University of Idaho wants to be carbon neutral by 2030...but we aren’t doing enough. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made right here on campus from Sodexo waste cooking oil, which cuts down Greenhouse Gas Emissions by nearly 80% compared to diesel fuel. We need to run all campus diesel vehicles on a biodiesel blend. Join the Clean Energy Club in taking a stand for a clean campus by signing this petition. We the undersigned appeal to the University of Idaho Administration to have all University campus diesel vehicles run on a blend of campus-made biodiesel for the environmental, social, and economic benefits it brings to all.
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October 4, 2018
The focus remains on the untapped potential of utilizing waste cooking oil from our own campus dining facilities as a sustainable fuel source. I am currently preparing a formal proposal for the administration that outlines the specific logistical benefits of implementing this biodiesel blend.
October 4, 2018
The momentum surrounding our call for campus-wide biodiesel implementation is promising. It is clear that the university community prioritizes sustainable fuel solutions for our fleet. We are preparing to present these signatures to the administration to demonstrate the breadth of this consensus.
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This makes economic and environmental sense to utilize existing waste oil on campus to generate campus vehicle fuel. Not sure why it has taken this long to push this.
Biodiesel has been researched for nearly 40 years at the U of I and shown the world its benefits, it's time they start utilizing it in their own vehicles
Biodiesel is the torch to a more sustianable future. Let us be the leaders of a movement.
This is a great step... Please pass the mandate.
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University of Idaho wants to be carbon neutral by 2030...but we aren’t doing enough. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made right here on campus from Sodexo waste cooking oil, which cuts down Greenhouse Gas Emissions by nearly 80% compared to diesel fuel. We need to run all campus diesel vehicles on a biodiesel blend. Join the Clean Energy Club in taking a stand for a clean campus by signing this petition. We the undersigned appeal to the University of Idaho Administration to have all University campus diesel vehicles run on a blend of campus-made biodiesel for the environmental, social, and economic benefits it brings to all.
Updates
October 4, 2018
The focus remains on the untapped potential of utilizing waste cooking oil from our own campus dining facilities as a sustainable fuel source. I am currently preparing a formal proposal for the administration that outlines the specific logistical benefits of implementing this biodiesel blend.
October 4, 2018
The momentum surrounding our call for campus-wide biodiesel implementation is promising. It is clear that the university community prioritizes sustainable fuel solutions for our fleet. We are preparing to present these signatures to the administration to demonstrate the breadth of this consensus.
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It isn't just good enough to be aware of the various benefits (environmental, social, economic) of utilizing biodiesel (or any renewable fuel), you must also actively choose to utilize it. We can't preach what the research has proven without putting it into practice ourselves. We have a choice on how to fuel our transportation systems and biodiesel is one renewable fuel that requires no additional vehicle cost... The only change being the pump the vehicle it pulls up to.
This makes economic and environmental sense to utilize existing waste oil on campus to generate campus vehicle fuel. Not sure why it has taken this long to push this.
Biodiesel has been researched for nearly 40 years at the U of I and shown the world its benefits, it's time they start utilizing it in their own vehicles
Biodiesel is the torch to a more sustianable future. Let us be the leaders of a movement.
This is a great step... Please pass the mandate.
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It isn't just good enough to be aware of the various benefits (environmental, social, economic) of utilizing biodiesel (or any renewable fuel), you must also actively choose to utilize it. We can't preach what the research has proven without putting it into practice ourselves. We have a choice on how to fuel our transportation systems and biodiesel is one renewable fuel that requires no additional vehicle cost... The only change being the pump the vehicle it pulls up to.