| With gas prices increasing and growing
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| | Biodiesel, but also a consumer. Tractors,
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| environmental awareness, the need to
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| | reapers, tillers, pickers, conveyors,
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| consider alternate energy and fuel
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| | generators, pumps, and irrigation systems
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| sources are becoming a necessity. One
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| | which normally uses diesel fuel, now use
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| alternative is the use of Biodiesel fuel,
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| | Biodiesel to fuel their work, bringing
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| which is becoming more and more popular
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| | agriculture full circle from producer to
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| today.
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| | consumer.
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| Because Biodiesel is a cleaner-burning
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| | 6) Marine Vehicles - Commercial fleets
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| diesel fuel, made from 100% natural, 100%
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| | such as ferries, recreational yachts,
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| renewable vegetable sources, its uses in
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| | sailboats, and motor boats are all
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| today's society may surprise you. Below
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| | candidates for Biodiesel. For example
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| are nine ways Biodiesel is being used.
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| | Pacific Whale Foundation, located in
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| Some of which you may never have
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| | Hawaii, use Biodiesel in their boats.
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| realized.
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| | 7) Tax Incentive - The IRS is offering
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| 1) Biodiesel Car Rental - Yes that's
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| | tax incentives to anyone that produce and
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| right. A Maui and Los Angeles car rental
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| | use Biodiesel fuel. The US Government is
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| rents cars that run on Biodiesel. These
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| | working to reduce greenhouse gas
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| cars get between 400 and 800 miles per
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| | emissions by giving producers of
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| tank! Not bad when consider the price of
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| | Biodiesel fuel government funds. The tax
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| gas these days.
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| | incentive works to help tax paying
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| 2) Home heating fuel - More people are
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| | customers by lowering the cost of the
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| taking a look at Biodiesel as an
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| | fuel bill.
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| alternative for heating their home. Most
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| | 8) Lubrication Additive - Because
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| oil-fired or boiler furnaces can use
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| | Biodiesel is a better lubricant than
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| Biodiesel (B20), which is a fuel made of
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| | current low-sulfur petroleum, fuel
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| 80 percent traditional heating oil and 20
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| | injectors and other types of fuel pumps
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| percent Biodiesel. Some people are
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| | can rely on Biodiesel fuel for
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| getting their furnaces adapted to be able
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| | lubrication. With the right additives,
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| to burn B100, a fuel made entirely of
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| | engine performance can also be enhanced,
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| vegetable oils, which burns much cleaner
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| | making engines last longer. Other
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| than traditional heating oil.
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| | numerous applications can also make use
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| 3) Electricity Generation - Diesel
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| | of it's lubricate properties, such as
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| generators that produce electricity are
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| | concrete forms and asphalt trucks. Its
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| now running on Biodiesel fuel. A superior
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| | solvent properties also make it a safe
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| alternative to the typical coal burning
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| | parts cleaner, reducing skin and eye
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| electricity generating plants currently
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| | irritation associated with other
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| being used in the United States. Running
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| | cleaners.
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| on Biodiesel is an inexpensive, clean and
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| | 9) Cleaner Environment - Biodiesel
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| renewable way of creating electricity.
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| | reduces carbon dioxide exhaust emissions
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| 4) Trucking Industry - More and more
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| | by up to 80%. Because of this, Biodiesel
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| truckers are switching from diesel fuel
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| | has the potential to reduce air toxics
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| to Biodiesel fuel. The benefits are
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| | and cancer causing compounds. Something
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| numerous not to mention the advantage of
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| | we all can live with! If spilled, it will
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| helping the environment and reducing our
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| | quickly degrade into natural organic
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| dependency on foreign oil, while saving
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| | residues, without polluting the
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| money.
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| | environment.
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| 5) Agriculture - Not only a producer of
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