CONTRA COSTA COUNTY deserves credit for joining other public agencies in switching its diesel-run vehicles to biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel could become a significant alternative to regular diesel, especially if oil prices remain high.

As of Monday all of TriMet's buses are running on a five percent biodiesel fuel. That makes the company the state's largest consumer of biodiesel.

Biodiesel manufacturers by the end of the year must convince the state's environmental agency that their product has tailpipe emissions in line with low emissions standards or possibly be forced to stop selling ...Comment

A gas station in northern Idaho began offering a biodiesel blend this week, and three out of four customers are opting to put the cheaper fuel in their vehicles.

Bunge Iberica, the Spanish arm of Bunge Limited, announced a joint venture with Acciona and other local partners to build two biodiesel plants in Spain.

TO THE EDITOR: While I was glad to see your Thursday board editorial finally gave biodiesel the credit it deserves, I was disappointed that you spread a dangerous misconception. You stated that diesel cars and trucks can be converted to run on biodiesel, a process that "can be relatively expensive.

Biodiesel plants are busting out all over. On the heels of the announcement of a biodiesel plant being built in rural Dexter comes word a plant originally intended to render soybeans into soy oil is also being ...Comment