Virtual
Earth Village proudly sponsors
"Do I Really Need Another Shopping Bag?"
Eco-Living Biodiesel Tour
THE
TOUR
The Eco-Living Biodiesel Tour will visit schools and festivals
during 2005 - 2006. The crew will travel in a vehicle fueled by
vegetable oil, and will present 'practical, everyday tips for
eco-living.' The tour will visit eco-projects in various communities,
such as schools built of recycled materials or sustainable recycling
projects; and will journal photos and stories on this website.
There will also be a documentary film made of the tour.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Tour is to cultivate awareness of our impacts
on the future, and how simple shifts in our daily lives and habits,
can be a critical point of change for a renewable and sustainable
future.
Each of us can and must champion the evolutionary breakthroughs
necessary to sustain all life. The journey of a champion is difficult
AND our access to a joyful life.
~ Judy Knox, godmother of the straw-bale construction revival
and author of book in progress, Journey of a Champion.
THE BOOK: SCHOOL FUNDRAISER, SCIENCE PROJECT
The book, Do I Really Need Another Shopping Bag...tips for
eco-living, will be offered to schools at a modest cost as
a fundraising tool; and cloth bags and backpacks with the Tour
logo will be available. Students at schools who participate will
assist by searching out eco-projects in their communities, and
will have the opportunity to help prepare biodiesel fuel and see
it work.
BIODIESEL - A SUSTAINABLE FUEL
Rudolph Diesel developed his engine in 1895 to run on any vegetable
oil, as well as petroleum products. In 1913 Diesel was discussing
converting the English submarine fleet to Diesel; and on a trip
across the English Channel from his home in France, he disappeared,
his body found later adrift in the Channel. English newspapers
suggested, he was assassinated by proponents of the 'petroleum
wars.'
Any modern diesel engine easily burns vegetable oil (smelling
somewhat like french fries), and there are several ways to accomplish
this. The tour crew will collect the vegetable oil they burn from
restaurants along the way, and involve students in the process,
to learn about alternative, sustainable, renewable, clean fuels.
HOW TO BE PART OF THE ECO-LIVING BIODIESEL TOUR
The Eco-Living Biodiesel Tour is a non-profit enterprise 501c-3,
funded by donations. If you would like to contribute in any great
or small way to this educational program for creating a viable
future, or would like to be visited by the tour, please contact
us at:
biodiesel@virtualearthvillage.com
