18 U.S. States To Produce Biodiesel

29 June 2005 - 12:00pm

Oregon will become one of about 18 states producing biodiesel fuel.

SeQuential Biofuels LLC of Eugene and Pacific Biodiesel of Maui will break ground on a Portland manufacturing plant in August that will convert used cooking oil into biodiesel, a renewable fuel that powers diesel engines with little or no modifications. The plant should be up and running by November, said Tomas Endicott, a SeQuential partner. Kettle Foods, a snack food and potato chip manufacturer in Salem, has agreed to sell its used cooking oil - about 30,000 gallons a year at first - to SeQuential. " Engines burning it release 67 percent fewer pollutants into the air with an 80 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions."

Source: Eugene Register-Guard, June 9, 2005
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So, in this context, what if the post-war suburban growth had not happened the way it did? What if the returning GIs had married, yes, but had continued to live in densely populated cities?