Safety

Summer 2009

what a barrel wants

By Lysa Holland

Did you ever walk into the garage and find an old can of oil leaking all over the floor?  What a mess. If only you'd thought to keep it stored in that empty five-gallon bucket sitting right next to it!.......[MORE]

Winter 2008

shut down by the Santa Ana fire department

By Dave Ortolf

Are you currently making biodiesel or considering making it in a commercial facility? If so, I hope that you talk to all of the fire and commercial building authorities in your area. You may want to think again after.......[MORE]

Winter 07-08 / Spanking Ester

yes, methanol is that dangerous.

By Leif Forer

Dear Ester~ Is methanol really all that dangerous? ~Not Overly Concerned Dear NOC~ Yes. I once poured some of the gasoline that my dad kept in the garage for filling his lawnmower all over our driveway. It shone with.......[MORE]

Fall 2008 / Spanking Ester

homegrown fuel? homegrown spills. homegrown cleanup!

By Leif Forer

Dear Ester~ I spilled some grease. What should I do? Desperate to Reclaim Important Product Dear DRIP~ Once upon a time we were collecting a couple hundred gallons worth of restaurant fryer grease in five-gallon jugs. We would uncap.......[MORE]