President Bush to visit Bio-Diesel Plant in VA
05-14-2005 | 05:23 PM
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President Bush to speak on biodiesel
Listening to his radio address this morning. He will be in West Virginia on Monday giving a speech supporting bio. If anyone gets a transcript, post it here.
05-14-2005 | 07:47 PM
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I didn't catch it. Caughtinmygrill have you been hitting up Western State Petroleum? I am now running 100% biodiesel 
Mileage is down a little but it's ok. I think it is worth it (for now).
Price of fuel is less than for most people, but slightly more for me. ($2.36 vs $2.32... most people are paying at LEAST $2.44 in the valley... I'm using a 5% discount card that only works at Pay at the pump places).
Smells good, runs smoothly, nice and quiet. Not as much power or mileage. I will stay with it for now.
Mileage is down a little but it's ok. I think it is worth it (for now). Price of fuel is less than for most people, but slightly more for me. ($2.36 vs $2.32... most people are paying at LEAST $2.44 in the valley... I'm using a 5% discount card that only works at Pay at the pump places).
Smells good, runs smoothly, nice and quiet. Not as much power or mileage. I will stay with it for now.
05-14-2005 | 08:17 PM
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According to our local newspaper, Bush will visit a small biodiesel plant in West Point, Virginia (about 30 miles from where I live). This is in Tidewater VA, in the eastern part of the state, near Williamsburg. I don't plan to go there but do intend to check on local outlets for their product. If anything significant comes out, I'll let the DTR members know about it.
05-16-2005 | 05:39 AM
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President Bush to visit Bio-Diesel Plant in VA
It looks like President Bush is living up to his promise to explore bio-diesel ... I just heard on the news that he plans on visiting the bd plant in New Kent County VA today.
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05-16-2005 | 11:13 AM
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Stolen from biodiesel.org
May 16, 2005
President Bush Makes Historic Visit to Virginia Biodiesel Plant
President expected to call for greater biodiesel use in America
West Point, Va. – While visiting a biodiesel plant near Richmond, Va., President Bush today is
expected to highlight the valuable role that biodiesel can play in weaning the United States from
foreign petroleum.
Marking a historic moment in the biodiesel industry, the President will speak before a crowd
gathered at Virginia Biodiesel Refinery, LLC, a biodiesel plant that began operating in March
2004. This is the first time any president has visited a biodiesel plant in the U.S. Virginia
soybean farmers, along with representatives of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), American
Soybean Association (ASA), United Soybean Board (USB), Virginia Soybean Board (VSB),
Virginia Soybean Association (VSA) and Perdue Farms will attend the event, along with a crowd
of industry leaders, government officials and others.
“It’s an honor to have the President visit a Virginia biodiesel plant,” said Linda Smith, a farmer
leader of VSB. “Biodiesel is starting to take off in this country. I look forward to the day when
biodiesel is a household word. I think that day is coming – Americans recognize that we need to
do everything we can to help renewable fuels like biodiesel succeed.”
The president’s biodiesel plant visit comes as U.S. oil consumption and imports continue to rise.
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the United States spends almost
$200,000 a minute on foreign oil. The U.S. uses approximately 20 million barrels of oil a day,
more than half of which is imported. By 2025, demand is expected to rise to 27.9 million barrels
a day – about 68 percent of which will be imported.
Biodiesel is a cleaner burning fuel made from renewable resources such as soybean oil. Biodiesel works
in any diesel engine with few or no modifications. It has the highest energy balance of any fuel and can
be used in its pure form (B100), or blended with petroleum diesel at any level. It substantially reduces air
pollution and is nontoxic and biodegradable. Biodiesel is a designated alternative fuel under federal law
and is registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(more)
Virginia Biodiesel Refinery is a family owned business and a biodiesel success story. Douglas
Faulkner first heard about biodiesel in 1999 when a Virginia soybean farmer, Bill Taliaferro of
Montague Farms, requested that Faulkner’s employer, George Noblett Oil Company, offer the
product. VSA and VSB farmer members had invested in biodiesel for nearly a decade, and they
wanted to see the industry emerge. Noblett agreed to sell biodiesel that farmers wanted for use in
their diesel equipment. That initial offering of about 3,000 gallons of biodiesel led Faulkner as
well as his father, Norman L., and brother, Norman F., to launch Virginia Biodiesel Refinery,
LLC in March 2004.
Today, farmers as well as many fleets make up Virginia Biodiesel’s customer base. “It makes me
proud that my plant adds to the Virginia and U.S. economy by increasing demand for soybean
oil,” said Douglas Faulkner. “Biodiesel is lifting the anchor on the use of soybean oil.”
There are a number of biodiesel users in Virginia including Arlington County, which uses B20 (a
blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent diesel) in its fleet of approximately 350 diesel
fueled vehicles -- 125 of which are school buses.
“By using biodiesel, we’ve reduced the particulate and eliminated the big black plume,” said Ric
Hiller, Bureau Chief of Arlington County. “Other than that, our operators really don’t notice a
difference. We’re doing something good for the environment and we’re reducing our petroleum
use by twenty percent.”
Other B20 users include NASA Langley Research Center and George Washington Memorial
Parkway, which uses about 16,000-20,000 gallons of B20 a year in about 12 dump trucks and
25-30 other vehicles. VSB and VSA also operate a demonstration vehicle to promote the use of
the product.
USB and state soybean checkoff boards funded much of the development of the biodiesel
industry in the United States. Soybean farmers have invested millions of dollars in bringing
biodiesel into commercial success. VSB has invested checkoff dollars to promote the use of
biodiesel on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, on Virginia’s Interstates, farms, school
systems, and to consumers throughout the Commonwealth. Annual U.S. biodiesel production
has increased from 500,000 gallons in 1999 to 30 million gallons in 2004, making it the fastest
growing alternative fuel in America. Approximately 500 major fleets use the fuel nationwide.
May 16, 2005
President Bush Makes Historic Visit to Virginia Biodiesel Plant
President expected to call for greater biodiesel use in America
West Point, Va. – While visiting a biodiesel plant near Richmond, Va., President Bush today is
expected to highlight the valuable role that biodiesel can play in weaning the United States from
foreign petroleum.
Marking a historic moment in the biodiesel industry, the President will speak before a crowd
gathered at Virginia Biodiesel Refinery, LLC, a biodiesel plant that began operating in March
2004. This is the first time any president has visited a biodiesel plant in the U.S. Virginia
soybean farmers, along with representatives of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), American
Soybean Association (ASA), United Soybean Board (USB), Virginia Soybean Board (VSB),
Virginia Soybean Association (VSA) and Perdue Farms will attend the event, along with a crowd
of industry leaders, government officials and others.
“It’s an honor to have the President visit a Virginia biodiesel plant,” said Linda Smith, a farmer
leader of VSB. “Biodiesel is starting to take off in this country. I look forward to the day when
biodiesel is a household word. I think that day is coming – Americans recognize that we need to
do everything we can to help renewable fuels like biodiesel succeed.”
The president’s biodiesel plant visit comes as U.S. oil consumption and imports continue to rise.
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the United States spends almost
$200,000 a minute on foreign oil. The U.S. uses approximately 20 million barrels of oil a day,
more than half of which is imported. By 2025, demand is expected to rise to 27.9 million barrels
a day – about 68 percent of which will be imported.
Biodiesel is a cleaner burning fuel made from renewable resources such as soybean oil. Biodiesel works
in any diesel engine with few or no modifications. It has the highest energy balance of any fuel and can
be used in its pure form (B100), or blended with petroleum diesel at any level. It substantially reduces air
pollution and is nontoxic and biodegradable. Biodiesel is a designated alternative fuel under federal law
and is registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(more)
Virginia Biodiesel Refinery is a family owned business and a biodiesel success story. Douglas
Faulkner first heard about biodiesel in 1999 when a Virginia soybean farmer, Bill Taliaferro of
Montague Farms, requested that Faulkner’s employer, George Noblett Oil Company, offer the
product. VSA and VSB farmer members had invested in biodiesel for nearly a decade, and they
wanted to see the industry emerge. Noblett agreed to sell biodiesel that farmers wanted for use in
their diesel equipment. That initial offering of about 3,000 gallons of biodiesel led Faulkner as
well as his father, Norman L., and brother, Norman F., to launch Virginia Biodiesel Refinery,
LLC in March 2004.
Today, farmers as well as many fleets make up Virginia Biodiesel’s customer base. “It makes me
proud that my plant adds to the Virginia and U.S. economy by increasing demand for soybean
oil,” said Douglas Faulkner. “Biodiesel is lifting the anchor on the use of soybean oil.”
There are a number of biodiesel users in Virginia including Arlington County, which uses B20 (a
blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent diesel) in its fleet of approximately 350 diesel
fueled vehicles -- 125 of which are school buses.
“By using biodiesel, we’ve reduced the particulate and eliminated the big black plume,” said Ric
Hiller, Bureau Chief of Arlington County. “Other than that, our operators really don’t notice a
difference. We’re doing something good for the environment and we’re reducing our petroleum
use by twenty percent.”
Other B20 users include NASA Langley Research Center and George Washington Memorial
Parkway, which uses about 16,000-20,000 gallons of B20 a year in about 12 dump trucks and
25-30 other vehicles. VSB and VSA also operate a demonstration vehicle to promote the use of
the product.
USB and state soybean checkoff boards funded much of the development of the biodiesel
industry in the United States. Soybean farmers have invested millions of dollars in bringing
biodiesel into commercial success. VSB has invested checkoff dollars to promote the use of
biodiesel on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, on Virginia’s Interstates, farms, school
systems, and to consumers throughout the Commonwealth. Annual U.S. biodiesel production
has increased from 500,000 gallons in 1999 to 30 million gallons in 2004, making it the fastest
growing alternative fuel in America. Approximately 500 major fleets use the fuel nationwide.
05-16-2005 | 01:43 PM
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FoxNEWS write-up on President Bush's visit to Bio Plant.
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