Living Without Oil.
Marianne Lavelle.
- U.S. News & World Report, 2003.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 65, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Living Without Oil, Feb. 17, 2003; pp. 32-39.
"Grant Goodman wanted to do his part to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. So two years ago [2001], the Phoenix concrete producer began using biodiesel--made from refined soybean oil--to fuel his fleet of 130 diesel-powered cement mixers and excavators. For his efforts, Goodman in 2001 won a local entrepreneur of the year award and plaudits from the Environmental Protection Agency. But protecting the Earth was not Goodman's only concern. 'Let's start with national security--the billions and billions we waste dancing around the issue, protecting those pipelines, invading Iraq, doing whatever else we're doing in the Middle East. It all gets down to continuing the flow of oil to this country.' " (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article identifies alternative energy sources to oil including biodiesel, hydrogen, ethanol and natural gas.
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