Alternativ­e fuel pumping stations in Asheville (biodiesel and CNG)

Biodiesel Asheville’s own Blue Ridge Biodiesel is available at 11 locations in and around Asheville. For complete a list, visit Blue Ridge’s site: http://www.blueridgebiofuels.com/products/pump-locations.html B20 — a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum-based diesel — is available at a wide range of locations in the area. Compressed Natural Gas There are two […]

The Green Scene

“Slippery little rascal” fans flames of Richmond Hill debate A slippery debate: The discovery of a Southern Zigzag Salamander in Richmond Hill Park sparked a round of e-mails debating whether the urban forest is an appropriate location for a National Guard Armory. Courtesy R.D. Bartlett This past April, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission biologist Lori […]

The Green Scene

For all the complexity surrounding biofuels, one thing is certain: The market for the vegetable-based, cleaner-than-petroleum fuel is expanding. Goodbye, dirty diesel: Smoky Mountain Biofuels, based in Dillsboro, is in the process of opening 23 new biodiesel pumps. Driver Danny Battista and coowner Alan Begley outside their facility. Jonathan Welch Take the growing biofuels businesses […]