Biodiesel is regularly misunderstood. Common questions are: Which has a better input to ouput ratio: bioiesel or ethanol? What are the ingredients of biodiesel? What does an emissions comparison show?  Does biodiesel work with modern diesel engines? Did biodiesel contribute to this summer's high ethanol prices?

A recent blog post by Blues Sun answers challenging questions and clarifies key points.

To say that the subject of alternative fuels and commodity trading is complex is an understatement. But to summarize and paraphrase the essence of the blog in one statement, suffice it to say:

Producing biodiesel has a similar effect on food prices as the gas consumption in Rhode Island has on oil prices

GTR is proud to use biodiesel, while continuing to strive for even more sustainable solutions to the fuel crisis.