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Very cool. I don’t care if a car runs off grass clippings. If it goes 0-60 in 4 seconds and has a renewable energy source, then I am down for one.
isn’t science wonderful, and doesn’t that show you how greedy people really are and our dependance on the oil companies
too bad oil companies have a big foot hold in our government
Its not even a question of government at this point, its really not very economically sound to shake it up. YES it should be done, but it will really really fuck with the economy when it happens.
president bush is funding the research behind new fuel technology.
Fuel Alternatives Motivate Bush And UVA
Lindsay PuccioMay 16, 2005
President Bush is taking his energy plan on the road. Bush spoke today at a Biodiesel Refinery in West Point, Virginia, urging the Senate to take up the energy bill the House approved last month. Bush compared the U.S. dependence on foreign oil to “a foreign tax on the American dream.”
document.write(‘’);“The final step toward making America less dependent on foreign oil is to develop new alternatives to gasoline and diesel. Here at Virginia Biodiesel, you are using Virginia soybean oil to produce a clean burning fuel,” said Bush.
The University of Virginia is doing just that. Right now, they’re testing biodiesel fuel in two of their buses.
“We’re using a blend of B20 which means it’s 20 percent biodiesel,” said Rebecca White, the Director of UVA Transportation.
The fuel is actually made up of 20 percent soybean oil and 80 percent petroleum diesel. As Bush points out, the fuel efficiency will be similar, but the smell and color of the bus exhaust will be better.
“Our test is going to run through August 1st and then we’ll assess the fuel mileage, efficiency, maintenance issues, that sort of thing,” said White.
If all goes well, every UVA buses will be converted totally to biodiesel fuel.
Annual U.S. biodiesel production has increased from 500,000 gallons, to 30 million gallons last year, making it the fastest growing alternative fuel in America.
Ya realistically it will take many years and a gradual reduction in the use of gas fueled cars, even with government intervention.
It is good to see Bush starting something, hopefully it will stay in the mainstream and become a big issue in the next elections.
A month prior to this article
“Fuel Alternatives Motivate Bush And UVA” by Lindsay Puccio
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63958-2005Apr18.html
ha bush is a schmuck, but regardless at least hes funding the new technology now. probably to get up his approval rating.
I’m surprised Bush is looking into alternative fuel sources. He’s Mr. Big Oil. Its good that he is doing it but there has to be something more behind it. He has many friends in the oil industry.
So.
theres always a hidden agenda.
Oh my god you people are paranoid.
No, just logical.
Paranoid.
i am sure he sees the money in it, just like BP who is going green.
there is just as much money in green fuels as there is oil.
you think it will be free?
thank you ZD.
you’re welcome
hidden agenda=money
Don’t be silly. Thats exactly my point. The oil companies are going to have to get on board with alternative fuel.