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Only $24.7 million has been awarded out of $25 million allocated. 
Please consider giving BioFuel Oasis the $100K they need to put in
a major biodiesel station on the I-80 corridor in Berkeley.  This
station would be the first of its kind in the country - selling
only biodiesel made from recycled vegetable oil, powered by solar
panels, and digging up pavement to grow California native plants
that decrease carbon dioxide in the atmosphere even more.  Not
only does BioFuel Oasis serve retail customers, but also many
fleet from UC-Berkeley recycling trucks to private fleets like
Clif Bar.

BioFuel Oasis has been a pioneer in bringing biodiesel to the Bay
Area at a retail pump, opening in December 2003.  They will
continue to expand and grow in their new location and beyond in
the years to come building on their experience with biodiesel
handling and equipment.  This grant money is greatly needed to
make that happen.

Biodiesel is an important fuel to fund, as it is the one
alternative fuel that needs no modifications to a vehicle.  Old
and new diesel vehicles can use it.  There are many diesel
vehicles, especially trucks, on the road today and with biodiesel
and new emission-control technologies coming out, it is a viable
way to clean up our diesel emissions.

Thank you for your consideration,
Jennifer Radtke
1179 64th St
Oakland, CA 94608