and here is an example of one company that produces biodiesel.  From raw soybean oil from agriculture:

http://www.soygold.com/products/Fuels/fuels.htm

mcneely
---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> http://www.biodiesel.org/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Frank Lee
> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 2:27 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
>
> Rob,
>
> Thanks for your apology, but you seem to be uninformed.
> This is not ethanol.
> Biodiesel is produced from recycled oils and non food ag products like
> chicken fat.
>
> Frank
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Sorry but a lot of regular diesel is used to grow the food that you
> > are using for fuel. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
> >
> > Rob
> > becida@comcast.net
> > and it's not even Friday
> >
> >
> >
> > At  11/23/2011 10:32 AM, Frank Lee wrote:
> >
> >> I use Biodiesel  B100 summer and B50 winter because war and deep sea
> >> drilling are not required to produce it.
> >>
> >> We have a buying club in Baltimore www.baltimorebiodiesel.org Cost a
> >> little more. But very little goes to *Haliburton.
> >> *Little effect on mileage.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > With my 82 na 1.6 diesel Westy I get approx 30mpg all the time...
> >>  slowly
> >> > but surely !
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Alan Felder
> >> > Austin TX
> >> > 82 Diesel Westy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:12 AM, ralph meyermann
> >> > <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>**wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > With minor mods to the tdi and te old one wire injection pump
> >> > > juiced
> >> up
> >> > too
> >> > > I should be able to get 200-300 ftlbs torque and keep about 20-25
> >> > > mpg pulling probably 30+ not pulling and the simplicity of a one
> >> > > wire
> >> pump!
> >> > >
> >> > > Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy
> >> > >
> >> > > On Nov 23, 2011 9:07 AM, "Robert Stevens" <mtbiker62@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Nov 23, 2011, at 7:47 AM, ralph meyermann wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > I would like to do a tdi upgrade from my n...
> >> > >  Unless you are very attached to diesel, you can get better yet
> >> > > mpg
> >> and
> >> > > lower
> >> > > cost overall, by considering a Subaru H6 3.0 (minimum 16mpg while
> >> pulling
> >> > > a trailer), and the engine cost/installation is less $$$ as well.
> >> > > The "power" for the least powerful (2001-2004 engines) is 212HP,
> >> > > 210Lb/ft. I'm getting
> >>
> >> > > 17mpg
> >> > > for all of my travels in the intermountain/Rocky Mountain region
> >> > > for
> >> the
> >> > > last
> >> > > 25K miles (since May 2009 conversion).
> >> > >
> >> > > Bob Stevens
> >> > > '87 Syncro Westy
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >

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David McNeely