Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
Welcome to the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute's website!   Celebrating seventeen years of 'connecting people, place and community'.
Our main program areas include Watershed Restoration, Environmental Education, Transportation, Community Food Systems, and Energy.  Check them out!
Find out about upcoming events, links to useful websites, local issues, and answers to some of your pressing questions.
Vist the issues and events surrounding some special places around the palouse...
Make a donation, become a PCEI member, sign up to volunteer, or learn about fellow supporters of this rapidly growing organization! Learn about our history, download and read our past newsletters, and find out about possible internships or job openings. Get directions to our office, or contact our board or staff members.
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PCEI Biodiesel Co-op
Have you ever thought about converting your vehicle to biodiesel, but did not know where you could actually buy biodiesel in Moscow? PCEI is striving to provide such a service by developing the PCEI Biodiesel Co-op.



AmeriCorps member, Emily Wolf drives "Ruby",
PCEI's biodiesel powered work truck. Photo: PCEI.

Ruby goes Biodiesel!
Have you noticed our big, bright red Watersheds truck around the region? If you haven't seen it, you most certainly have heard it! Diesel engines are loud. When we originally purchased Ruby over a year ago, our goal was to be running on biodiesel by the end of 2006. We've added a tank to the back, we fill up in Lewiston, and are able to store enough biodiesel to get us back and forth to our restoration projects along the South Fork of the Clearwater River and on the Palouse. This is just the first step. Our next goal is to be able to store fuel onsite. We have a plan, but are looking for funding sources to help with the needed supplies. Learn more about biodiesel by downloading our biodiesel fact sheet
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A rental car available in Hawaii, powered by waste oil.

Visit these Biodiesel Links


last update: 2/19/2008

Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
P.O. Box 8596 • Moscow ID 83843 • (208) 882-1444 • info@pcei.orghttp://www.pcei.org