Greasy rider : two dudes, one fry-oil-powered car, and a cross-country search for a greener future

Summary: Describes the cross-country odyssey of a freelance journalist and his college buddy in a dilapidated 1985 Mercedes diesel station wagon powered on vegetable oil collected from restaurant grease and dumpsters along the way, detailing their visits to Google's solar-powered headquarters, the National Ethanol Council, wind turbines in Minnesota, and other alternative energy hotspots.

Item details

ISBN: 9781565125957
ISBN: 1565125959
Physical Description: print
257 p. ; 21 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2008.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-257).
Formatted Contents Note:	The ultimate green home -- Wind power -- Ethanol -- Fence swingers -- Heat -- Green Wal-Mart? -- The letter.

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