Definition of biodiesel
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is derived from usually vegetable sources (such as soybean oil)
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Two Poma lifts powered by a biodiesel generator bring skiers to the Twin Lakes Headwall for 600 acres of above-tree-line bowl skiing, including cornices to huck and rails to slide.
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State law covering video gambling allows an exemption from that rule for truck stops that are on at least three acres and sell a minimum of 10,000 gallons a month of diesel or biodiesel fuel.
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But in the months that followed, the scandal only grew, even as Mr. Greitens tried to move past it, making statements on tax cuts and funds to produce biodiesel.
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Maher had been an officer in a biodiesel company named Clean Fuel Lakeland.
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Refiners without the capability to blend ethanol or biodiesel to meet the annual consumption targets under the law have to buy the credits.
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Greitens hosted a relatively rare public event Thursday in Jefferson City to announce funding for biodiesel facilities.
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At the same time, farmers are competing with the oil industry for Trump’s support as the White House considers loosening a requirement that oil refiners mix ethanol and biodiesel, made from corn and soybeans, with petroleum.
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If data is the new oil, this is like brewing biodiesel in your backyard.
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First Known Use of biodiesel
1981
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Definition of biodiesel for Students
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is usually derived from plants
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