The first diesel engine, invented by Rudolf Diesel, ran on peanut oil – the first biodiesel. 

The NBB goes on to point out that burning the 700 million gallons of the green fuel produced last year reduced greenhouse gas emissions the equivalent of taking nearly 1 million vehicles off U.S. roads. In addition, for every unit of energy to produce biodiesel, at least 3.5 units are gained; soybean-based biodiesel uses just the oil, leaving 80 percent of the bean for high-quality food source for animals and people; and biodiesel biodegrades about as fast as sugar.

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