Oh nuts!Coconuts!Coconut oil powers island's cars

Hats off to them for finding alternative fuels.
Its nice to see people who are actually trying to make things better,for its people and the enviroment.
Without rapeing its people with high gas prices.

(BBC)-People on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have found their own solution to high energy prices - the humble coconut.

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They are developing mini-refineries that produce a coconut oil that can replace diesel.

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Inquiries for the coconut power have come in from overseas, including Iran and Europe.

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Increasingly, locals are turning to a cheaper and far more sustainable alternative to diesel. Coconut oil is being produced at a growing number of backyard refineries.

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Full story here
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The problem in the U.S. is that many environmentalists don't want fields of any plant or vegies that produce any greenhouse gas to be used for alternative oil...

I have posted that link before but can't find it.

anyways, coconut trees would release CO2 at night, so there will be some environmentalitst who won't want this sort of fuel source.

Anyways, I applaud those people for going after alternative fuel sources.