Biodiesel backers rally around movie

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology
Sunday, June 8, 2008 - Page updated at 12:00 AM
By Seattle Times business staff
Rami Grunbaum, deputy business editor, and Seattle Times Business staff

Biofuels derived from agricultural products are currently under fire amid rising food prices and doubts about their environmental benefits. But this week, area biodiesel enthusiasts will fight back — at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).

"Fields of Fuel", a documentary advocating the wider adoption of biodiesel, will screen at the Harvard Exit theater on Capitol Hill on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Thursday at 4.30 p.m. Director Josh Tickell is scheduled to attend both showings of what the SIFF catalog calls a "fiercely populist" film.

Local biofuel lovers will also join biodiesel car caravans ending at the Harvard Exit on Tuesday, and before the Wednesday screening.

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