Utilizing Bio-fuel Beyond Experimental Use

grumpyman writes "A C$14 million factory near Montreal started producing biodiesel fuel two weeks ago from the bones, innards and other parts of farm animals. At full capacity plant will produce 35 million liters (9.2 million U.S. gallons) of biodiesel a year, the greenhouse gas equivalent of removing 16,000 light trucks or 22,000 cars from the roads."

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mad cow disease

[Barbarian]

Now mad cow disease can be spread by cars too!

Seriously, I hope the rendering process is complete enough to destroy any prions, because anyone who has been behind a diesel truck knows that the engine certainly does not combust cleanly.

Re:No way

[gb506]

If cows could only be sold for meat, and the rest which would go to leather, biofuel or other products had to be paid for being disposed of, then meat prices would increase dramatically, and meat consumption would drop.

Then why are organic meat producers having such a hard time keeping up w/ demand when organic meats are so much more expensive than conventional meats? I work for an organic foods company. Our products are much more expensive than conventional (sometimes more than double), yet we have a difficult time keeping our retailers fully supplied regardless of product line. AAMOF, expensive organic foods are the only segment of the food industry seeing appreciable growth...