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National Biodiesel Day is a day the biodiesel industry celebrates the role of the vegetable-based fuel in helping2 to tackle environmental problems. It takes place on March 18, which is the date of Rudolf Diesel1’s birthday. He invented diesel in 1912. He designed the diesel engine in the late 1800s to run on peanut oil. He was a visionary who knew that biofuels would become very important. In 1912, he said: “The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant3 today, but such oils may become, in the course of time, as important as petroleum4.” He died in 1913, well before any hint of damage to the environment by fossil fuels, and long before the green movement, which would embrace his thinking.

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diesel
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helping
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n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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petroleum
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emissions
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排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体) | |
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promising
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adj.有希望的,有前途的 | |
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