Several students from U.S. campuses have taken initiative and have produced their own biodiesel, even at times of chemistry. Interesting is the "raw material" used to obtain it, namely the oil used in frying potatoes in student cafeterias. Students came up with this idea for environmental reasons but economic, fuel costs are lower when using biodiesel.
In general, campuses have large areas of green spaces, and these must be maintained with special vehicles. These vehicles need fuel with biofuel initiative to supply their product to students.
For example, the University of New York represents about 8% of biodiesel fuel used on campus, and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, produces between 185 and 550 liters of biodiesel per week.
Even if the numbers are insignificant seem a small step in the right direction and show us what can be achieved with little effort and imagination.
Do you remember Fram, the polar bear from the circus who longed to return to his native lands of frosted pole? The frosted pole which had been separated from his mother killed by hunters? Well, the U.S. State submitted and approved a law that wants the polar bear a protected species. Polar bears became extinct due to global warming and the reduction of its natural habitat.
This news should be greeted with joy everywhere. But apparently that is not so. A lady named Sarah Palin, who is, incidentally or not, Alaska Governor, decided to give the U.S. government to court for adopting this law, because the polar bear hunt interdiction harms economic development of the area.
In other words, what we care about nature and animals. We are the dominant species, we decide. Hmmm ... this mentality reminds me of another country…
