April 2008 was a busy month for new users of biodiesel. A variety of businesses, from entertainment to trucking, announced their commitment to using sustainable, renewable biodiesel.

Sugarloaf Ski Resort made one of the new user announcements this past month. The resort in Maine started using biodiesel made from local restaurant waste vegetable oil to fuel resort shuttle buses, grooming equipment and other off-road vehicles. The biodiesel project is part of Sugarloaf's new focus to be "environmentally friendly." 

In celebration of Earth Day, three Major League baseball teams announced green initiatives involving biodiesel. The Houston Astros are using biodiesel in mowers and tractors at Minute Maid Park. Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies fans have a new reason to partake in ballpark food. At the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, waste cooking oils generated in the kitchens and concessions are being recycled for future use in biodiesel. At Citizens Bank Park, the Philadelphia Phillies are turning fry oil from chicken tenders and French fries into biodiesel.

Moving isn’t always a "green" proposition, but NorthStar Moving Corporation of Los Angeles is making an effort to "lighten its carbon footprint." NorthStar announced its switch to biodiesel for powering moving trucks.

On its quest to go green, the Frankfort Plant Board, a municipal utility providing electric, water and cable service to Franklin County and Frankfort, Ky., has converted its 55 diesel trucks and equipment to use biodiesel fuel. The board said its decision to convert to biodiesel was fueled by positive feedback from auto manufacturers, fuel distributors and other utilities currently using biodiesel.