Rhode Island’s Oil Well
I was in Newport this week photographing Governor Carcieri’s visit to Newport Biodiesel. The company recycles and converts waste grease from restaurants and the like into a fuel that could help offset dependency on oil. The RI company collects the waste grease from business’ for free, keeping it out of our sewers and landfills. The company is seeking RI companies to increase its capacity. One employee put it very succinctly- Rhode Island is basically sitting on it’s own oil well, it just needs to be tapped to increase output. In Rhode Island it’s not drill baby, drill, it’s fry baby, fry!
