Why
Use Biofuels for Home Heating Oil blend stocks? Why Not?
There are a number of important reasons
for our country to be using biofuels. Perhaps the most important
and most debated is that no one knows how long our world’s
petroleum resources will last. But we do know that petroleum
is finite, and when the supply has been depleted we must have
alternatives ready to keep our country moving. Because biofuels
are made from renewable sources, developing the technology
to produce them now will ensure an ample supply of transportation
and space heating fuel in the future, and provide assurance
against the uncertainty surrounding the petroleum resource
timeline.
There are a number of benefits to
using biofuels aside from guaranteeing the longevity of the
supply system. First, biofuels are produced domestically,
and the feedstocks for them are grown domestically. This helps
reduce our country’s trade deficit and creates jobs
in our country, both of which are good for our economy. Our
agricultural community especially stands to benefit, since
biofuels are made from crops and agricultural residues, providing
options for new valuable crops and new uses for existing crops
and residues.
Producing our fuels domestically also
improves our energy security; we become less dependent on
the strategic, political, and economic whims of other countries.
And with continued Middle East turmoil it is important to
remember how vulnerable we are and how heavy our reliance
is on imported oil. Key among the reasons for rising oil imports
is the limited domestic resource base of crude oil.
Finally, producing and using biofuels
is much better for the environment than burning fossil fuels.
Biofuels produce fewer harmful emissions during production
and combustion and they reduce life cycle carbon dioxide to
the atmosphere 78%, which is very important for reducing the
build up of greenhouse gases.
| BioHeat® Downloads |
Bioheat fuel distributors can market what they’re selling to their customers, and potential customers. There are items for sale at www.allthingsbiodiesel.com, as well as free downloadable items below. All of these things create a complete marketing campaign for Bioheat heating oil distributors. Items that must be purchased at www.allthingsbiodiesel.com: A series of 3 postcards, a series of 3 envelope stuffers and a brochure will help to educate the public. The brochure is also a good general public piece for trade shows and similar education. The postcards and envelope stuffers both have three different versions – environment, energy independence, etc. This package and free items below make marketing easy by not having to hire a designer, printer, and more.
Below, you can download the free Dealer Letter, also in a series of 3 (below) to send to clients as well, touting the benefits of Bioheat fuel (a blend of biodiesel and home heating oil). You can also download three versions of a newspaper ad, and one Powerpoint presentation, to use in educational efforts.
Sales Letters
Powerpoint Presentation
Newspaper Slicks
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Market
Reports:
• Combustion Testing of a Biodiesel Fuel Oil Blend in Residential Oil Burning Equipment
• Biodiesel Blends in Space Heating Equipment
Market
News:
• NBB Launches BioheatOnline.com to Better Serve Customers, Dealers
• Bioheat® Fuel Makes Official Debut Before Cold Season
• Bioheat Offers Cost-Competitive, Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Regular Home Heating Oil
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 Excerpt
from NY Governor Paktaki's 2005 State of the State Address
Launch
Video |
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Excerpt
from MO Governor Blunt's 2005 State of the State Address
Launch
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