Look for Renewable Fuel Options When You Fill up the Gas Tank
by Monte Shaw (Iowa Renewable Fuels Association/Des Moines Register) Growing up on a farm near Shenandoah, using ethanol and biodiesel was a no-brainer. It was simply the right thing to do to support our local economy and environment.
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A simple comparison between a traffic circle in Havana, Cuba, (population 2.1 million) to an intersection in Sao Paulo, Brazil, (population more than 21 million) says it all. In Sao Paulo I could breathe easily thanks to the use of biodiesel and blends of ethanol from 27 to 100 percent in their fuel. Yet, in Havana I nearly choked on the straight diesel exhaust emanating from old engines.
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When you fill up, look for ethanol and biodiesel blends and see the difference they make. READ MORE