[ESSP] meeting about Biodiesel

[Vanessa Paulman]

Meeting about biodiesel!!!

Are you interested in alternatives to petroleum dependance, and 
finding local sustainable alternatives to diesel? Do you want to know 
what biodiesel is?

Tuesday, November 16
Prescott House office
7:00 biodiesel basics
7:30 visioning biodiesel at Hampshire

I'll be presenting information about the fuel at 7:00 and then 
describing my goals for hampshire and facilitating a discussion at 
7:30.

Biodiesel is a fuel made from vegetable oil that is very similar to 
diesel. You can use it in diesel engines without engine modification. 
It's mostly carbon-neutral, biodegradable, can be made organically, 
and can be made from waste restaurant grease.

Come at 7:00 for a 1/2 hour introduction to the topic. If you know 
about it already, come at 7:30 for a discussion about what projects 
Hampshire could have relating to biodiesel.

Here's the teaser: I would like to set up a cooperative that has a 
biodiesel processor to make fuel for the farm center, physical plant, 
diesel cars, local farmers, truckers in the area...anyone... and to 
have  educational programming about renewable energy, biodiesel, car 
dependence, petroleum extraction issues, climate change related to 
fossil fuels, etc.

Part of my div III is working on a project like this. I want to know 
what people in this community are interested in. Would this coop be 
exciting to anyone? Do you want to make biodiesel for yourself at 
about $0.60 per gallon for materials and energy inputs? Are you 
interested in alternatives to petroleum dependance, even if you 
aren't interested in a coop here?

Come to the meeting.

Prescott house office. 7:00 for intro, 7:30 for planning meeting.

If you can't make it, but want to talk/know more/help with my 
project, call me X5901, or email me afw01 AT hampshire DOT edu

Aaron Wieler

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Vanessa Paulman
Center for Science Exploration
Hampshire College

phone: (413) 559-5792
fax: (413) 559-5438
Adele Simmons Hall #132

http://ScienceExploration.hampshire.edu