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Subject:The answer for biodiesel?
From:Tim Demarest
Date:Tue, 17 May 2005 14:22:31 -0400

The answer for biodiesel?

http://www.discover.com/issues/jul-04/features/anything-into-oil/

I read the original Discover article (I was a subscriber when it was
printed). If this works, our best source of energy may be our own waste
stream... quite a nice two-fer if the kinks can be worked out.

Tim

At 09:25 AM 5/17/2005 -0700, Loren Busch wrote:
>A question for the diesel and bio diesel experts out there.  The first
>biodiesel filling station just opened in Seattle, pumping biodiesel
>from the sole plant in the area.  Price:  $1.00 a gallon HIGHER than
>gas or regular diesel.  What gives?  Where is the advantage?  And I
>though that the biodiesel advocates were all pushing the
>McDonalds/Burgerking biodiesel?
>BTW, not trying to start an argument here, just trying to understand
>what is going on here.  I'm already aware of the figures on total BTU
>costs of production, etc.

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