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Soy-diesel plant gets cooking near Nevada The National Biodiesel Board says biodiesel is part of the solution for decreasing America’s dependence on foreign oil. According to the board, the United States uses 20 million barrels of oil a day, more than half of which is imported.
“When we were doing our equity drive, we kept saying that biodiesel is what ethanol was seven to eight years ago,” Fischer said. “We’re not knocking ethanol, but because of the fuel conversion and energy units, we feel like biodiesel is a good, viable product.” According to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, six biodiesel plants are operating in Missouri, including Prairie Pride, and seven more are under construction. The DNR also is reviewing a plan for a 50-million gallon plant in Carrollton. If all those plants become operational, Missouri will be producing about 250 million gallons of the country’s biodiesel annually. That’s not too bad, Fischer said, when he thinks about all the skeptical faces he encountered eight years ago, when he first started talking about the project. Supporters were few in the beginning, he said, but the group collected $44,000 in donations to start the work. “It makes us feel very good when I think about it,” Fischer said. Melissa Dunson is the business writer for The Joplin Globe. On the net Information on Prairie Pride and the biodiesel industry in Missouri is available online at www.prairieprideinc.us. 
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