High school students produce biodiesel fuel
May 23, 2007 1:44 AM ET
PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) - Students at Pontiac High School in Pontiac are taking high gas prices into their own hands.
The teens in Paul Ritter's ecology class are converting vegetable oil in a biodiesel generator to create biodiesel fuel.
Ritter says they've already produced about forty gallons of fuel that's been used successfully in both a tractor and a pick-up truck.
He says the project is an important step towards relief at the pump. Gas prices across the state have reached new highs recently, with prices in the Pontiac area reaching about $$3-50-cents a gallon.
Ritter says he's hoping to continue the project next year.
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PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) - Students at Pontiac High School in Pontiac are taking high gas prices into their own hands.
The teens in Paul Ritter's ecology class are converting vegetable oil in a biodiesel generator to create biodiesel fuel.
Ritter says they've already produced about forty gallons of fuel that's been used successfully in both a tractor and a pick-up truck.
He says the project is an important step towards relief at the pump. Gas prices across the state have reached new highs recently, with prices in the Pontiac area reaching about $$3-50-cents a gallon.
Ritter says he's hoping to continue the project next year.
links and news items on Bio Diesel on the right side
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