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We’re very excited to be celebrating Earth Day at two locations that have a mission of bringing people together in responsible and creative ways. First come tothe  Earth Day Weekend mini-fest at Fire on the Water Studios, 317 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca on Saturday, April 21. Then on Sunday, April 22, celebrate Earth Day at the Ithaca Farmers’ Market, Steamboat Landing, Ithaca.

Come on out to tip your hat to local businesses, artists, and friends who care about our planet. Do something nice for your mother!

As exciting as that would be, we’re not talking about Superman. The real news is about the first commerical aircraft in all of Australia to be powered by waste cooking oil. Qantas, an Australian airline company, used waste cooking oil refined in Houston to make a biofuel blend for an airliner.

The country is looking for ways to use existing infrastructure to prodcue biodiesel for aviation. While it’s unclear whether the Qantas plane was flying on manufactured biodiesel or just a blend of conventional jet fuel and waste cooking oil, it’s a pretty big deal. We find it especially cool that they’re not interested in using food crops for fuel. Maybe someday we’ll have the honor of fueling our local airport with our biodiesel.

Are you curious about what the price of biodiesel will be? Well we’re committed to making that a pretty stress free issue for our members and customers. Our price of biodiesel has historically been similar to petroleum diesel, sometimes even cheaper! We’ll be sure to keep our prices competitive and affordable for you, especially if you purchase a membership in the cooperative. It’s the least we can do.

We’ve had such an outpouring of support from the community over the past month that we’ve decided to extend our special membership drive prices through April so you’ve got another month to purchase a lifetime membership at half off! Don’t worry, our memberships will always be availalbe and will always provide you with great discounts and benefits. They’re just cheaper now, so help us help you today. It is Earth Month, after all. What better gift could you give your Mother?