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Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in biodiesel in Tacoma, and for coming to visit our web site.
Biodiesel is an alternative to petroleum diesel made from vegetable oil that can be used in any diesel engine. Now this clean, renewable, domestically-produced fuel is available right here in Tacoma, and you can be a part of it!
The Tacoma Biodiesel Cooperative is a grassroots group of Tacoma-area citizens who have chosen to support this alternative fuel through advocacy and use in our personal vehicles.
Why should you use biodiesel? Here are a few reasons!
- Biodiesel is environmentally friendly
- Biodiesel reduces all emissions except NOx vs. regular diesel, doesn't contribute to the Greenhouse Effect and global warming (carbon reduced into the atmosphere is negated by the photosynthesis of the oil plants), and is fully biodegradable.
- Biodiesel promotoes economic growth and national security
- Because biodiesel can be produced domestically, it keeps money in our economy since it can be produced here, supports agriculture, provides production jobs for Americans, and reduces dependence on foreign oil.
- Biodiesel is good for your engine
- Biodiesel is better for your engine than conventional petroleum diesel because it contains no sulphur, has superior lubrication, and helps to keep the engine clean.
Does Tacoma Biodiesel make or sell biodiesel?
At the time of our inception in 2003, there were no retail locations for biodiesel in the Tacoma area. We solved this problem by "group buying" fuel and dispensing from a pump located off the alley of one of our members.
Since May 2005, biodiesel (B99) has been available at APP in Fife (at the corner of Highway 99 and Port of Tacoma Road). At that time our bulk purchasing of fuel was put on an indefinite hiatus.
At this time, we are still determining our future direction, and whether that will include the future bulk purchase of fuel, or even possibly making our own biodiesel. We would love for anyone interested to get involved and help us make these and other decisions.
Site Navigation
Want to learn more? Check out the following pages. They can be found on the navigation bar throughout the site.
- About Biodiesel
- Learn more about biodiesel
- Buying Biodiesel
- Learn where biodiesel can be purchased
- Supporting Biodiesel
- Ways to support the biodiesel movement
- About Us
- Information about our group
- In The Press
- Mentions of Tacoma Biodiesel in the news
- Pictures
- See us in action
- Merchandise
- Buy Tacoma Biodiesel gear
- FAQ
- Frequently asked questions about biodiesel and our group
- Mailing Lists
- Join our e-mail lists
- Contact Us
- Contact us for more information or if your questions aren't answered on the site
Wiki Information
This site is what is called a "wiki", which is a web site based on software allowing for visitors to the page to contribute to the content. This specific wiki is based on the MediaWiki framework, which powers familiar websites such as the Wikipedia. We feel that having a collaboratively created and maintained website, we are contributing to the grassroots and cooperative nature of our organization.
Contributing to a wiki is easy! For any page on the site, you can click the "edit" button and use a simple syntax to modify the contents of the page you are looking at, and even create new pages! To edit content on the site, we merely require that you create a user account and be logged in.
For more information on using the wiki capabilities of this site, please visit our wiki help page.
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