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Alternative fuel gains steam in Montana

Give Tanner Franklin a jug of used frying oil and eight hour’s time, and he’ll give you a tank full of gas. With the average cost of petroleum-based diesel in Montana now at $2.54 a gallon, Franklin and a growing list of others believe the future of alternative fuels is now at hand.

Near the top of that list, the Alternative Energy Resource Organization, based in Helena, is looking to establish a new co-op to process fuel from used frying oil and Montana seed crops.

While the idea has been well received, AERO member Doug Crabtree confessed that discussions are early in the works.

"It takes the initial investment and getting all the players to the table," Crabtree said. "It’s not insurmountable, but it takes some work. Someone has to go out and collect the used oil, or take a press to the farm."

By MARTIN J. KIDSTON – IR Staff Writer

Full Story: http://helenair.com/articles/2005/04/21/top/a01042105_02.txt

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