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2008-06-16 Home Front: Culture Wars

Send Your Grease to Oregon for Biodiesel

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Posted by Bobby 2008-06-16 05:42|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#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|| 2008-06-16 05:53|| Front Page Top

#2 You trust EPA?

Posted by Xenphon 2008-06-16 06:15|| 2008-06-16 06:15|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-06-16 07:30|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-06-16 10:57|| Front Page Top

#5 It's "competitive" because somebody else already paid for it once.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-06-16 13:12|| 2008-06-16 13:12|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-06-16 15:28|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-06-16 15:32|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-06-16 15:50|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-06-16 16:05|| Front Page Top

#10 I thought ~~melons~~greenies would like recycling?

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|| 2008-06-16 17:23|| Front Page Top

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