Driving past the biofuel pump
Biodiesel and ethanol were once touted as cheap, eco-friendly options, but between rising prices and their impact on the cost of food, these alternative fuels are losing their good reputation. Tom Banse reports.
A man fills his tank at a biofuel station in Germany. The German government recently canceled plans to double the amount of ethanol to 10% in gasoline sold nationwide. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Kai Ryssdal: The Environmental Protection Agency said this week it needs more time to think about alternative fuels.
A couple of months ago Texas Governor Rick Perry asked for a waiver of federal rules that require ethanol use in gasoline. Perry said the rules are pushing up the price of corn, which is raising feed costs for Lone Star cattlemen.
Meanwhile, drivers are looking for an alternative to pricey gas and they've been disappointed to see biofuels shoot up just as high.
From KPLU in Seattle, Tom Banse reports the alt-fuel business is proving tougher than anticipated.
Gas Station Attendant: $40, E-10...
Tom Banse: Just off Interstate 5 in Eugene, Oregon, sits a different kind of gas station. It sells only biofuel blends. You can get corn-based ethanol or diesel drivers can choose from several grades of biodiesel -- that's made from vegetable oil.
Mason Goche was an early customer, now assistant station manager. Even he feels the pinch of soaring prices.
Mason Goche: I bike to work more often now that gas prices are expensive.
Banse: And you work at a gas station?
Goche: And I work at the gas station!
This should've been the dawn of a golden age for biofuels. Instead, producers and sellers are having to scale back their business plans. Refiners are getting hammered by rising crop prices. For example, soybeans have doubled in price over the last year. That translates into around $5 a gallon at the pump for pure biodiesel.
Goche: It is really hurting business. You know, as an alternative company so to speak and having alternative customers, our target market is more likely to ride a bike or take a bus.
Customer Kerry Leek chooses the biofuels station less often these days. He says he stopped at the bank to make sure he had enough money before coming to the station.
Kerry Leek: Yeah, I'm not sure I'm sold on biofuels. Everything I'm hearing, it's like the carbon footprint seems to be pretty high. Plus it's driving up the cost of food.
Customer Carol Metzler also pays attention to the food versus fuel controversy, but she remains loyal because she wants to reduce the country's reliance on petroleum.
Carol Metzler: So I've continued to buy here and continued to focus on biofuels because I still think it's part of the solution.
Consumer acceptance is one thing. Then there's the industrial customers who buy by the millions of gallons. Seattle's metro transit had been using 20 percent biodiesel to fuel their buses. But this spring, they let the contract expire.
Transit director Kevin Desmond says paying a few cents extra for renewable fuel was tolerable, but today's nearly $1 a gallon differential forced his hand.
Kevin Desmond: I think what we looked at in effect: Do you spend $2 million to continue to pay for biofuels, but cut service to pay for that or do you continue to provide the service for the thousands and thousands of people that are clamoring now for transit service? We made the pretty obvious choice. We're going to preserve service and we'll set aside the bio-program for now until things settle out a little bit better.
Another large volume customer abandoning pricy biodiesel is Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
Meanwhile, entrepreneur Rob Elam is growing a chain of retail biofuel stations based in Seattle. Is he more cautious now? Yes. Scared? No.
Rob Elam: As petroleum goes to $140 per barrel and beyond, there's no end in Iraq in sight, the people continue to demand something new and a change and empowerment and they know there are tough choices to be made.
Policymakers keep trying to shape those choices and shore up the industry. Starting next year, federal law requires more ethanol or biodiesel to be blended into regular fuel. Also, grant money and private investment is flowing to companies working on non-food sources for biofuels.
In Seattle, I'm Tom Banse for Marketplace.
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Giant TCR Record...................$900
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Trek 5500 full carbonas new Size 52 cm..........................$1300
Felt F3 New Size 52 cm........................$1200
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Glider Tupelo Sapphire blue 54 cm Full Campag Record
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Sigma Kronos Ex Team Triathlon Time Trial Bike for Sales
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Sigma Sport Kronos Carbon Time Trial ....................$1000
TREK equinox 11, full carbon 'medium' frame (suit up to
6'1)............$1400
Simoncini Corsa Strada 57cm entire 14speed campag chorus
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Trek 5000 WSD women's road bike in blue, 47cm.................$500
Dolan Pallatola. Medium 56c/t (of seat clamp). Full Dura Ace ...........$800
Mens Raleigh Airlite................$150
TREK 5000 ULTEGRA EQUIPPED ................$750
SPECIALIZED ALLEZ COMP GEROLSTEINER COLOURS ......................$800
Specialized Allez Expert new Great value Ultegra equipped
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TREK 5200 WITH FULL ULTEGRA .......................$800
SPECIAIZED DOLCE ELITE................$400
SCOTT CR1 TEAM................$800
SPECIALIZED ALLEZ EXPERT...............$600
SPECIALIZED ALLEZ ELITE.................$500
SPECIALIZED DOLCE ELITE AN ULTEGRA EQUIPPED BIKE.................$600
SPECIALIZED DOLCE COMP LADIES TRIPLE..............$800
Specialized Ruby Comp (womens).................$700
LADIES TREK 1000 ...............$400
Viner EOM Team Pro Carbon (mens).....................$700
Classic 1981 Campagnolo 10 speed Bianchi,,,,,$500
Beautiful 2005 Derosa Merak (large) with custom paint
job....................$1200
Specialized Roubaix...........$500
Viner EOM Team Pro Carbon (mens) Italian road bike................$2000
Giant SCR 2 (womens)....................$500
Shorter 2007 Easton Alloy Triple butted with full carbon seat and
chainstays.............$700
TREK Madone 2005 5.2SL 56inch......................$600
1982 White Condor - A top of the range British
Classic......................$600
Bianchi Super Leggera Classic 1981 Campagnolo 10
speed.....................$600
2005 Trek 1000T,touring bike.....................$400
Felt F75 Road bike Carbon forks, carbon seat stay, carbon props, 10
speed..............$500
Giant scr 2 Sigma computer for basic readings ie speed / milage
ect...................$500
============================================================================================
NEW 2007 Santa Cruz Blur LT Mountain Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Santa Cruz Nomad Mountain Bike $2,000
NEW 2007 Santa Cruz V 10 Mountain Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized Demo 8 Mountain Bike $2,000
NEW 2007 Specialized Enduro SL Pro Carbon Mountain Bike $2,200
NEW 2007 Specialized Epic Comp Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Specialized Epic Marathon Mountain Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized Roubaix Pro Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized Ruby Pro Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper Fsr Carbon Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL Sram Road Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized S-Works Roubaix Dura Ace Road Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp Mountain Bike $1,000
NEW 2007 Specialized Tarmac Pro Double Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized Transition Pro Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Cervelo Soloist Carbon Road Bike $2,300
NEW 2007 Cervelo P3 Carbon Road Bike $2,300
NEW 2007 Cervelo Soloist Team Road Bike $1,100
NEW 2007 Ellsworth Epiphany Mountain Bike $2,500
NEW 2007 Ellsworth Moment Mountain Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Ellsworth Truth Mountain Bike $2,200
NEW 2007 Gary Fisher Cake 1 DLX Mountain Bike $1,500
NEW 2007 Trek 5000 Road Bike $1,100
NEW 2007 Trek Pilot SL 5.9 Road Bike $1,900
NEW 2007 Trek Tandem T 2000 Road Bike $1,500
NEW 2007 Trek Madone SSL 6.9 Road Bike $2,900
NEW 2007 Trek Top Fuel SL Mountain Bike $2,900
NEW 2007 Cannondale Road Tandem Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Cannondale F4000 SL Mountain Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Cannondale Gemini 900 Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Cannondale Mountain Tandem Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Cannondale Prophet 4000 Mountain Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Cannondale R1000 Road Bike $1,000
NEW 2007 Cannondale Scalpel 3000 Mountain Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Cannondale Six13 Team 1 Dura Ace Road Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Giant Anthem 1 Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Giant Reign X0 Mountain Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Giant Tcr Composite 1 Road Bike $1,500
NEW 2007 Giant Trance 1 Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Jamis Dakar XC Pro Mountain Bike $1,900
NEW 2007 Klein Q-Pro XV Road Bike $1,300
NEW 2007 Kona Dawg Primo Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Kona Kula Supreme Mountain Bike $1,900
NEW 2007 Kona Stinky Mountain Bike $1,100
NEW 2007 Litespeed Bella Road Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Litespeed Ghisallo Road Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Litespeed Niota Ti Mountain Bike $2,800
NEW 2007 Litespeed Tuscany Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Rocky Mountain Element Team Mountain Bike $2,000
NEW 2007 Rocky Mountain Slayer 70 Mountain Bike $1,700
HERE IS SOME OF OUR ACCESSORIES PRICES ...
======================================================================
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Cleats - To fit Look pedals............(Campagnolo 2007 Chorus Pro Fit Plus
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Pedals - Look...........(Look KeO Sprint Pedals...$90USD)
Saddles - Fizik...........(Fizik Saddles: Fizik Aliante Carbon
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Chains - Shimano 9 & 10 speed.........(Shimano XTR CN 7701 9 Speed
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Floor Pumps - Park tools Model PFP3...........(Park Tool Professional Floor
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Bike Mount Pumps - brand Topeak(Topeak MT Rocket CB MasterBlaster Carbon
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Helmets - Bell & Met...........(Bell Helmets Metropolis Helmet...$50USD)(Met
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Tires - Brand Vredestein Forteza & Michelin...........(Vredestein Fortezza
Pro Tubular Tricomp Tire - 2008...$90USD)(Michelin DH 24 Downhill Mountain
Bicycle Tire - 26x2.8...$30USD
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Mudster Mountain Bike Shorts - Kids', Color: CARBON, SizeS medium,large,x
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Jerseys -...........(Castelli Superleggera Bike Jersey - Short-Sleeve -
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Master Mechanic Tool Set...........(Park Tool MK-150 Master Mechanic Tool
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Cervelo Soloist Team Road Bike Frame size 54cm...........$2500USD
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From texas, TX, 01/24/2009
We are liquidating our 2007 stock and we give big discounts on all our bicycles.
EURO BIKE STORE is one of the best bicycle dealers.We are Legitimate
registered store under licensed number(RC43236).We ship via FedEx or DHL, and your ordered items will get to your door step within 48 hrs(Two Working Day).
we have all kinds Cannondale, Cervelo, Ellsworth, Giant, Jamis, Klein,
Kona, Litespeed, Rocky Mountain, Santa Cruz, Specialized, Trek, Gary Fisher
bikes.
Here are some of our best offers:
=============================================
Triandrun Attacco Full carbon Campagnolo Triathlon road
bike............$1300
Concorde Alu SL frame with carbon forks. 59cm................$600
Giant TCR Record...................$900
Specialized Allez Sport 52cm................$550
Trek 5500 full carbonas new Size 52 cm..........................$1300
Felt F3 New Size 52 cm........................$1200
Felt F1 new.Full Carbon Size 56 cm........................$1800
Glider Tupelo Sapphire blue 54 cm Full Campag Record
groupset...................$1000
Sigma Kronos Ex Team Triathlon Time Trial Bike for Sales
(2007)............$800
Sigma Sport Kronos Carbon Time Trial ....................$1000
TREK equinox 11, full carbon 'medium' frame (suit up to
6'1)............$1400
Simoncini Corsa Strada 57cm entire 14speed campag chorus
groupset........$400
Trek 5000 WSD women's road bike in blue, 47cm.................$500
Dolan Pallatola. Medium 56c/t (of seat clamp). Full Dura Ace ...........$800
Mens Raleigh Airlite................$150
TREK 5000 ULTEGRA EQUIPPED ................$750
SPECIALIZED ALLEZ COMP GEROLSTEINER COLOURS ......................$800
Specialized Allez Expert new Great value Ultegra equipped
bike...........$650
TREK 5200 WITH FULL ULTEGRA .......................$800
SPECIAIZED DOLCE ELITE................$400
SCOTT CR1 TEAM................$800
SPECIALIZED ALLEZ EXPERT...............$600
SPECIALIZED ALLEZ ELITE.................$500
SPECIALIZED DOLCE ELITE AN ULTEGRA EQUIPPED BIKE.................$600
SPECIALIZED DOLCE COMP LADIES TRIPLE..............$800
Specialized Ruby Comp (womens).................$700
LADIES TREK 1000 ...............$400
Viner EOM Team Pro Carbon (mens).....................$700
Classic 1981 Campagnolo 10 speed Bianchi,,,,,$500
Beautiful 2005 Derosa Merak (large) with custom paint
job....................$1200
Specialized Roubaix...........$500
Viner EOM Team Pro Carbon (mens) Italian road bike................$2000
Giant SCR 2 (womens)....................$500
Shorter 2007 Easton Alloy Triple butted with full carbon seat and
chainstays.............$700
TREK Madone 2005 5.2SL 56inch......................$600
1982 White Condor - A top of the range British
Classic......................$600
Bianchi Super Leggera Classic 1981 Campagnolo 10
speed.....................$600
2005 Trek 1000T,touring bike.....................$400
Felt F75 Road bike Carbon forks, carbon seat stay, carbon props, 10
speed..............$500
Giant scr 2 Sigma computer for basic readings ie speed / milage
ect...................$500
============================================================================================
NEW 2007 Santa Cruz Blur LT Mountain Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Santa Cruz Nomad Mountain Bike $2,000
NEW 2007 Santa Cruz V 10 Mountain Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized Demo 8 Mountain Bike $2,000
NEW 2007 Specialized Enduro SL Pro Carbon Mountain Bike $2,200
NEW 2007 Specialized Epic Comp Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Specialized Epic Marathon Mountain Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized Roubaix Pro Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized Ruby Pro Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper Fsr Carbon Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL Sram Road Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized S-Works Roubaix Dura Ace Road Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp Mountain Bike $1,000
NEW 2007 Specialized Tarmac Pro Double Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized Transition Pro Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Cervelo Soloist Carbon Road Bike $2,300
NEW 2007 Cervelo P3 Carbon Road Bike $2,300
NEW 2007 Cervelo Soloist Team Road Bike $1,100
NEW 2007 Ellsworth Epiphany Mountain Bike $2,500
NEW 2007 Ellsworth Moment Mountain Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Ellsworth Truth Mountain Bike $2,200
NEW 2007 Gary Fisher Cake 1 DLX Mountain Bike $1,500
NEW 2007 Trek 5000 Road Bike $1,100
NEW 2007 Trek Pilot SL 5.9 Road Bike $1,900
NEW 2007 Trek Tandem T 2000 Road Bike $1,500
NEW 2007 Trek Madone SSL 6.9 Road Bike $2,900
NEW 2007 Trek Top Fuel SL Mountain Bike $2,900
NEW 2007 Cannondale Road Tandem Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Cannondale F4000 SL Mountain Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Cannondale Gemini 900 Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Cannondale Mountain Tandem Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Cannondale Prophet 4000 Mountain Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Cannondale R1000 Road Bike $1,000
NEW 2007 Cannondale Scalpel 3000 Mountain Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Cannondale Six13 Team 1 Dura Ace Road Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Giant Anthem 1 Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Giant Reign X0 Mountain Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Giant Tcr Composite 1 Road Bike $1,500
NEW 2007 Giant Trance 1 Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Jamis Dakar XC Pro Mountain Bike $1,900
NEW 2007 Klein Q-Pro XV Road Bike $1,300
NEW 2007 Kona Dawg Primo Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Kona Kula Supreme Mountain Bike $1,900
NEW 2007 Kona Stinky Mountain Bike $1,100
NEW 2007 Litespeed Bella Road Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Litespeed Ghisallo Road Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Litespeed Niota Ti Mountain Bike $2,800
NEW 2007 Litespeed Tuscany Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Rocky Mountain Element Team Mountain Bike $2,000
NEW 2007 Rocky Mountain Slayer 70 Mountain Bike $1,700
HERE IS SOME OF OUR ACCESSORIES PRICES ...
======================================================================
Road shoes - SIDI or Shimano...........(Sidi Genius 5 2007 - Blue/
Titanium...$100USD) (NEW Shimano SH-RO98W size 37...$25USD)
Cleats - To fit Look pedals............(Campagnolo 2007 Chorus Pro Fit Plus
Pedals...$90USD)
Pedals - Look...........(Look KeO Sprint Pedals...$90USD)
Saddles - Fizik...........(Fizik Saddles: Fizik Aliante Carbon
Saddle..$150USD)
Chains - Shimano 9 & 10 speed.........(Shimano XTR CN 7701 9 Speed
Chain..$20USD)(Shimano Dura Ace CN 7801 10 Speed Chain..$15USD)
Floor Pumps - Park tools Model PFP3...........(Park Tool Professional Floor
Pump...$20USD)
Bike Mount Pumps - brand Topeak(Topeak MT Rocket CB MasterBlaster Carbon
Fiber Bike Pump...$20USD)
Helmets - Bell & Met...........(Bell Helmets Metropolis Helmet...$50USD)(Met
2007 Stradivarius 199 helmet...$150USD)
Tires - Brand Vredestein Forteza & Michelin...........(Vredestein Fortezza
Pro Tubular Tricomp Tire - 2008...$90USD)(Michelin DH 24 Downhill Mountain
Bicycle Tire - 26x2.8...$30USD
Shorts -...........(CANNONDALE Classique Bike Shorts, Men's...$20USD)(Novara
Mudster Mountain Bike Shorts - Kids', Color: CARBON, SizeS medium,large,x
large: ...$10usd
Jerseys -...........(Castelli Superleggera Bike Jersey - Short-Sleeve -
Men's...$50USD)(World Jerseys Biker Chick Women's Cycling Jersey...$20USD)
Bibs -...........(Pearl Izumi PRO Micro Bib Bike Short -
Men's...$100usd)(PEARL IZUMI PADDED BIKE BICYCLE BIB SHORTS LARGE L
NEW..$35USD)
Cyclops Indoor Trainer...........$(Cyclops 2007 Fluid Squared Combo Kit
(trainer, block, and sweat guard...$170USD)
Master Mechanic Tool Set...........(Park Tool MK-150 Master Mechanic Tool
Set...$2000usd)(650PC Senior Mechanics Tool Set....$2500usd)
Bike Stand for repairs...........(PARK PRS-15 PROFESSIONAL BICYCLE RACE
STAND...$150usd)(MINOURA Gravity Stand Bike Stand - 2-Bike Support...$40usd)
Gloves - Castelli...........(Castelli Rosso Corsa Glove
'08...$25USD)(Castelli Logo Bike Glove - Men's..$15USD)(Castelli 2008 Inizio
Cycling Gloves - Red - K8067-023...$150USD)
Specialized Roubaix Pro Road Bike Frame size 54cm...........$2300USD
Cervelo Soloist Team Road Bike Frame size 54cm...........$2500USD
Cannondale Caad 9 105 compact frame 54 & 56cm...........$1000USD
Cannondale F3 MTB frame M & L...........$$1000USD
and many ... models available 2008,2009 at this special price.
If you are interested SEND US EMAIL TO OUR STORE MAIL ORDER ADDRESS BOXES and we will give you more information and address on how you can order the bikes
EMAILADDRESSES:EUROBIKEMINISTORE@HOTMAIL.COM
EUROBIKEMINISTORE@YAHOO.COM
EUROBIKERSTORE@GMAIL.COM
EUROBIKEMINISTORE@INBOX.LV
Cassandra Middleton,
Sales Dep.,
EuroBike Mini Store,
11874 Heron Bay Blvd, Coral Springs, FL, 33076, USA
From hopewell, VA, 09/16/2008
Well, hemp seed oil would be a good option for an alternative fuel source, and would not effect our food supply. The only problem with this, is that the state seems to think that fighting "a war on drugs" takes precedence. So we can only import sterilised hemp seeds, which cannot germinate.
From Salem, OR, 07/31/2008
Point #1: The biodiesel available locally comes from used fryer oil that would have been discarded by a potato chip plant. Unless used cooking grease is part of your staple diet, i can't see how it affects the food supply.
Point #2: Those of us driving older Diesels can't use the ULSD sold at the pump today without an additive to replace lubricity that was removed along with the sulfur. BioDiesel has excellent lubricity and burns clean.
Point#3: A new biomass processing facility is being completed in W.Oregon, the price should go down when it comes online to increase the supply.
From IN, 07/24/2008
The EPA needs to be disbanded and it's worthless braindead employees needs to be the homeless people we see at the bottom of the exit ramp. WHY DO WE THE TAXPAYER HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEIR DECREE? ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL ARE THE WORST THING TO HAPPEN TO AMERICA SINCE PRESIDENT BUSH (if you think I'm shouting you are not a Bush supporter)
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