What is Biodiesel? Can It Reduce Pollution?
by SolveYourProblem.com

Alternative fuel for cars is not very far away. In fact, in many areas of the world alternative fuels are being tested, used and refined for our future. Why all the increased attention and awareness lately? The natural resources of the earth are in shorter supply given the increased need and growing world population. Also, our supply of oil, coal and fossil fuels may not last many years into the future given how fast we consume it. Exactly when we'll tap out can’t be determined, but with the continued increase in fossil fuels used, it is bound to run out before the earth is able to replenish the supply. Finding an alternative fuel source is and should be forefront in our minds.

Biodiesel is a form of alternative fuel for running cars. Biodiesel is undergoing an ongoing testing process that is being used on farms, in manufacturing and by automobile makers as they look toward the future. Biodiesel is the use of diesel combined with soybeans, sunflowers or vegetable oils to create a mixture thereby extending the overall supply of diesel. It can also be used in diesel engines with little or no additional changes to the engines.

The EPA has been telling the world for years that we are burning fossil fuels and adding to the pollution of the earth. To combat our own use of these fossil fuels and to create additional resources for our livelihood, additional forms of fuels have to be discovered, tested and used. Cleaner air is found with the use of biodiesel fuels in the diesels that we run. Keeping the air cleaner will help our children and our grandchildren live healthier lives long into the future.

If you are looking for statistics on biodiesel use, these biodiesel sales have been compiled from biodiesel.org.

• In 1999, 500,000 gallons of biodiesel mixture was sold.
• In 2001, 5,000,000 gallons of biodiesel was sold.
• In 2004, 25 million gallons of biodiesel was sold.

That's a huge increase and great news. Let's keep that number rising because that's a lot of trucks, tractors and dependency being eliminated from our reliance on foreign oil and being placed back on our own soil. The use of biodiesels is one method of relying on our natural resources and less on fossil fuels.

The use of alternative fuels in cars will save the world from enormous amounts of future pollutants. While we can’t eliminate all the pollution we've already put into the atmosphere, we can change how much we are putting into the air everyday from here on out. The use of biodiesels will cut back on pollution and help us clean up our act overall.

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