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By now, you may have heard of college students or environmentalists driving across the country fueled by used grease from restaurants. But another version of this fuel has been growing from a novelty into a mainstream commodity. Biodiesel can be made from a variety of crops, animal fats, even algae. It can then be mixed with diesel fuel and used in standard diesel engines. The fuel has been popular for years in Europe, but as Eric Mack reports, biodiesel is beginning to see widespread application in the United States.
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By now, you may have heard of college students or environmentalists driving across the country fueled by used grease from restaurants. But another version of this fuel has been growing from a novelty into a mainstream commodity. Biodiesel can be made from a variety of crops, animal fats, even algae. It can then be mixed with diesel fuel and used in standard diesel engines. The fuel has been popular for years in Europe, but as Eric Mack reports, biodiesel is beginning to see widespread application in the United States.
Broadcast History
A considerably shorter version aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 3, 2006.
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Biodiesel-rockies - Eric Mack
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By now, you may have heard of college students or environmentalists driving across the country fueled by used grease from restaurants. But over the last year, one particular “biofuel” has been growing from a novelty into a mainstream commodity. Biodiesel can be made from a variety of crops, animal fats, even algae. And it can be used in any diesel engine without modification. Popular for years in Europe, biodiesel is beginning to see widespread application in the United States. As Eric Mack reports, one Colorado biodiesel producer has seen the demand for its product increase exponentially in just a few years.
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