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Send Your Grease to Oregon for Biodiesel |
2008-06-16 |
There's a shortage of fryer grease in America. Thieves pilfer it by the gallon. Investors wage a bidding war for every golden drop. Add to that the soaring price of soy and canola seed, and you can understand why 26-year-old Libby Rodgers, who hopes to launch a biodiesel company, won't reveal the sources of her blend. ![]() Now, the grease crisis has become just one part of a slippery slope that threatens Oregon's biodiesel bonanza. |
Posted by:Bobby |
#10 I thought Obviously recycling has to lose money and be a religious burden for them to be interested. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-06-16 17:23 |
#9 Or you really could upset the green folks and just pour it on the ground... heh heh... |
Posted by: 3dc 2008-06-16 16:05 |
#8 Yeah but Oregon wants to collect those taxes whether you have a biodiesel vehicle or not - the old heads I win, tails you lose scam. |
Posted by: Shieldwolf 2008-06-16 15:50 |
#7 The same would be true in any other state. Fuel taxes are the revenue source for road construction and maintenance. They are effectively a user fee. The alternative is tolls. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-06-16 15:32 |
#6 Oregon collects fuel taxes from biodiesel and is trying to force the same on those that buy cooking oils in large amounts. The state tax people even call those who do not voluntarily pay the fuel tax if they buy the oils "tax scofflaws" and wants to be able to charge them with tax evasion. It is all about the green in Oregon, and I mean the type of green that has dead presidents on it. |
Posted by: Shieldwolf 2008-06-16 15:28 |
#5 It's "competitive" because somebody else already paid for it once. |
Posted by: mojo 2008-06-16 13:12 |
#4 Go into the grocery store and buy peanut oil. Use it in your diesel engine and it should work. Oh, you want it used because then it's cheap. Don't want to pay full price like the rest of us. Sorry, thems the breaks. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-06-16 10:57 |
#3 Send Your Grease to Oregon for Biodiesel What if it's still attached to my body? |
Posted by: Angie Schultz 2008-06-16 07:30 |
#2 You trust EPA? |
Posted by: Xenphon 2008-06-16 06:15 |
#1 According to the EPA study (just the executive summary) mileage is down and nitrous oxides up with biodiesel, but we can't put that in the article; it might make it look like there's a downside. |
Posted by: Bobby 2008-06-16 05:53 |