From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank : The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil As an Alternative Fuel

Tickell, Joshua;Roman, Kaia (ed.)

ISBN 10: 0970722702 / ISBN 13: 9780970722706

Published by Environmental Publications International, Covington, Louisiana, 2000

About this Item

162pp. Pictorial col. illust. covers, b/w plts., illust., text ills., diags., tables, charts, graphs, notes, appends, resource guide, index. Light shelf wear o/w as new. The fuel of the future may be hidden in places nobody thought to look. In From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank, expert Joshua Tickell unveils the problems with our fossil fuel economy and offers a surprisingly simple solution: cheap, clean-burning vegetable oil. This book provides concise, easy to understand instructions for running a Diesel engine on vegetable oil. Packed with photos, graphs, and diagrams, From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank contains all of the information you need to become independent of fossil fuels forever. Size: Small Quarto.

Seller Inventory # 000338

Bibliographic Details

• Title: From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank : The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil As an Alternative Fuel
• Publisher: Environmental Publications International, Covington, Louisiana
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0970722702
• ISBN 13: 9780970722706
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Third Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Discusses the American dependence on imported fossil fuel and proposes a solution in the form of biodiesel engines.

About the Author

JOSHUA TICKELL activist, filmmaker and author of the book, From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel, has worked as an energy and environmental media consultant for the United States Congress, members of the Australian Parliament, The Department of Energy, as well as numerous private companies and individuals. Tickell has traveled nationwide in his vegetable-oil powered "Veggie Van" and he has appeared on the USA Today Show, Dateline NBC, CNN, The Discovery Channel, National Public Radio, The Australian Broadcast Corporation, and the Los Angeles Times. His recently released, hand built, custom engineered "Veggie Car" Datsun 240z sports car will embark on its first USA Tour with Dennis Weaver in 2003.

In addition to his work with biodiesel fuel, Tickell holds an MFA in film from the Motion Picture School of Florida State University. Joshua Tickell is currently directing a feature documentary, "Fields of Fuel, In Search of the Biodiesel Revolution" due to air in 2004.