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Use of alternative fuels and alternative modes of transport such as rail lines and hybrid vehicles supports New Mexico by reducing the amount of carbon emissions in our air and by providing jobs in these emerging industries.
Biodiesel is a low-polluting diesel alternative that can be made from vegetable oils. B20 (20% biodiesel blended with 80% petroleum diesel) can be used in any diesel engine without modification. The health effects of biodiesel are low, its emissions are low, and it's biodegradable. Biodiesel reduces green house gas emissions as the plants that produce the vegetable oil used for biodiesel draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere as they grow. Soy-based biodiesel has a positive energy balance of 3:1. That is, its combustion results in three times as much energy as required to convert it from its feedstock.
Ethanol is a gasoline alternative that is made from any agricultural feedstock, wood waste or manure. E10 (10% ethanol and 90% unleaded gasoline) can be used in any gasoline engine without modification while E85 (85% ethanol and 15% unleaded gasoline) can be used in over 20 different makes of American cars currently on the market at no extra charge called Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs). Nearly three million of these FFVs are presently on the road and approximately 240 U.S. gas stations now offer E85.
Domestically produced, renewable transportation fuels can be used by anyone right now in their existing vehicles without modification. Anyone can reduce their consumption of petroleum fuels by 10-20%. These fuels are available at a typical gas station at a competitive price, and they out-perform their petroleum-only counterparts. Best of all, it reduces our dependency on foreign oil and no drilling in sensitive environmental areas is required to obtain them. Plus, when you purchase biofuels, you're supporting American farmers and keeping your dollars in the U.S. (source: www.renewableenergypartners.org)
For locations of biofuel stations in New Mexico and the Southwest, see www.renewableenergypartners.org.
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Baca St. Biofuels Station
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Baca St. Biofuels Station triple-biofuels pump. The clean, renewable fuels available at this station include Premium Biodiesel B20, a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel, Ethanol E85, a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline and E10 Unleaded, a blend of 10% ethanol and 90% regular unleaded gas.
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Belen to Bernalillo Commuter Rail
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Mid-Region Council of Governments are bringing commuter rail service to New Mexico. Service between Belen and Bernalillo will begin in Spring 2006. www.mrcog-nm.gov |
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Nambé Pueblo Biofuels Station
Nambé Pueblo, New Mexico
Nambé Pueblo is developing a retail biofuels gas station on pueblo land north of Santa Fe. Nambé Pueblo Development Corporation is also developing a regional distribution center for biofuels using its existing aboveground tank storage facility.
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Biodiesel School Buses
Moriarty, West Las Vegas, Los Lunas, New Mexico
The Moriarty and West Las Vegas school districts have received grants from the State of New Mexico's Clean Energy Grants Program for biodiesel transportation projects, and to the Los Lunas school district for compressed natural gas buses.
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Santa Fe Southern Railways Biodiesel Conversion
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe Southern Railways has converted their trains over to biodiesel fuel.
www.sfsr.com
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