Food and fuel webquest
- What renewable energy is available for consumption?
- Renewable energy from Soybeans? What is a soybean?
- Soybeans are amazing! What other uses do they have?
- We grow soybeans in the U.S. What other countries grow soybeans?
- How is the soybean used in the production of biodiesel?
- Why is biodiesel the 'rock star of fuels?'
- Food vs. fuel: not that simple.
- Are higher food prices the result of increased demand for biofuels (biodiesel from soybeans or ethanol from corn)?
- Become a renewable fuel expert.
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Become a renewable fuel expert.
What are some of the reasons that biodiesel is a ‘rock star of fuels?’ Use this website and explore an article, fact sheet, and/or presentation. Become an expert about the effect of biodiesel in one of the topics listed below. Prepare and present a one minute speech about what you have learned:
- Economic Impacts
- Cleaner, Sustainable Energy
- Health Effects
- Life Cycles of petroleum and biodiesel
- Environmental and Safety Information
- Oil Prices, Gas Consumption and Biodiesel