Denver area's Regional > Transportation District to the U.S. military. > > "We hope we can be an example for other communities," Mamula said of > the town's program, which uses a blend of 20 percent soy oil and 80 > percent diesel fuel that burns noticeably cleaner but costs more than > regular fuel. > > Heralded as a home-grown, pollution-cutting, affordable fuel, > biodiesel contains no petroleum, generates no sulfur, reduces cancer- > causing emissions by up to 90 percent and can be used in most diesel > engines without modifications. > > "Isn't this the true meaning of flower power?" joked Roger McCarthy, > chief operating officer for the ski area, which began using the fuel > this summer. > > But biodiesel costs more - from 12 to 16 cents more a gallon - and > tends to jell more readily in the extremely cold temperatures that > are common in Colorado's mountains, raising as-yet unanswered > questions about its usefulness. > > "The issues with cold weather were one of our biggest concerns," said > Alan Henceroth, director of mountain operations at Arapahoe > Basin. "Our research tells us this blend works very well in cold > temperatures. But we did convert in May, so we haven't experienced > the real cold yet." > > So far, however, the resort has been pleased with the performance of > the fuel in trucks and heavy equipment and plans to use it through > the winter as part of its commitment to preserving the environment. > > More than 200 commercial fleets across the country now use the fuel, > and sales have grown rapidly from 500,000 gallons in 1999 to 15 > million gallons last year, according to Joe Jobe, executive director > of the National Biodiesel Board. > > Currently, it is available only in bulk from a handful of suppliers - > the closest is in Iowa - but companies such as Fort Collins-based > Blue Sun Biodiesel hope to have it in gas stations within a couple of > years, according to company president John Long. > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/mG3HAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
