Bio-D neophytes, there's a fuel-mixin mixer at Path to Freedom, on the 7th of March.
The California Biodiesel Consumers' Conference sparked a small explosion in enthusiasm among local Biodiesel hackers. To create their community, they're holding workshop/class/potluck events where people can gather, socialize, and learn about an alternative fuel that's not just "green" but works in existing diesel engines, without modification.
The conference highlighted the business and policy challenges that small-scale producers (who make less than a million gallons of fuel per year) are facing from the growing biodiesel cartel, which is dominated by large corporations.
Biodiesel is a diesel fuel created from vegetables, or used vegetable oil, that is a replacement for diesel fuel. It's considered extremely "green" because it releases no new carbon dioxide into the air (the plants took it from the air originally).
Alert: Report From the California Biodiesel Consumers' Conference by Ross Plesset
Biodiesel Collectivo vs. Greyhound Monopoly by moth
A survey of the current scene from Jennifer Murphy.
Photos from Ross Plesset
Special thanks to local peace activists Ross and Jennifer for writing these stories for IMC.
You Can Learn to Mix Your Own Biodiesel Fuel