Our good friend Ted Rouse and his friends in Baltimore have created the first biodiesel option in the city. With help from the Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance (CSBA), and the Baltimore BALLE network, the group of social entrepreneurs taught themselves the ins and outs of producing and selling biodiesel. The producing part did not go so well, and the Co-op decided to become a distributor. They have a 500-gallon tank and warehouse space in the city, volunteers take turns staffing the Co-op on Friday evenings and Saturdays. The cost of the fuel is posted on their web site www.baltimorebiodiesel.org. Co-op members pay a yearly membership fee and the gas is passed along at cost.

View a recent article about the Baltimore Biodiesel Cooperative in SustainableBusiness.com