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  • Now on PBS Home Grown
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 26 min | Documentary, News

Now on PBS

Home Grown
TV-PG
TV Episode | 26 min | Documentary, News
Can America grow its way out of its dependence on foreign oil? Country music legend Willie Nelson thinks so, and has a new twist on a 100 year-old idea that just may get us there. Nelson has introduced a new kind of crop-based diesel fuel ...See moreCan America grow its way out of its dependence on foreign oil? Country music legend Willie Nelson thinks so, and has a new twist on a 100 year-old idea that just may get us there. Nelson has introduced a new kind of crop-based diesel fuel he calls "BioWillie." Not only does BioWillie burn more cleanly than regular diesel, but it could give farmers a brand new market for their crops. NOW talks with Neslon about this new trend in biofuels that is attracting the attention of farmers, environmentalists, and even some of the big energy giants as well. "There's other places in the world [that] have already made it happen, and you say, duh, why can't we do it here?" Nelson tells NOW. "Anywhere things can be grown that you can turn into fuel, do it. See less
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Kathi Black | David Brancaccio | Larry Goldfine | David Kreger | Judith Wolff
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Updated Jan 12, 2007
Release date
Jan 12, 2007 (United States)
Awards
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4 wins & 11 nominations

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