Why Alternative Fuels?
Using vegetable oil in place of diesel fuel reduces greenhouse gases and particulate pollutants, promotes energy independence and supports domestic industry, and can stimulate the economy by saving you money and keeping more revenue in your community. Emissions from the combustion of diesel fuel are a major source of atmospheric pollutants including fine soot and particulate matter as well as toxic gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, and other volatile organic compounds. It is common knowledge that these compounds are harmful to human and ecological health – we all know that inhaling exhaust from a vehicle (gasoline or diesel fueled) is dangerous and can quickly turn lethal, and the combustion of petroleum products is the major cause of global warming and ecological imbalance. In addition vegetable oil is a renewable resource meaning that it comes from plants that were grown last season, not 350 million years ago like oil. By replacing diesel
