A proposed limit on the total volume of biofuels that must be added to conventional fuels each year has prompted Woody Eaton of Blue Ridge Biofuels to ask President Obama for help. More than 50 businesses and individuals signed Eaton’s letter to Obama in a grassroots effort to highlight the potential impact of the U.S. […]
Last Thursday, Nov. 17, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is providing loan guarantees to a series of projects to convert biomass to energy through USDA’s Rural Energy for America program. One of the award recipients is local and it’s led by Asheville Vice Mayor Brownie Newman.
The plants are part of a pilot program with N.C. State University to research the feasibility of growing bio-fuel crops on highway rights of way.
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 […]
As a teen working at my local McDonald’s, I never dreamed that the old oil from those french-fry vats would one day power diesel engines and heat homes. Nor did I imagine you would ever get a decent cup of joe at the joint. But these days, all the major fast-food chains hawk something resembling […]
“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 […]
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 […]
