18th November 2006, 07:58 PM
Hello, first post here.
One easy and simple way to reduce carbon emissions is to switch to running vehicles on vegetable oil because the vegetables take more carbon out of the atmosphere when growing than you do when you burn it. This only applies to diesel vehicles however, and unfortunately, like other kinds of oil, there are human rights and environmental issues involved with growing crops for veg. oil. However, using recycled veg. oil from the chippy is truly doing the planet a favour. Its also half the price and stronger once it has been cooked in. My van (camper) runs on veg oil and has more power and better mpg than diesel, plus it smells nicer!
jjw
One easy and simple way to reduce carbon emissions is to switch to running vehicles on vegetable oil because the vegetables take more carbon out of the atmosphere when growing than you do when you burn it. This only applies to diesel vehicles however, and unfortunately, like other kinds of oil, there are human rights and environmental issues involved with growing crops for veg. oil. However, using recycled veg. oil from the chippy is truly doing the planet a favour. Its also half the price and stronger once it has been cooked in. My van (camper) runs on veg oil and has more power and better mpg than diesel, plus it smells nicer!
jjw