New Idea for Growing Bio Diesel Plants in Utah
Everyone is talking about bio fuels. Some are even trying to make it work.
Here is a novel suggestion / solution being looked at in Utah to use highway right of ways to grow bio fuels ....
"Biofuel Plants to Grow Along I-15"
(KCPW News) - May 18, 2007 - "Later this summer, look for safflower, flax and canola flowers to pop up along Utah highways. ... Utah ... is experimenting with the oil-producing flowers in a "green effort" that may be the first of its kind in the nation:" 
"... if everything works out just right, we could take a mile of our right of way and generate about 500 gallons of biodiesel per year," says UDOT Director John Njord. "Now that's pretty darn significant when you consider we have thousands of miles of right-of-way within our state.""
"... some of the department's trucks have begun running on biodiesel. The entire UDOT fleet burns about $1.5 million gallons of diesel a year. Conservatively, Njord says growing safflower, flax and other biofuel plants along state highways could convert the entire fleet to cleaner-burning biodiesel."... the biggest unanswered question is whether safflower, flax and canola can flourish in the most arid parts of the state. Three test areas are being planted for a one-year pilot. Utah State University will oversee the crops and conversion to biodiesel with a $50,000 grant from UDOT."
Via: KCPW.org Link