PASADENA, CA – As gas prices and concern over imported oil rise, more and more motorists are turning to natural gas, biodiesel, ethanol, and other alternative-fuel vehicles.
Read More →SALEM, OR – The Oregon Legislature approved a bill intended to clean up old diesel engines in the state.
Read More →The state ofWashington agency pumps alternative fuel into a diverse fleet of vehicles and equipment. Switching between B-75 and B-99 helps alleviate lack of supply and weather-related drawbacks to its use.
Read More →NEW YORK CITY –- Garbage truck fleets in a growing number of cities, including New York City and San Francisco, are switching to biodiesel, which experts say can cut soot and greenhouse gas emissions at no extra cost, according to USAgNet.
Read More →LAS VEGAS– The City of Las Vegas said it has to reduced the nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions of its diesel and biodiesel-fueled equipment by 18 percent using a fuel additive, called XenTx Diesel Fuel Treatment.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has $1.7 million available to governments and non-profit organizations for clean diesel projects.
Read More →PORTLAND, OR – As of July 1, all diesel sold in Portland, Ore., must contain at least five percent biodiesel, a mandate approved by the City Council a year ago.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) may switch many of its diesel-powered trucks to biodiesel fuel following a $100,000 six-month pilot project that is wrapping up.
Read More →SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has teamed with Utah State University (USU) and Ph.D. student Dallas Hanks on a project to grow biodiesel feedstocks along state highways.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is conducting a $100,000 six-month pilot project to determine the feasibility of using B-20 biodiesel fuel, derived mainly from recycled cooking oil in Southern California.
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