How To Make Biodiesel

Sep. 24–SYRACUSE — On a recent evening at Graydon Blair’s home in western Davis County, his 1984 diesel-engine Mazda pickup truck purred in the driveway, its exhaust barely visible and smelling distinctly of french fries. “That’s the smell of freedom,” said Blair, who began experimenting about three years ago with biodiesel, [...]

Sep. 25–Since the 1990s, a small but growing number of Utahns have been using spent cooking oil and a combination of chemicals to create their own motor fuel, commonly known as biodiesel. More recently in Utah, the alternative fuel has emerged on the commercial market as a viable way to reduce [...]

Increased U.S. production of ethanol could lift natural gas prices higher, suggests Fairfax Media New Zealand’s online magazine, stuff.co . That potential rise in prices is due to two factors: natural gas’s use as a fuel for ethanol plant boilers and its use as an ingredient for fertilizing corn. [...]

Apr. 5–u U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo., has scheduled a 2007 Farm Bill listening session next week in Greeley. The hearing will be 2-4 p.m. Tuesday at Island Grove Regional Park, 14th Avenue and A Street. Several representatives of agricultural organizations are scheduled [...]

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