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Biodiesel by the Bay

Posted on 04 January 2008

peoplesfuel.jpgSan Francisco is nicknamed “The City by the Bay”, it’s on t-shirts, totes, and postcards.  Now I think we could be known as the biodiesel city by the bay, if the city would just make people aware that we have the largest green fleet in the nation that runs on biodiesel.  Everything from our ambulances to the street sweepers!

It took a year to complete but it’s done, and very few people know about it.  The city uses soy oil bought from producers in the Midwest and produces a fuel called B20.  20% biofuel and 80% petroleum, the goal was to cut carbon emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2012.

Mayor Newsom also has a new project called SFGreasecycle.  The program collects grease and oil at no charge.  Instead of going down our drains and clogging up our systems they are being turned into fuel!

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Arcadia - who has written 58 posts on Green Girls Global Blog.

Arcadia Maximo is the owner of Maximo Construction, a residential construction company who only builds green! She also teaches a "hands-on" construction class at City College of San Francisco, where she is the coordinator of the Citybuild Academy program. She sits on numerous construction boards and is a Certified Green Building Professional and Certified Sustainable Building Advisor. Her hobbies include writing, ballet, and fashion!

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