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	On the Road With BioWillie \| American International Automobile Dealers \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The BioWillie fuel is a B20 blend of 20% biodiesel-made from vegetable oils, primarily soybeans-with 80% conventional diesel.
		The BioWillie firm, owned by NeI- ' son and four partners, was formed in December 2004 "with the idea of doing something useful for the country, the American family farmer, the economy, and the environment," according to the company.
		BioWillie is looking to buy more truck stops "in good locations." It's providing the fuel in above-ground tanks decorated with pictures of the bearded 7 2-year-old Nelson in his trademark long braids and headband.
	www.aiada.org /article.asp?id=46172 (709 words)

	Willie Nelson Biodiesel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The company produces a biodiesel fuel called BioWillie made of soybean and other vegetable oils that can be used in modern diesel engines instead of regular fuel without vehicle modifications.
		The fuel is mainly distributed in central Texas.
		As of June 2006, there were 18 outlets in five states (per the BioWillie website).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BioWillie (160 words)

	Fill 'Er Up with BioWillie! - Feb 10, 2006 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Per the official biowillie.com Website, Nelson touts his namesake fuel as being easier on the environment than regular gasoline because BioWillie is derived from vegetable oils and animal fats.
		BioWillie combines several of Nelson's pet causes: protecting the environment, stopping the war in Iraq and preserving small farms.
		In its purest form, BioWillie sells for around a $1 a gallon more than regular diesel, but will also be available in a cheaper blend called B20, which is 80 percent petroleum and 20 percent biodiesel made from soybean oil.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,18336,00.html (602 words)

	Woody Harrelson and Laura Louie's VoiceYourself
		BioWillie is a type of biodiesel, a fuel that can be made from any number of crops and run in a normal diesel engine.
		BioWillie is currently sold at 13 gas stations and truck stops in four states (with Texas having the most), and it fuels the buses and trucks for Mr.
		If BioWillie demonstrates anything, it is that the combination of Middle East wars, global warming and rising prices at the pump has led many people to offer solutions to the world's energy's squeeze.
	www.voiceyourself.com /article.php?section=11&more=1&id=1798 (1442 words)

	Biowillie on carlist.com
		According to Earth Biofuels, BioWillie is clean burning diesel fuel replacement, made from vegetable oil seeds that are grown by American farmers.
		BioWillie grew out of Willie Nelson’s passion for helping the family farmer and his drive to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
		Earth Biofuels is the exclusive distributor of the BioWillie brand of biodiesel, which is Willie Nelson’s trademark fuel.
	www.carlist.com /autonews/2006/autonews_268.html (956 words)

	Article 26 - Major Terminal Operator Supports Infrastructure for Biodiesel - April 3rd 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BioWillie is a clean burning diesel fuel replacement, made from vegetable oil seeds that are grown by American farmers.
		BioWillie biodiesel fuel can help reduce America's dependency on foreign oil, provides superior lubricity and reduces harmful emissions emitted from diesel engines.
		The fuel is sold under Willie Nelson's brand name, "BioWillie." The Company is focused on capitalizing on the growing demand for alternative and renewable fuels in the domestic market.
	www.distributiondrive.com /Article26.html (916 words)

	BioDieselNow Forums - BioWillie at Love's Travel Stop Midlothian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The result of this partnership is that BioWillie diesel fuel will be offered at the Love’s Travel Stop #216 in Midlothian, Texas beginning Friday July 22nd, 2005.
		After meeting with their executives and finding that it was family operated, it was clear that this was the kind of company that we wanted to represent the BioWillie brand,” said Bell.
		BioWillie fuel is already available at the Carl’s Corner truck stop in Texas and company representatives say future plans include seeing truck stops carrying the B20 BioWillie blend of biodiesel all over the Lone Star state.
	forums.biodieselnow.com /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7372 (647 words)

	BioWillie Nelson on the Road Again :: hightimes.com
		In fact, BioWillie was selling for $2.37 a gallon on Thursday in Carl's Corner, Nelson's own truck stop in Texas that serves as headquarters of his year-old company, Willie Nelson BioDiesel.
		BioWillie is currently sold at 13 gas stations and truck stops in four states, mostly in Texas, and is used to fuel the buses and trucks for Nelson's tours.
		If BioWillie demonstrates anything, it is that the combination of Middle East wars, global warming and rising prices at the pump have led many people to offer solutions to the world's energy's crunch.
	www.hightimes.com /ht/news/content.php?bid=922&aid=24 (2692 words)

	Truckers gas up on ‘BioWillie’ - January 15, 2005
		DALLAS — "On the Road Again" means something new for Willie Nelson these days — a chance for truckers to fill their tanks with clean-burning biodiesel fuel.
		The product — called BioWillie — is made from vegetable oils, mainly soybeans, and can be burned without modification to diesel engines.
		It may be difficult to picture the 71-year-old hair-braided Texas rebel as an energy company executive, but the singer’s new gig is in many ways about social responsibility — and that is classic Nelson.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/2005/0115/biz/stories/01biz.htm (460 words)

	Gorilla Radio blog: Willie's Revenge: BioWillie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		July 9, 2005 by the lndependent/UK When country singer Willie Nelson goes on the road, his tour bus is fueled not by petrol but by biodiesel.
		Now he has launched his own version, BioWillie, at a truck stop near Austin, and customers are queuing up to buy it.
		Nelson has been an energetic advocate for truckers, farmers and the hardscrabble American heartland for decades - he organized the Farm Aid concerts in the 1980s - and became a convert to biodiesel after his wife filled her Volkswagen with it at their holiday home in Hawaii a few years ago.
	gorillaradioblog.blogspot.com /2005/07/willies-revenge-biowillie.html (1769 words)

	News 8 Austin \| 24 Hour Local News \| LOCAL NEWS
		BioWillie went on sale at an alternative fuel station in San Diego.
		And the 72-year-old Texan drew a crowd as he filled his tour bus from a pump emblazoned with a picture of himself strumming a guitar.
		BioWillie is now sold in Texas, South Carolina and Georgia.
	www.news8austin.com /content/your_news?ArID=155314 (208 words)

	BioDieselNow Forums - BioWillie in Escondido, CA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In a joint venture with Willie Nelson Biodiesel, Plavan Petroleum of San Diego has announced plans to promote biodiesel by hosting an event open to the public in order to show retail-fueling stations that there is a demand for biodiesel.
		His intentions at first are to raise awareness about biodiesel in North San Diego County, it is a collaborative effort between Plavan and BioWillie (Nelson) BioWillie biodiesel is promoting B20, he primarily wants to reach the trucking industry.
		Since the BioWillie event is from 9-3, you might want to go to the Pomona Biodiesel Seminar first.
	forums.biodieselnow.com /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7422 (1305 words)

	cbs4boston.com - Willie Nelson Reveals Alternative Fuel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BioWillie went on sale Wednesday at an alternative fuel station in San Diego where the 72-year-old singer filled his tour bus from a pump emblazoned with a picture of himself strumming a guitar.
		The BioWillie brand, known as B20, is a blend of 80 percent petroleum diesel and 20 percent biodiesel and is made from soybean oil.
		In addition to California, it is sold in Texas, South Carolina and Georgia.
	cbs4boston.com /business/finance_story_040121428.html (288 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Singer Nelson in 'BioWillie' launch
		Country singer Willie Nelson has introduced BioWillie, his brand of clean-burning fuel made from soybeans, to California.
		BioWillie went on sale at an alternative fuel station in San Diego where the 72-year-old singer drew a crowd as he filled his tour bus from a pump emblazoned with a picture of himself strumming a guitar.
		The BioWillie brand, known as B20 is a blend of 80% petroleum diesel and 20% biodiesel, made from soybean oil, which Nelson stressed was produced by American farmers.
	news.scotsman.com /latest.cfm?id=206982006 (548 words)

	Willie Nelson introduces BioWillie soybean diesel fuel to California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		SAN DIEGO (AP) - Country singer Willie Nelson introduced BioWillie, his brand of clean-burning fuel made from soybeans, to California on Wednesday.
		The BioWillie brand, known as B20 is a blend of 80 per cent petroleum diesel and 20 per cent biodiesel, made from soybean oil, which Nelson stressed was produced by U.S. farmers.
		In addition to California, BioWillie is now sold in Texas, South Carolina and Georgia and distributed through Oklahoma City-based Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores.
	www.canada.com /topics/news/agriculture/story.html?id=86d88390-9eab-4a73-b574-ac9486b147f9&k=38776 (597 words)

	Treehugger:: Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It's much more interesting to talk about BioWillie and Prius owners, but so much of the traffic on our roads belongs to fleets- "commercial on-road fleets, including inter-city freight carriers, urban delivery vans, buses, public and private mixed fleets,...
		Three years ago I couldn’t find anyone who knew what biodiesel was except weird scientist types and real salt of the earth hippies.
		Hot on the heels of our post about biodiesel (and license plates declaring you veggie-fueled), we’re happy to tell you that Willie Nelson and co. are marketing their vegetable oil-based BioWillie to truck stops.
	www.treehugger.com /mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=biowillie&x=0&y=0 (228 words)

	Economist's View: Mammas Should Let Their Babies Grow Up To Use BioWillie?
		The rationale is that it is a domestic fuel that can provide profit to farmers and that it will help the environment, though environmentalists are not universally enthusiastic about it...
		I am no expert on alternative fuel technologies, but the future seems clear to me. There will not be a "one best fuel" to supplement or replace the foul, fl, evil juice.
		What I'd like to see is a measure of their relative ecological footprints so we can make sensible decisions.
	economistsview.typepad.com /economistsview/2005/12/mammas_should_l.html (857 words)

	California gets a whiff of BioWillie - Celebrity News - MSNBC.com
		Denis Poroy / AP Fill 'er up, Countryman: Willie Nelson prepares to fill his tour bus with BioWillie diesel at the Pearson Ford alternative fuel station in San Diego.
		SAN DIEGO - Willie Nelson introduced California to “BioWillie,” his brand of clean-burning fuel made from soybeans.
		Besides California, it is sold in Texas, South Carolina and Georgia.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11252701 (367 words)

	BioWillie: Star Power And Alternative Fuels \| Planetizen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Willie Nelson's concern for family farmers and disdain for the Iraq war led him to market a new brand of biodesil fuel, BioWillie, now sold at 13 gas stations in the Southwest.
		As of late September, Minnesota requires almost all diesel fuel sold in the state to be 2 percent biodiesel, and Cincinnati started using a 30 percent biodiesel blend, B30, in its city buses because of concerns about fuel shortages after Hurricane Katrina..."
		Nelson's own truck stop in Texas that serves as headquarters of his year-old company, Willie Nelson BioDiesel...BioWillie is currently sold at 13 gas stations and truck stops in four states (with Texas having the most), and it fuels the buses and trucks for Mr.
	www.planetizen.com /node/18418 (326 words)

	SuicideGirls > Boards > Music > NEWS: Willie Nelson's BioWillie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		When I was travelling through Texas on I-35 north (roughly north of Waco, I believe)a couple of weeks ago, I saw a BioWillie.
		My dad's a soybean farmer, and it's taken way too long for this kind of shit to happen.
		You guys could also read the article linked, where the head of the Sierra Club states some of the same concerns as regards biodiesel.
	suicidegirls.com /boards/Music/87905 (892 words)

	AOL News - Willie Nelson Unveils "BioWillie," a Soybean-Based Fuel
		SAN DIEGO (Feb. 9) - Country singer Willie Nelson introduced California to "BioWillie," his brand of clean-burning fuel made from soybeans.
		Willie Nelson gets ready to fill his bus with "BioWillie" Diesel Fuel.
		The musician unveils the first pump in California that uses his brand of 20% biodiesel fuel.
	articles.news.aol.com /business/_a/willie-nelson-unveils-biowillie-a/20060209070009990001 (382 words)

	NPNweb.com - Top News Stories
		The exhaust from Willie Nelson's diesel-powered Mercedes smells like peanuts, or French fries, or whatever alternative fuel happens to be in his tank.
		Nelson, 72, has blended two of his biggest concerns: his love of family farmers and disdain for the Iraq war, reported the online edition of The Times.
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	www.npnweb.com /daily/news.asp?a=564331 (1592 words)

	Dodge Diesel - Diesel Truck Resource Forums - biowillie
		Not running biowillie, but here in Portland OR I stopped by a Sequential BioFuels outlet and put 20 gals of B99 in my Sub (holds 40).
		Degree of polymerization depends a lot on the type of oil used, your friend may be lucky to be getting "agreeable" oils.
		According to the web site, biowillie is exclusively B20.
	www.dieseltruckresource.com /dev/showthread.php?t=82176 (688 words)

	New Year's Resolution: Buy BioWillie \| Participate.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The New York Times has a nice piece on Willie Nelson’s efforts to combine love (of family farmers) and hate (of oil wars) in a new business venture: biodiesel branded as BioWillie.
		In the New York times article it says: "If BioWillie demonstrates anything, it is that the combination of Middle East wars, global warming and rising prices at the pump has led many people to offer solutions to the world's energy's squeeze.
		Depending on whom you ask, cars will someday run on hydrogen, electricity, natural gas or ethanol." All of these technologies, except one, are available right now, today, including the very seldom mentioned electric option.
	dev.participate.net /node/856 (663 words)

	The Austin Chronicle: News: Now Appearing on Local Stages: Willie Nelson and Austin Biofuels
		Willie fuels up his tour bus with his own "BioWillie" fuel, a soy-based diesel.
		Austin music icon Willie Nelson has entered the alternative-fuels arena, with the introduction last week of his new partnership, Willie Nelson Biodiesel (aka "BioWillie"), which plans to market the soy-based fuel at truck stops and convenience stores statewide and beyond.
		Nelson's star power was enough to attract CBS News anchor Dan Rather to his Luck Texas ranch outside Spicewood, where the singer ceremonially filled up his tour bus with biodiesel from a brand new 500-gallon tank installed and serviced by Austin Biofuels.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2005-01-28/pols_feature5.html (787 words)

	Musician Willie Nelson Expands Biodisel Brand BioWillie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Carl's Corner now offers “BioWillie,” the singer’s unique brand of B20, a fuel made of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum diesel.
		During the Texas event, the National Biodiesel Board presented Cornelius with the Biodiesel Pioneer Award for his commitment to bringing biodiesel to truckers.
		Nelson intends to establish a chain of BioWillie stations throughout the southeastern United States.
	www.commondreams.org /cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/headlines05/0708-05.htm (244 words)

	Biodiesel Conference Blog » Pumping BioWillie At Pearson’s
		We had a big promotional event today at Pearson Ford Fuel Depot here in San Diego.
		Willie Nelson Biodiesel, the company in which Nelson is a partner, and Pearson Ford Fuels in San Diego have joined forces with distributor Plavan Petroleum to create California’s first fulltime “BioWillie” B20 retail outlet.
		BioWillie is the singer’s unique brand of fuel.
	blog.biodieselconference.org /?p=48 (256 words)

	TheLion.com - Earth Biodiesel EBOF
		AOOR/EBOF: BioWillie billboards added in Oklahoma and Texas.
		AOOR/EBOF: BioWillie, the name brand alternative biodiesel is home.
		AOOR/EBOF: BioWillie selling like hotcakes in Texas and Oklahoma.
	www.thelion.com /bin/forum.cgi?tf=earth_biodiesel_ebof (223 words)

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