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Curbing Our Addiction to Foreign Oil - Does Willie Nelson Have the Answer?
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    t r u t h o u t | Programming Note

    Airdate: Friday, January 12, 2007, at 8:30 p.m. on PBS.
    (Check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html.)

Willie Nelson and his mission to help America and American farmers. This time on NOW.

    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 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. On January 12 at 8:30 p.m., NOW talks with Nelson 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."

    Note: The NOW website at http://www.pbs.org/now/ will provide additional coverage starting Friday morning, January 12. Features include a look at your own state's alternative energy resources and a web-exclusive extended chat with Willie Nelson.
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