Biodiesel is a clean burning alternative fuel produced from domestic renewable resources, such as vegetable oils, animal fats, and recycled cooking oil. In the United States, it is usually made from soybean oil or recycled restaurant grease and can be blended with petroleum diesel to create a biodiesel blend. Also used in diesel engines with little or no modifications, biodiesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulfur and aromatics.
Biodiesel emissions have roughly 45 to 90 percent lower toxic emissions than regular diesel fuel. It is non-toxic and biodegradable, and its handling and storage are safer than conventional petroleum diesel fuel. Although 100% biodiesel (B100) would be ideal, most biodiesel today is mixed with petroleum diesel to satisfy cool-weather performance, cost and equipment compatibility concerns. The most common mixture is B20, a mix of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel.
There is one emission that increases with the use of biodiesel: Nitrus Oxide (NOx), which contributes to smog. The slight increase (up to 15 percent with pure biodiesel) in NOx is greatly offset by the reduction in all other emissions and the major reduction in greenhouse gases.
Old vehicles (older than mid-90s) might require upgrades of fuel lines (a cheap, easy upgrade), as biodiesel can eat through certain types of rubber. Also, because biodiesel loosens up deposits built up in the engine, the fuel filter can become clogged with newly-freed deposits and may need to be inspected or replaced.
from: The National Biodiesel Board
Favorite Music
by Richard Rodgers,
When you walk through a storm hold your head up high And don't be afraid of the dark. At the end of a storm is a golden sky And the sweet silver song of a lark. Walk on through the wind, Walk on through the rain, Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown. Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone, You'll never, ever walk alone.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone, You'll never, ever walk alone.
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Favorite Quote
Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
he knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine but we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say! "I will call on Jim
Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir," "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid to express yourself.
Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.
Because when you decide that it is the right time it might be too late.
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