false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171656040m/112183.jpg 112183 1 <p>Whether we are nearing the end of oil or merely nearing the end of <i>inexpensive</i> oil, it is becoming increasingly clear that we need to find alternative ways to meet our energy needs. Biodiesel is one such alternative-and is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the US economy.</p> <p>Biodiesel in North America is in its infancy. As air quality deteriorates in major centers, governments are scrambling for ways to reduce emissions and are embracing biodiesel in their fleets. Conferences on biodiesel are often "inaugural" as society begins discussing this fuel in earnest.</p> <p><i>Biodiesel Power</i> is a chronicle of this emerging industry. Lightly touching on the technical aspects of the fuel, its qualities, and specifications, the book is largely about the people and stories of the biodiesel movement. It explores the tensions between</p> <p><bu> Grass-roots activists and their altruistic co-ops<br> <bu>The profit-minded commercial producers and the voices of agribusiness<br> <bu> The current administration-or "the coalition of the drilling"</p> <p>Far from a third-party account, <i>Biodiesel Power</i> comes from one who has experienced it from the grease dumpster to the boardroom. Lyle Estill has made the journey from backyard brewing, to being part of a producer and distributor cooperative, to commercial production.</p> <p>Compelling and timely, <i>Biodiesel Power</i> is the history of biodiesel in the making. It will appeal to a wide audience, including farmers, truckers, backyarders, and commercial producers, investors, politicians, and all those concerned about the end of oil.</p> <p><b>Lyle Estill</b> is vice president of Piedmont Biofuels Industrial in Chatham County, North Carolina. He has published an important Weblog-Energy Blog-about the biodiesel movement for several years and has received numerous awards for his environmentalism and outreach on biodiesel, including Educator of the Year for 2004 from Environmental Educators of North Carolina.</p> 108018 2005 Biodiesel Power: The Passion, the People, and the Politics of the Next Renewable Fuel total:6|5:1|4:2|3:2|1:1| 6 20 14 1 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 14 09:50:48 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 09:51:13 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Aug 30 04:36:28 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 04:36:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 07 13:02:56 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 13:03:20 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 02 00:01:30 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 00:01:30 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 30 16:29:26 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 16:29:26 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue May 27 18:25:58 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 18:25:58 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Apr 22 19:42:37 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 19:42:39 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Mar 30 07:01:20 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 07:01:33 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Feb 18 09:29:32 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 09:29:32 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Feb 15 20:09:20 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 20:09:20 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 26 12:48:40 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 12:49:00 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Mon Sep 17 08:21:24 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 08:21:24 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Mar 12 20:33:21 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 12 20:40:28 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Mar 09 09:15:16 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 09 09:15:19 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=112183