Originally published July 3 2005
Martha's Vineyard businesses consider biodiesel as next fuel source
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The Martha's Vineyard Times reports that biodiesel is already seeing widespread use in Europe, but now the vegetable-based, non-toxic fuel is gaining popularity in Martha's Vineyard for use by landscapers and construction crews.
Though the United States falls far behind Europe in biodiesel production and consumption, the country's appetite for this engine-friendly, vegetable-based, non-toxic fuel is growing rapidly.
The green B-20 (20 percent biodiesel, 80 percent petroleum diesel) tanks that appeared in March at the Shell Station in Tisbury and deBettencourt's in Oak Bluffs have peaked the interest of those who drive diesel vehicles, and even those who don't.
"It prolongs the life of the engine because there is no carbon build-up and it naturally cleans and lubricates the parts, preventing premature breakdown," says Kevin, who has been attending biodiesel conferences regularly since last fall.
Once Kevin and the staff assure them that, for the most part, none of those pose significant problems, they need only to convince people that paying the extra 20 percent is a good investment.
"In the future, I predict that the price of biodiesel will fall below petroleum diesel and gasoline, both of which are government subsidized," says Kevin.
"The true cost of petroleum-based fuel to people is not nearly represented by what you pay at the pump, when you consider destruction to the environment and the military expenditure of taxpayer money to secure the reserves.
It is one of the most cost-effective ways for a diesel fleet to comply with the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and pollution, as required by the Energy Policy Act, Executive Order 13149, and state and local mandates.
While approximately half of the cars in Europe are diesel, they are not the vehicles of choice on American soil, where they have the stigma of being smelly and dirty.
"Replacing diesel with biodiesel blends is important to the environment and to our health, because diesel emissions are some of the most toxic and nasty stuff we put into our environment," says Richard.
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