US biodiesel prod. = Iraqi import to US

If the United States someday replaced just 5 percent of its on-road diesel fuel with biodiesel, it would equal the amount of diesel fuel made from imported Iraqi oil annually. This was one statistic that Joe Jobe, chief executive officer of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), shared with Congress today as he emphasized specific policy initiatives foundational to the growth of the biodiesel industry.

For the full news release:
http://nbb.grassroots.com/FY06NewsReleases/JobeSenate/

Read Jobe's testimony:
http://www.biodiesel.org/resources/PR_supporting_docs/4-26-06_SenAg_Comm_Testimony_final.pdf