RE: Bio diesel

[Robert Gideon <rjgideon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Consider this about bio diesel from Boston.com.  I'm from Iowa and all for
it, but this is a pretty good story:

Car's alternative fuel said to attract bear
By Associated Press  |  May 30, 2005

WINSTED, Conn. -- A Winsted man believes the sweet smell of the vegetable
oil he uses to fuel his car attracted the bear that damaged the vehicle
white trying to get at the biodiesel.

Larry Joy, a 53-year-old electrician, said the bear shattered a window on
his 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit, tipped the plastic fuel tank on its side, and
gnawed on car hoses about two weeks ago. He said the evidence included muddy
paw prints around the broken window and a pool of cooking oil on the rear
floorboards.

''I knew what it was after," Joy told The Sunday Republican of Waterbury.
''I think it's cool that bears do whatever they want."

Joy uses a combination of diesel and vegetable oil left over from restaurant
fry vats to power his car. He says it gets 44 miles per gallon.

The car needs to be started using regular diesel, because vegetable oil is
too thick for the engine to handle. When a gauge indicates the engine
coolant is at 90 degrees, it is warm enough to thin the biodiesel, and Joy
can flip a switch to change fuel tanks.

When the coolant hits about 150 degrees, Joy said, there is a sweet smell.

''My neighbor said it smells like cheeseburgers," he said.

The state Department of Environmental Protection told Joy he should
discourage the bear from returning by using bad-tasting bait. The agency
recommended the placement of a balloon filled with water and ammonia and
covered in cooking oil on his car.

Joy said he had no plans to get rid of the Volkswagen. ''I love this car,"
he said.


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