Southern Grease http://www.southerngrease.com/ SouthernGrease.com - Home of Southern Grease University! en-us Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0400 Southern Grease University 125 45 http://www.southerngrease.com/ http://www.southerngrease.com/images/sgrease.jpg How Cold is too Cold to Run Biodiesel? http://www.southerngrease.com/cold_b100.htm Veggie Ranger experiments with the gel point of biodiesel when the weather starts turning cold. 11/09/2006 Energy independence on Bush agenda http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15640174/ The Bush administration will soon launch a big "energy independence" initiative, likely to include re-newed emphasis on biofuels, as part of an attempt to regain the political initiative following the midterm elections. 11/09/2006 A New Breed of Diesels to Leave Hybrid Vehicles in the Dust http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/16/8390259/index.htm?postversion=2006100408 Mercedes, GM, even Honda, is betting on a new breed of green diesels. The goal? To leave hybrids in the dust. 10/17/2006 Georgia Governor Proposes Tax Incentive for Biofuels http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/09/25/daily9.html Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue today proposed a sales tax exemption for materials and equipment used in the construction of biofuel facilities in Georgia. 9/26/2006 Georgia Working with Peanuts as Biodiesel Source http://southeastfarmpress.com/news/091206-peanut-biodiesel/ The primary oil used in the U.S. to make biodiesel fuel is soy oil. Peanut oil produces approximately 123 gallons of biodiesel per acre, compared to 50 gallons for soy oil. The problem is peanut oil on the world market is more valuable than soy oil, making conversion to biodiesel economically impractical. 9/11/2006 Public Must Demand Alternative Fuels http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/opinion/15478114.htm In the absence of a government-launched Manhattan Project to ignite the alternative fuel revolution, the public must turn not just to the White House or the state house but also to the largest fleet owners in the country. 9/16/2006 Governor Jeb Bush Puts Clout Behind Use of Biofuels http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060826/NEWS/608260425/1004 ... Bush is so convinced of the need for alternative fuels that he wrote to his brother urging him to implement "a comprehensive ethanol strategy for our country and our hemisphere." In the letter he proposed the controversial lifting of a heavy tariff on Brazilian ethanol. 9/6/2006