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Slideshow: Biodiesel Boosters Plan Co-Ops

Producers of a diesel alternative made from old vegetable oil want to build a network of stations to sell the fuel to motorists. But many find it tough to convince local regulators to approve their efforts. By Mark Baard.
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in Park City, Utah.Courtesy of Graydon Blair

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It's not much to look at now, but this is one of the target sites for the Positive Energy Foundation, a new biodiesel co-op in Atlanta. "It's very important that we are able to locate our facility in the city, where people live," said Kris Smith, director of the co-op, who worries the organization will not fit in with the city's plans for urban redevelopment.

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