Luk, Tuk, and I are hugely enthusiastic Willie Nelson fans. Not only is he a boss on the guitar and has the voice of an angel but he is also striving to reduce his own carbon footprint and that of the United States. Willie Nelson has created his own brand of alternative energy called BioWillie. "I knew we needed to have something that would keep us from being so dependent on foreign oil, and when I heard about biodiesel, a light come on, and I said, 'Hey, here's the future for the farmers, the future for the environment, the future for the truckers, it seems like that's good for the whole world if we can start growing our own fuel instead of starting wars over it." You make a great point, Willie.
So on our excursion of Europe we will find ourselves with an entire glorious week in Italy. Rather than spend all of this time in Rome we decided to do a bit of exploring. So being our savvy selves, we decided to rent a car (a Fiat Panda) and drive from Rome to Florence and then onward to Venice and finally back up to Rome to snag our plane ride to the fair city of London. Being environmentally conscious as we are, we have decided to "feed" our Fiat Panda with biofuel whenever possible! Italian chemical groups Mossi & Ghisolfi broke ground on a 13 million gallons per year plant at Crestentino in northwest Italy. Production will begin in January and the new biofuel is predicted to reach most fuel stations. Biofuel is a non- petroleum based fuel composed of natural sources such as algae, animal fat, or vegetable oils. One major advantage of this type of fuel is that it is clean burning and renewable (unlike petroleum). Studies indicate that it can reduce tail pipe emissions by 80%. YOWZA!
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