Why are there no biodiesel pumps in Burlington??

I went to the lecture on biofuels. At the end there was time for questioning. I asked, why are there no biodiesel pumps in Burlington? If you go on to the Biodiesel.org website and look at the map to see where there are gas stations nationwide where you can drive up your car and fill up on biodiesel, there are many. My friends in Eugene, Oregon tell me there are more than one just in their town alone. Here in Burlington, there are many people with diesel cars who want to fill up on biodiesel. For some reason we just don’t have a filling station. It seems like a huge marketing opportunity to me — there’s a demand but no supply. I personally know dozens of people who drive a half hour or more to other towns just to get biodiesel. So what gives???

I didn’t really get a good answer. It was pointed out that the federal grants for biodiesel production ended which makes biodiesel more expensive. That doesn’t explain why there are pumps elsewhere, mostly small towns like Bridport and Bristol, but not in Burlington, where there are more people and more diesel cars.

So get with it folks! Someone really needs to start up a biodiesel pump in Burlington. Build it and they will come! Any existing gas station could easily use one of their pumps for biodiesel. There is demand, I know it! Let’s hope it happens soon.