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NewsDecember 7, 2005

Colorado's Eagle County to Convert Motor Pool to Run on B-20 Biodiesel

EAGLE COUNTY, CO — In April 2006, Eagle County, Colorado, will introduce B-20 biodiesel fuel (20 percent biodiesel blended with 80 percent standard No. 2 diesel) to its motor pool fleet, according to the Vail Daily newspaper.

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NewsNovember 30, 2005

University of Virginia Fleet Switches to B-20 Biodiesel

RICHMOND, VA — The University of Virginia's Transit System has begun using B-20 biodiesel fuel.

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NewsNovember 30, 2005

North Carolina and New Mexico to Transition State Fleets to Biodiesel

RALEIGH, NC and ALBUQUERQUE, NM — New Mexico and North Carolina are set to increase the use of alternative fuels. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson signed an executive order in late-September that requires cabinet-level state agencies, public schools, and institutions of higher education to meet 15 percent of their transportation fuel needs with ethanol or biodiesel by 2010.

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NewsNovember 30, 2005

U.S. Military Using B-20 Biodiesel to Power Large Transport Vehicles

CAMP PENDLETON, CA — At Camp Pendleton, the semis that haul the Marines' 70-ton M-1 tanks have been running on B-20, a mix of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum diesel, for more than two years.

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NewsNovember 1, 2005

City of Maryville Fuels Fleet Only With B-20 Biodiesel

MARYVILLE, TN — The City of Maryville has decided to fuel its fleet entirely with biodiesel.

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NewsOctober 26, 2005

California Air Qaulity Board OKs Diesel Bus Trade-Off

DIAMOND BAR, CA — California's air quality board has left intact a stringent smog-fighting standard for new buses but will allow transit agencies to keep buying more highly polluting diesel buses as long as they compensate by retrofitting some old ones.

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NewsOctober 26, 2005

American Trucking Association Endorses B-5

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) board of directors has unanimously endorsed an energy resolution that includes promoting low blends of biodiesel as part of the organization's efforts to help shape a strong national energy plan.

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NewsOctober 26, 2005

University of Virginia Switches to B-20 Biodiesel for its 30-Bus Fleet

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The University of Virginia is adding B-20 biodiesel to fuel its 30-bus fleet.

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NewsOctober 11, 2005

Bangor Names Fuel Czar to Control City Vehicle Fuel Consumption

BANGOR, MAINE – Bracing for an upward trend in gasoline and diesel prices, Bangor officials this spring more than doubled their budget for vehicle fuel.

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NewsOctober 5, 2005

U.S. Military Becomes Major User of Biodiesel

WASHINGTON, D.C. — At military bases throughout the United States, soldiers are filling their gas tanks with biodiesel. Use of the environmentally friendly fuel at bases throughout the United States is growing rapidly.

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