Try Biodiesel. Learn to Go on WVO

Biodiesel and Waste Vegetable Oil Are Sustainable, Less-polluting Alternatives to Diesel

Karama C. Neal
Does your car or truck have a diesel engine? How about your tractor? If so, consider using biodiesel to fuel your vehicle. It's often cheaper, it may earn you a tax credit, and it's better for the environment. Here are some other reasons you might want to try biodiesel:

*Engine wear. Driving on biodiesel produces less wear and tear on your engine. Because of the way it lubricates the parts, engine wear is reduced by as much as one half.

*Engine performance. Biodiesel makes your car or truck (or tractor) run smoother, quieter and with less smoke.

*Emissions. Biodiesel produces fewer emissions than regular diesel, and so make less of a contribution to global warming.

*US economy. Since biodiesel is made in the US, using it keeps US money in the US. It also helps rural economies, and helps create jobs.

*US security. Because biodiesel is made in the US, using it reduces our dependence on foreign oil.

*It's sustainable. Unlike petroleum diesel and other fossil fuels, we aren't likely to run out of biodiesel. And because its based on vegetable oil, it's less polluting to the environment.

For more information on biodiesel and to learn where to buy it in your area, visit biodieselnow.com. You may also want to consider WVO or Waste Vegetable Oil, an energy efficient, sustainable, cheaper alternative to diesel fuel. It's has long been known that filtered waste vegetable oil and straight vegetable oil (SVO) can be used to fuel diesel engines. Compared to biodiesel, WVO requires less processing and only minimal filtering (a blue jeans pant leg will work just fine) before use in your engine. On the other hand, biodiesel requires no engine conversion.

Many of the reasons for using WVO are the same as for using biodiesel. With a simple conversion, any diesel engine can run on WVO or SVO (or on biodiesel, with no conversion). Think of your truck, your tractor, your car. With so many restaurants willing to literally give away WVO (or even pay you to take it away), how can you go wrong? Here's how you can get started:

* Learn more about WVO at journeytoforever.org (available in English and Spanish).

* Plan your engine conversion with information from nativerenewables.com, journeytoforever.org, greasecar.com and greasel.com.

Now load up on fuel and you'll be ready to drive vegetarian. Enjoy!

"The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become in the course of time as important as petroleum and the coal tar products of the present time." - Rudolf Diesel (1911)

Published by Karama C. Neal

Karama C. Neal is the editor of "So what can I do," the public service weblog promoting ethics in action  View profile

  • Using biodiesel and WVO helps protect national security and the national economy.
  • Any diesel engine can run on biodiesel or, with an simple engine modification. WVO/SVO.
  • Using biodiesel or WVO is better for the environment than using petroleum-based diesel.

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  • Karama C. Neal4/24/2007

    Thanks so much, Jaleh! I appreciate your continued readership. I'll be sure to check out your content too.

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