Bently Biofuels in Minden has been recycling used cooking oil into renewable diesel fuel since 2005 and last year offset nearly 10 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, according to a company press release.Every gallon of biodiesel that displaces a gallon of petroleum diesel reduces emissions by 85 percent, the company said. In 2012 alone, Bently Biofuels offset 9.6 million pounds of CO2 emissions - the equivalent of taking 820 cars off the road. "CO2 is a odorless and colorless gas that traps heat in our atmosphere resulting in global climate changes such as melting ice caps, rising sea levels, …




