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Bio Bus

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Bio Bus

Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2009

Description: High-school students turn cooking oil into bio-diesel

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" this tiny town of Connelly springs North Carolina where high school teacher is giving students a lesson for a lifetime he's teaching them about biofuels. And what you see happen. It's scary is here to show us I --"

" Hey -- worried east Burke high school where they'd take used cooking oil donated from a local restaurant. And they turn it into bio diesel want to talk with one of the seniors here. This is new and as viewers back home are looking at some of the video that we shot earlier explain the process takes about seven hours what happens."

" A cable banks people who laugh hot vegetable Blaylock and tear up content there and from there -- catalyst to bring down a molecule to make -- to -- diesel. Added that we waited and we untrained about diesel out and we would use water to -- them. Waste out and from there we -- an entire week he would have to evaporate on the -- and it from the area it's getting ugly even --"

" And speaking of good to go coming back -- live shot you can -- two other seniors who are. Loading up the bus -- also like to bring in the science professor. Science teacher I should say Bob Smith I called professor is that's what it says on his lab coat. And his students are designated as doctors are they and these -- Ph.D.s future -- Ph.D."

" future and gains any future. Chemistry major hopefully planning to pursue his speech the end -- and materials science. And tell me about the lessons you're trying to -- history. There -- really for lessons do we went after the first lesson was have the students by doing a hands on project. Apply the lessons of the classroom in that project. Second -- we wanted to use that to stimulate student interest in careers in science and engineering. The third lesson was they had to present this research to the school board faculty. And we wanted to develop poise and self confidence that they can interact in you know in an impromptu situation. In the last objective was to. Take advantage of making biodiesel running it in the school bus to support president Obama's energy plan. And -- we've done that we've invited President Obama to come you know speak at our school in support of his energy plan."

" All right we'll see what happens with that and let's give the driver the go ahead and see this fuel in action. It works -- back to you."

" Barry now a cinnamon president shows up will be -- who -- them. Jonathan thanks very much."

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