Willie Nelson Biodiesel
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Willie Nelson Biodiesel is the name of an American
company started by popular songwriter Willie Nelson
. The company produces a biodiesel
fuel called BioWillie made of soybean
and other vegetable oils that can be used in modern diesel engine
s instead of regular fuel without vehicle modifications.
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel reducing the need to import foreign oil.
Nelson has said, "There is really no need going around starting wars over oil. We have it here at home. We have the necessary product, the farmers can grow it."
Earth Biodiesel Inc., a publicly traded company (OTCBB: EBOF), is the exclusive distributor of BioWillie. As of 12 June 2006, Willie Hugh Nelson reported the ownership of 6,537,500 shares of Earth Biodiesel Inc. to the Securities and Exchange Commission. By June 2006, there were 22 outlets in six states (per the BioWillie website), most of which (16) were located in Texas, primarily near Dallas. As of April 2007, numerous reports suggest some outlets selling BioWillie have ceased doing so.
United States
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company started by popular songwriter Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
. The company produces a biodiesel
Biodiesel
Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids with an alcohol....
fuel called BioWillie made of soybean
Soybean
The soybean or soya bean is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses...
and other vegetable oils that can be used in modern diesel engine
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
s instead of regular fuel without vehicle modifications.
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel reducing the need to import foreign oil.
Nelson has said, "There is really no need going around starting wars over oil. We have it here at home. We have the necessary product, the farmers can grow it."
Earth Biodiesel Inc., a publicly traded company (OTCBB: EBOF), is the exclusive distributor of BioWillie. As of 12 June 2006, Willie Hugh Nelson reported the ownership of 6,537,500 shares of Earth Biodiesel Inc. to the Securities and Exchange Commission. By June 2006, there were 22 outlets in six states (per the BioWillie website), most of which (16) were located in Texas, primarily near Dallas. As of April 2007, numerous reports suggest some outlets selling BioWillie have ceased doing so.
External links
- AP. "Willie Nelson stands up for bio-fuel." Herald SunHerald SunThe Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
10 Feb 2006. - New York Times: His Car Smelling Like French Fries, Willie Nelson Sells Biodiesel (by Danny Hakim. Published: December 30, 2005)
- Wired News: Willie Nelson Bets on Biodiesel