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Books : Biodiesel Power: The Passion, the People, and the Politics of the Next Renewable FuelIn association with Amazon.comby: Lyle Estill  List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.53 You Save: $5.42 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 338.47662669 EAN: 9780865715417 ISBN: 0865715416 Label: New Society Publishers Manufacturer: New Society Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: October 01, 2005 Publisher: New Society Publishers Studio: New Society Publishers Sales Rank: 419435 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Whether we are nearing the end of oil or merely nearing the end of inexpensive oil, it is becoming increasingly clear that we need to find alternative ways to meet our energy needs. Biodiesel is one such alternative-and is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the US economy. Biodiesel in North America is in its infancy. As air quality deteriorates in major centers, governments are scrambling for ways to reduce emissions and are embracing biodiesel in their fleets. Conferences on biodiesel are often "inaugural" as society begins discussing this fuel in earnest. Biodiesel Power is a chronicle of this emerging industry. Lightly touching on the technical aspects of the fuel, its qualities, and specifications, the book is largely about the people and stories of the biodiesel movement. It explores the tensions between Far from a third-party account, Biodiesel Power comes from one who has experienced it from the grease dumpster to the boardroom. Lyle Estill has made the journey from backyard brewing, to being part of a producer and distributor cooperative, to commercial production. Compelling and timely, Biodiesel Power is the history of biodiesel in the making. It will appeal to a wide audience, including farmers, truckers, backyarders, and commercial producers, investors, politicians, and all those concerned about the end of oil. Lyle Estill is vice president of Piedmont Biofuels Industrial in Chatham County, North Carolina. He has published an important Weblog-Energy Blog-about the biodiesel movement for several years and has received numerous awards for his environmentalism and outreach on biodiesel, including Educator of the Year for 2004 from Environmental Educators of North Carolina. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - An ongoing primer documenting the importance of this next renewable fuelRenewable energy is becoming even more important an issue as time goes by and oil reserves become less certain: Lyle Estill's BIODIESEL POWER: THE PASSION, THE PEOPLE, AND THE POLITICS OF THE NEXT RENEWABLE FUEL thus holds value beyond its 2005 publication date as an ongoing primer documenting the importance of this next renewable fuel. It follows the people, influences and history of the biodiesel movement and examines pros, cons, commercial interests and organizations alike in an outstanding coverage ... Read More Rating: - Biodeisel - the storyLyle is a great writer. I found the book to be an easy read. Funny, well written and environmentally inspriational. This is more of a story than an text book. Although it talks about how to make Biodeisel, it is more about the process and story of Lyle and his trials in figuring out how to do it. Of course Lyle is my brother so I may be biased. Rating:  - What a whinnerOK, yes, this book did have its moments and the author's "passion" seems to be there - in kind of a self-important sort of way. However, the "people" is very limited - I wanted to know about who, what, when, where, and why biodiesel is being made and used. That was largely lacking unless you want to know about the author and his little band of followers. And the "politics" is just a bunch on whinning. The author's seems to have a "big companies making biodiesel are the enemy and the only true religion is ... Read More Rating: - New biodiesel book rings true for a homebrewer!I just finished reading Lyle Estill's book "Biodiesel Power, The passion, the people, and the politics of the next renewable fuel". I enjoyed the book so much that I feel compelled to write this breif, amatuer, 2 cent review: Biodiesel Power is a book about the progression of one small scale producer from back yard tinkerer up to large scale commercial producer. Lyle Estill, of Piedmont Biofuels Co-op in Pittsboro, NC, writes of his adventures and misadventures in pursuit of a renewable, ... Read More Rating: - A classic story of a biodiesel homebrewerFor the biodiesel homebrewer, Lyle's book is great. I'm not sure if it would mean as much to non-biodiesel folks, but I found it to be very inspirational (I'm a homebrewer myself). Lyle's book isn't about how-to-make-biodiesel. There are lots of others that fill that need. Lyle's is about the personal interactions, the social and societal aspect of this alternative fuel, told in story fashion. As the cover says: "The passion, the people, and the politics of the next renewable fuel." Lyle is the "Everyman" ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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