HELP OPEN A BIODIESEL FUELING STATION IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Biodiesel is America's homegrown, clean air alternative to imported petroleum.

Biodiesel can be produced from domestic renewable resources including vegetable oils and recycled restaurant grease. Pure biodiesel contains no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with petroleum diesel to create a biodiesel blend. It can be used in compression-ignition (diesel) engines with no major modifications. Biodiesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulphur and aromatics.

Virgin vegetable oil used for the manufacture of biodiesel can be harvested from many oil feedstock plants like soybeans, sunflower seeds, rape seeds, palm oil and even some types of algae. Recycled vegetable oil from local restaurants and other used sources are also a useful reservoir of renewable fuel for diesel engines as approximately 4.5 billion gallons per year of used vegetable oil is available in the USA.

The concept of using vegetable oil as a fuel dates back to 1895 when Dr. Rudolf Diesel developed the first diesel engine to run on vegetable oil. He demonstrated his engine at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and described an experiment using peanut oil as fuel in his engine.

The overall smog forming potential from biodiesel hydrocarbon emissions is nearly 50% less than that measured for ordinary diesel fuel.

Consumer Information

The goals of improving our air and balancing our nation's energy portfolio are not only good ideas, they are necessary. Please help us make these goals a reality.

Even though we have the means at hand for reducing cancer and lung diseases and of moving our nation closer to the path of energy self-sufficiency, only the direct action of individuals can make it happen.

If you believe in the importance of developing alternatives to fossil fuels and would like to see trucks and other traffic in your neighborhood using fuels that will help make it possible for yourselves, your children and other loved ones to breath cleaner air and experience better health and productivity, the most immediate step that you can take will be the simple act of telling your local fueling station operators that you want them to offer biodiesel to all their diesel customers.

It is not possible for any one person to be everywhere and do everything. For that reason Clean Air USA can act to help make your voice heard many times over.

You can help us make your voice heard by shopping in our online store, by asking your employer to become a Clean Air USA sponsor, by encouraging others to visit this website, by patronizing local biodiesel providers, and by asking your local fuel providers to contact us if they don't already offer biodiesel so that we can help them become alternative fuel retailers.

Please contact us today to learn about our Retailer Referral Rewards Plan.

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