The Bio 49 Degrees Project

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Bellingham Herald
Monday, October 31, 2005
Biodiesel Plan Spans Border
A $70,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is paying for the Bio-49 project until September 2006. The trucks should be using the fuel as soon as January.

Washington State: Innovation is in Our Nature
Friday, September 30, 2005
New Cross-Border Bio-Diesel Project Converts
Bio49 is a response to the EPA’s “West Coast Collaborative,” an initiative working to reduce diesel air pollution. The project derives its name from the 49th parallel latitude that crosses the U.S-Canada border near Washington state and British Columbia. The EPA grant, along with matching funds totaling $280,000, will be used to launch and fund the Bio49 project for one year.

Renewable Energy Access
Friday, November 4, 2005
Biodiesel for Both Sides of the Border
Thanks to a $69,777 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant, the Washington Technology Center’s Northwest Energy Technology Collaborative will launch a project to convert waste vegetable oil into biodiesel fuel for utility line trucks that operate along both sides of the U.S./Canadian Border.