"Biodiesel" Added to Merriam Webster's New Dictionary
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA on 07. 7.06
It has it's own magazine; you can make it from algae; celebrities can't get enough; you can roast coffee with it. What could lay claim to all this and more? Biodiesel, the wonder fuel, and Merriam-Webster's dictionary has validated its existence by inserting it in the 11th Edition of the big word book. Joining other culturally relevant words such as "mouse potato," "bling bling," "drama queen," and "unibrow," biodiesel will be there for anyone still curious about the difference between biodiesel and ethanol. On the word's promotion, Jenna Higgins, a spokeswoman for the National Biodiesel Board, said, "That symbolizes to me that biodiesel is becoming a household word. You know you've arrived when you're in the dictionary." ::Merriam Webster via ::AP and ::NPR
I don't believe that bio diesel is what everyone hopes it will be. However, it is better then the alternative with respect to it being cleaner. But, in turn for it being cleaner burning it amounts to far less energy to a comparable amount of petroleum based fuel. Ergo, there would be more carbon dioxide, and we've all heard of global warming. All in all bio diesel could be better if countries were geared toward it.