| Description |
1 online resource (91 pages) |
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Speaker's corner books |
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Speaker's corner books.
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| Contents |
Contents; Foreword by Jason Hoar 11; Foreword by Jake Stewart 13; Introduction: I Can't Wait to Get on the Road Again 17; Part I: The Past: The Black Mistress 19; I'm Drowning in a Whiskey River 21; To All the Oils I've Loved Before 23; Turn Out the Lights, the Party's Over 26; I Get My Energy from the Sun 27; Part II: The Future: Yesterday's Wine 29; Petroleum versus Biodiesel 31; Sometimes It's Heaven, Sometimes It's Hell 35; There's a Home Place Under Fire Tonight in the Heartland 36; I've Been Everywhere, Man 37; School of Hard NOx 38; Pick Up the Tempo 43; BioWillie 47 |
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Fuel for Thought 72Afterword: The Future of Alternative Energy by Gavin David James Harper 74; Helpful Resources 90 |
| Summary |
For more than 40 years, Willie Nelson has been a national treasure, contributing many memorable songs to our musical canon. His impact, however, extends far beyond the scope of his music. A champion of family farms, Nelson has helped mobilize support for the American farmer, both as a founder of Farm Aid and more recently as one of the nation's most knowledgeable and recognized advocates of the use of biodiesel - a clean-burning, renewable fuel made from vegetable oils or animal fats. In this funny and inspirational book, Nelson confronts our dependency on foreign oil as a source of energy. Th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Biodiesel fuels -- United States
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Vegetable oils as fuel -- United States
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
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Biodiesel fuels
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Vegetable oils as fuel
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781555918446 |
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1555918441 |
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9781936218943 |
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1936218941 |
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