March 17th: The Berkeley Biodiesel Collective presents a night of films at La Peña Cultural Center, showcasing the country's fastest growing alternative fuel. The evening will include educational and entertaining films about the uses, history and culture of biodiesel. Biodiesel is a renewable, vegetable-based, non-toxic, domestically produced fuel for use in diesel engines with little or no modification. Donations at the door will benefit the Berkeley Biodiesel Collective, which is a non-profit community organization that is exists to inspire a transition to a renewable energy economy by educating communities about the environmental, social, and political benefits of biodiesel and by promoting the use of locally produced biodiesel. The BBC is a project of The Ecology Center. Read more

Berkeley's BioFuel Oasis is one of the few biodiesel refueling locations in the Bay Area. Last year, a family from the East Bay drove to Argentina in a car that ran on used veggie oil.

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