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|aMelville, Greg.
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|aGreasy rider |btwo dudes, one fry-oil-powered car, and a cross-country search for a greener future |cGreg Melville.
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|a1st ed.
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|aChapel Hill, N.C. |bAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill|cc2008.
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|a257 p. |c21 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-257).
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|aThe ultimate green home -- Wind power -- Ethanol -- Fence swingers -- Heat -- Green Wal-Mart? -- The letter.
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|aDescribes the cross-country odyssey of a freelance journalist and his college buddy in a dilapidated 1985 Mercedes diesel station wagon powered on vegetable oil collected from restaurant grease and dumpsters along the way, detailing their visits to Google's solar-powered headquarters, the National Ethanol Council, wind turbines in Minnesota, and other alternative energy hotspots.
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|aGreen movement|vPopular works.
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|aVegetable oils as fuel.
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|aMelville, Greg|vAnecdotes.
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|aJournalists|xTravel|zUnited States|vAnecdotes.
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|aAutomobile travel|zUnited States|vAnecdotes.
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