Brrr . . . . we’re suddenly needing to run the heat in the morning, so it’s definitely autumn here in Portland, Oregon. We just filled our oil tank for the winter with biodiesel, B20 this time, from Star Oil, who bought it from SeQuential Biofuel. This will be the second winter we’ll have been [...]
Entries Tagged as 'heat'
Heating Our House With Biodiesel, II
October 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · energy, sustainability
Tags: B20·B99·biodiesel·carbon footprint·energy conservation·global warming·green living·heat·Sequential·thrift
In The Southwest Desert
June 8th, 2008 · No Comments · lifestyle, nature
Since I’ve been working pretty hard lately, I’m taking a mini-vacation here in Scottsdale, Arizona (next to Phoenix), visiting my friend Jean for a few days. The idea is to make my own little self more sustainable, and sure enough, my spirit is going “Ahhhhhhhhh” in response to the rugged desert beauty, the brilliant sky, [...]
Tags: Camelback Mountain·culture·desert·energy conservation·environment·exercise·heat·hiking·life·outdoors·running·Scottsdale·vacation
Heating Our House With Biodiesel
February 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments · sustainability
I got up at 5 this morning and immediately put on my fleece pants, top and socks. (It’s a bummer that fleece is so great when it’s derived from petroleum). I was still cold so I turned the heat on — not petroleum.
Thor and I have almost pure biodiesel (B99) in our oil furnace. We bought it from Star Oil, who bought it from SeQuential Biofuel. So we’re heating
Tags: B99·biodiesel·carbon footprint·climate change·energy independence·environment·ethanol·fleece·fuel pump·furnace·global warming·green lifestyle·heat·oil furnace·petroleum
