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Nelson Willie <1933-> |
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On the clean road again [[electronic resource] ] : biodiesel and the future of the family farm / / Willie Nelson |
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Golden, Colo., : Fulcrum Pub., c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-46776-X |
9786612467769 |
1-55591-844-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (96 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Biodiesel fuels - United States |
Vegetable oils as fuel - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
Fuel for Thought 72Afterword: The Future of Alternative Energy by Gavin David James Harper 74; Helpful Resources 90 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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