OTYI #22: Bizarre Alternative Fuel Source
Via Yahoo: *French fry grease is getting a second life as a fuel for diesel vehicles in Northern California.Supermarkets, cafeterias and restaurants like Kentucky Fried Chicken, are partnering with California biodiesel company Energy Alternative Solutions, Inc. to recycle food waste into alternative fuel. EASI said its restaurant-grease biodiesel will be sold at fueling stations in Central and Northern California as a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 regular diesel known as "B20."
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, using B20 can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions and smog, EASI said in a press release.*
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Labels: environment, off topic yet important, random
posted by m | 10:25 AM
3 Comments:
"Yellow Grease" as it as known, can easily be converted into biodiesel and it is certainly about time that we started using it on a larger basis. http://e85.whipnet.net/yellow/biodiesel.html
Ethanol can also be made from waste products yet, the focus seems to be centered around using corn, which is driving up the price of everything else.
i say disturbing
Morgan Spurlock did an episode of his brilliant show, "30 Days", about living off-the-grid. Part of that was showing these folks head down to the McDonald's to gas up their car with fry grease. I say if it wasn't going to be used for anything worthwhile before, and it's both recycling and environmentally friendly, let's fuckin' do it.
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