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NewsJuly 25, 2007

Alliant Switches Over Fleet of 800 to Biofuels

DES MOINES, IOWA – Alliant Energy's fleet of 800 service vehicles now sport a biodiesel and E-85 decal. Alliant Energy recently put into full gear a pilot program started last year to fuel its 800-vehicle fleet of service trucks by biodiesel and the E-85 blend of ethanol and accomplished it.

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NewsJuly 25, 2007

Allied Waste to Convert Truck Fleet to B-20 Biodiesel Fuel

BOISE, IDAHO – Allied Waste is fully converting its garbage-hauling and recycling fleet to B-20 biodiesel fuel. Clean-burning fuel is especially important at a time of frequent air-quality alerts in the Treasure Valley, the company said.

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NewsJuly 18, 2007

Green Mountain Coffee Makes Move to Biodiesel

WATERBURY, VT – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters will use B-20 biodiesel in all of its Waterbury-based route trucks and facilities vehicles.

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NewsJuly 18, 2007

FOX Commits to Biodiesel for MLB All-Star Game

SAN FRANCISCO – Fans who tuned into the Major League Baseball All-Star Game watched a broadcast powered by biodiesel. FOX Sports used B-20, a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent diesel, in all of its generators, satellite trucks, and other diesel equipment at its television compound in San Francisco.

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NewsJuly 12, 2007

Seashore Mallow Seen As Biodiesel Source

Unlike soybeans and corn, the mallow is both a perennial and a halophyte, or salt-tolerant plant that grows in areas where other crops can't.

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NewsJuly 11, 2007

Oregon Legislature OKs Bill to Clean Up Diesel Engines

SALEM, OR – The Oregon Legislature approved a bill intended to clean up old diesel engines in the state. It now moves to Gov. Ted Kulongoski's office

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NewsJuly 11, 2007

Isuzu & Hino Motors to Jointly Work on Developing Cleaner Diesel Emissions

TOKYO, JAPAN – Japan's Isuzu Motors Ltd and Hino Motors Ltd will jointly develop technology for cleaning up emissions from diesel engines, in a bid to better compete with European and U.S. rivals.

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NewsJuly 11, 2007

McDonald's to Operate Delivery Fleet on Biodiesel in the UK

LONDON, UK – Fast-food chain McDonald's has become the latest hospitality operator to commit to running its delivery fleet on biodiesel.

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NewsJuly 11, 2007

Green Mountain Coffee Moves Truck Fleet to Biodiesel

WATERBURY, VT — Green Mountain Coffee Roasters announced July 10 that it will use B-20 biodiesel in all of its Waterbury-based route trucks and facilities vehicles.

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NewsJuly 9, 2007

Mcdonald's Trucks Running On Used Cooking Oil

By next year, all 155 McDonald's delivery trucks will be running on biodiesel made of used cooking oil collected from the 1,200 restaurant locations in Britain.

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