Release: April 18th, 2005
Contact Zachary Runningwolf: cell: 510.847.2660

Native American Leader to Embark on 2400 Mile Historic Bike Ride: From Frybread to Fueltank: Bringing Biodiesel to Native America

When: Ceremony Begins: 10:30AM, Departure: 11:30AM, Monday, April 18th, 2005
Where: Inter-Tribal Friendship House, 523 International Blvd. Oakland, CA



Zachary RunningWolf is a Native American leader on a mission: to bring a message of energy independence to the Native American reservations of the Southwest USA, for the second time in just over a year. With the help of community partners he’ organizing a second bus and bicycle tour of biodiesel ambassadors to promote solar, wind, biodiesel and vegetable oil as alternatives to toxic petroleum fuels. This second tour aims to make a much greater impact than the first. Tour participants will share with Native American communities their expertise in home-manufacturing biodiesel endgine fuel from safe and inexpensive ingredients, such as wast vegetable oil. RunningWolf and friends will emphasize the economically and environmentally liberating potential of petroleum-free transportation: biodiesel can be home-made for as little as 50 cents a cgallon and it’s infinitely better for the planet.

Biodesel is an eco-friendly fuil produced from domestic renewable resourcse. It’s simple to make and use, non-toxic, biodegradable , and essentially free of sulfur and aromatics; unlike the extremely dirty and polluting petroleum based diesel fuel commonly used today by cars, trucks, buses, trains, ships, planes, industrial equipment and military machines. With minor modifications, diesel engines (known as “compression-ginition” engince), can run solely on biodiesel or be blended at any level with.