A handful of students at Washington State University are trying to take their energy future into their own hands. While the WSU Biodiesel Club only got about 10 members at their first meeting this week, organizers hope that the student-run operation soon will be producing 200 gallons of the green fuel a day. This story from the student paper, The …
NBB Ceremony: Biodiesel Part of Solution
During this week’s ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new National Biodiesel Board building in Jefferson City, those in attendance included local and state officials and nine members of the Board from around the country. Ed Hegland, chairman of the NBB, told the crowd that as a family farmer from Appleton, Minnesota he has felt the pain at the pump as fuel …
Wind and Biofuels Keep Iowa’s Economy Going
While much of the nation’s economy is on shaky ground right now, places in the Midwest, such as Iowa, seem to be doing all right… thanks to wind energy and biofuels, such as biodiesel and ethanol. This story from the Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye says Mike Tramontina, director of the Iowa Department of Economic Development, recently told a group in …
Biodiesel Chief Blasts UN “Expert”
While Joe Jobe can be quite the accommodating host when it comes to open houses at his new building, he shows no hospitality to those who try to smear the good name of biofuels, in particular, biodiesel. This week, Belgian professor and so-called United Nations “expert” Olivier de Schutter tried to blame the rise in food prices on biofuels. But …
Nickel Tour of Biodiesel Board’s Green Building
Yesterday, I tried to bring you some of the sights and sounds of the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the National Biodiesel Board’s new, eco-friendly building in Jefferson City. Today, I’ve got a few pictures from the inside and outside of the building I’d like to share. Jenna Higgins Rose, the friendly communications director at NBB, gave me the “nickel tour” (although …
Alternatives Could Create More Jobs Than Petroleum
A report issued by the the Sierra Club, United Steelworkers, the Blue Green Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council and Audubon New York says that investment in the biodiesel and ethanol industries, wind energy, and solar power could produce four times the number of jobs as compared to investing that same amount in the petroleum oil sector. And this article from …
Biodiesel Plant Opens in the Heart of Oil Country
At a point where much of the nation’s petroleum oil flows in and out of port, a biodiesel plant is making its stand to knock off the non-renewable energy source as the fuel of choice for a nation looking to wean itself from petroleum oil dependence. The Houston Chronicle reports that Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group, one of the biggest biodiesel …
San Francisco Getting Biodiesel Plant
A couple of days ago, I told you about how San Francisco Bay would be home to a fast ride around the bay on a biodiesel-powered boat. Now, it looks like the boat won’t have to go far to get the fuel it needs to make the quick journey. San Francisco Port Commissioners have approved construction of a $10 million …
Biodiesel Board Gets Green Building
The National Biodiesel Board has officially cut the ribbon on its new building at 605 Clark Avenue in Jefferson City, MO. The facility is as eco-friendly and green as the fuel the employees inside promote as the carpet comes from recycled materials, the paint is nontoxic, and even the parking lot lights are powered by the sun. Even the building …
Broad Coalition Encourages Pelosi to Advance E85 Infrastructure
In a first of a kind effort, a broad coalition of ethanol producers, automakers, agricultural advocates, convenience store owners, petroleum marketers, and equipment manufactures, are encouraging the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives to include tax credits that support new alternative fuel infrastructure in any pending energy bill or stimulus package. “The inclusion of the E85 and Biodiesel Access …