2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty Power Stroke Diesel is Cleanest Ever; Fuel Economy Greatly Improved. Best-in-class fuel economy and class-leading capability ST. LOUIS, March 9, 2010 - Via Market Watch -
 

Update 3-3-2010: Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, and Senator Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, offer a new bill to extend the biodiesel credit for one year. Via Bloomberg
 

Changes to heating oil delivery law will affect homeowners - One more reason to use biodeisel! Homeowners with oil heating systems that were installed before 1990 will have to pay up to $300 to comply with a new state law that will take effect in July 2010. The "Oil Heating System Upgrade and Insurance Law" requires either a sleeve around the pipe that feeds the burner or a safety valve to prevent leaks. The new law allows all homeowners to buy insurance coverage for the cleanup of a leak if their system is in compliance. Via NEBB
 

President Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels - WASHINGTON – 2-3-2010 - President Barack Obama today announced a series of steps his Administration is taking as part of its comprehensive strategy to enhance American energy independence while building a foundation for a new clean energy economy, and its promise of new industries and millions of jobs. Via U.S. Department of Energy

Engineering E. coli to produce hemicellulases enables the microbes to produce fuels directly from the biomass - Via LS9 

Fuel Dealers Also Want "greener oil" - Vermont's oil-heat industry and renewable-energy advocates make odd bedfellows. But the groups stood united Thursday in support of a proposal to spruce up the No. 2 oil used in nearly 140,000 Vermont homes. Via Times Argus 

Reinventing Oil Heat -1/2010 - Imagine a heating oil standard of ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) and 20 percent biodiesel. If the oilheat industry’s initiative to move toward ULSD in tandem with a mandatory, incrementally increasing biodiesel component, comes to fruition.... Currently, the sulfur content in heating oil can be greater than 3,000 parts per million and overall, very little biodiesel is blended into the nation’s heating oil .... By Ron Kotrba Via Biodiesel Magazine

Cleaner Heating Oil is Good - Dirty Heating Oil Kills - The study estimates that more than 150 deaths could be avoided each year if the city’s buildings burned cleaner fuel. Via Zwire

Diesel Cars sold in the US for 2010
Here are a few diesel cars sold in the US: Audi offers the diesel A3 TDI (current holder of the "Green Car of the Year" award) and an A4 diesel is rumored. BMW offers a diesel 3 Series and has plans to offer more. Mercedes has a long history of offering diesels in the U.S. and VW has the Golf, Jetta and the Touareg.  Mazda has plans to bring a 2.2 diesel soon.

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