Voice of America - A group of banjo-playing “greenies” from Appalachian State University was one of the six winning entries for the “People, Prosperity, Planet”, or “P3″ award. The winners have the option to take up to $75,000 in grant money to further develop their design and move it to the marketplace.

Their project was called “Closing the Biodiesel Loop.” They created a sustainable education facility to promote and demonstrate small-scale biodiesel processing. Their 1971 Mercedes van was fueled by biodiesel made from used cooking oil donated by restaurants. To showcase their work, they drove the van nearly seven hours to Washington, D.C. Read full article