Commercial Biodiesel SUCKS!!! (grrrr….)
I wrote early this week about attempting to fuel up with commercial biodiesel and we did.
I was quite disappointed. First, it’s because of the price. I was expecting the biodiesel to cost less than the regular biodiesel since our country has an abundant source of coconuts to be able to convert to fuel. It’s just basic economics. Less overhead expense since it’s a local product. Take the middle east for example. Their local fuel costs are about P5-P7/liter (that’s about $0.11 to $0.16/liter or $0.42 to $0.60/gallon). So what did we get? See below:
GRRRRR!!! It made me angry when I saw that. Made me so so…. UGH! Fine! I’ll say: curious. Made me so so curious and made me research on the web. I will write another blog entry to show how jaded I was with my country’s biodiesel laws and the actual practices in place.
Right now.. I’m ranting. Can’t believe how jaded I’ve become. I assumed too much. Grrrrrr… I will do my research now. I can’t take not knowing. 
P.S.
Because of gas prices going up up up… Our capital city’s roads have 20% less vehicles. I guess Mother Nature has found an effective way to strike back. 
July 10th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
They’re taking advantage of the costs in any way possible! Any idea what this would convert to in USD/gallons? I saw diesel for $5.25 USD/gallon last week!
July 11th, 2008 at 7:21 am
Hi Stefanie,
I know! These stupid commercial ?!@*# gas stations!!! Grrr….
Well, if converted to USD… it’ll come out to $4.64/gallon for regular diesel and one cent less for biodiesel. BIG DIFFERENCE (note the sarcasm). Please bear in mind that we live in a third world country… our minimum salary sanctioned by the government is about $5 PER DAY. Not every business follows this.
I’m still trying to find out the concoction of Flying V’s biodiesel. Apparently, it matters in terms of price AND its pollutants. We may be fueling up with biodiesel that actually does nothing for the environment.
July 13th, 2008 at 2:28 am
It’s all a bit confusing – here too! But, it’s good that there’s 20% less vehicles on the road – something positive anyway!
P.S. Do you enjoy writing poetry? You might be interested in this. The idea is to post a poem on your blog for others in the participant group to read. You can find out all the information from http://onesingleimpression.blogspot.com/
I thought I would try writing one (haiku) although I don’t call myself a poet.
July 14th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Hi April,
Yes, it is very confusing. My head is filled with terms like transesterification, rancidification, etc. in my research all the while trying to figure out how it’s applicable with local commercial biodiesel (maybe I should just enlist my husband’s help… hmmm… why didn’t I think of that earlier?)
I just perused over the website you linked in your comment and it seems interesting! Thank you for thinking of me and sharing it with me. I’ll head on over later tonight to go over the details.
Poetry is in the hands of the writer… You don’t have to be knowledgeable in iambic meters to become a poet… your photos are poetry in themselves.
Writing a haiku? Wow. Can’t wait to read it. 
March 13th, 2009 at 11:08 am
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