Wednesday, February 14, 2007
City joins drive for use of bio-fuels
By Carlo P. Mallo
THE City Government of Davao has joined in the campaign for cleaner cities with the use of alternative fuels, otherwise known as the bio-fuels.
Although the city was able to maintain its clean air, the recorded 30 percent annual growth in the volume of traffic plying the city is putting to risk the fresh air.
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As this developed, about 60 to 70 vehicles of all sorts, representing the various sectors of society, gathered Tuesday for the last leg of the Bio-fuel Caravan.
The business sector and local government unit was supportive of the cause and even joined in the education and information campaign for the use of bio-fuels.
Gracing the event was Ms. Earth-Water 2006 Catherine Untalan, who said "it is about time that we use bio-fuels to at least slow down global warming."
She added that "it is very wrong" to think that bio-fuels are harmful to the car engine, as she pledged her full support in the campaign for the use of bio-fuels.
The effectivity of bio-fuels can be best explained this way, according to Department of Energy-Southern Mindanao Chief Manuel Llaneza, "an old car using the regular gasoline will definitely fail any emission test, but when you fill it up with bio-fuels, rest assured it will pass the test."
The Bio-fuels Caravan started in Pagudpud, Ilocos del Norte, in the first week of February and passed through the cities of Baguio, Makati, Marikina, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Malaybalay, and Valencia.
Monday night, the city welcomed the delegates as they entered the last leg of the caravan.
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