Press and Awards
Press
| 1/28/13 | KZYX "The Renewable Energy Hour" | 1-hr interview of Kumar Plocher by Doug Livingston and Jeff Oldham |
| 12/5/12 | Ukiah Daily Journal | Segment in K.C. Meadows' editor's note, about Yokayo Biofuels' campaign to save local fuel. |
| 11/27/12 | Ukiah Daily Journal | "From Deep Fried Turkey to Biodiesel" |
| 11/13/12 | KZYX "The Ecology Hour" | 1-hr interview of Kumar Plocher by Doug Mosel |
| 9/19/12 | KMUD Evening News | Feature story on our company developments (Yokayo feature is from 18:20-25:30) |
| 8/17/12 | KFBK 92.5FM&1530AM Sacramento | Short segment on Yokayo Biofuels grant-funded project |
| 8/9/12 | California Energy Commission | "Energy Commission Awards Nearly $2 Million to Support Alternative Fuel Production and Vehicles" |
| April 2012 | Mendocino Country Independent | "State Fuels Local Biodiesel Plant" |
| 12/2/11 | Ukiah Daily Journal | Trucks Getting Festive for Parade |
| 11/2/11 | Congressman Mike Thompson's office | Rep. Mike Thompson Announces Funding to Expand The Production and Avaliability of Advanced Biofuels |
| 10/17/11 | KZYX&Z | Renewable Energy Hour with Doug Livingston and Jeff Oldham |
| June 2011 | Homepower Magazine | Issue #143, "The Big Picture for Biofuels" |
| 4/11/11 | KZYX&Z | Response to President Obama's Energy Security Address |
| 1/2/11 | Lake County News | Biofuel company uses cooking oil to create fuel |
| December 2010 | North Bay Biz | FAB Update: Cleaning Water and Producing Energy |
| August 2010 | Biodiesel Magazine | Cover story: "The Resilient Community Producers" |
| 7/14/10 | Davis Life Magazine | "Man Behind the Squeegee" |
| July 2010 | BioCycle Magazine | "Recycling Local Waste Oil and Grease into Biodiesel" (~8 MB pdf) |
| 2/15/10 | Mendocino Country, KMEC | 1-hr show, incl. 45 min Kumar Plocher interview |
| 11/10/09 | KMUD Evening News | 15 minute piece on Footprint Recycling and Yokayo Biofuels (~11 MB mp3 file) |
| 10/20/09 | Environmental Show, KMUD | 1-hr show, incl. 30 min. Kumar Plocher interview (~10 MB mp3 file) |
| Summer 2009 | biodieselSMARTER | Yokayo: a case study |
| May/June 2009 | Biofuels Journal | "Kumar Plocher Profile" (jpg) |
| 4/23/09 | Ukiah Daily Journal | "Earth Day at Mendocino College..." |
| 3/12/09 | Ukiah Daily Journal | "Seeking a Future" |
| 2/18/09 | Shaleece Haas | "Biodiesel Grows Up" (link to Vimeo Video) |
| 12/29/08 | Farm and Garden Show | Audio Interview with host Debra Scott (15 MB mp3 download) |
| 7/9/08 | Lake County Record Bee | "Epidendio Construction goes green" |
| 6/5/08 | CBS 5 Evening News | "Backyard Brewers Make Fuel Amid High Gas Prices" (video link) |
| 5/5/2008 | Voice Of America | "Biodiesel: Fuel of the Future?" (audio- mp3) (article) |
| April 2008 | Biodiesel Magazine | "From the 'VEGGIE VAN' to the Big Screen" |
| 3/13/2008 | National Biodiesel Board | Press Release: "NBB Appoints Members to Sustainability Task Force" |
| 2/13/2008 | Ukiah Daily Journal | "Biofuels Proponent Stresses Sustainability" |
| 2/9/2008 | Press Democrat | "Biofuel Users Say It's Still a Good Alternative" |
| Winter 2007 | Terrain Magazine | "Elbow Grease" |
| July/Aug 2007 | Biofuels Journal | "Eliminating Dust" (pdf) |
| 5/1/2007 | Center for American Progress | "Interview with a Biodiesel Producer, Kumar Plocher." |
| 3/16/2007 | Independent Coast Observer | "Renewable and sustainable fuels on the minds of many" |
| 2/22/2007 | San Francisco Chronicle | "Fueling a Revolution" |
| 1/12/2007 | Ukiah Daily Journal | "Celebration of Leaders" (pdf) |
| July/Aug 2006 | GreenAmerica (fmr. Co-opAmer) | "Powered by Veggie Oil" (pdf) |
| August 2005 | North Bay Biz | "Bioneering Biodiesel" |
| 6/1/2005 | Mendocino Country Independent | "Biodiesel strategic, practical" |
| Fall 2004 | Earth Island Journal | "Make Fries, Not War" |
| 11/24/2004 | Lake County Record-Bee | "A new smell on the farm" |
| November 2004 | Common Ground | "Biodiesel Road Trip" |
| November 2004 | Wines and Vines | "Will Biodiesel Fuel the future |
| 10/27/2004 | Ukiah Daily Journal | "Biofuels fans buy their cars in Ukiah" |
| 10/26/2004 | Ukiah Daily Journal | "Ukiah making a name for biofuels" |
| 9/1/2004 | Pacific Sun | "Gas pump Revolution" |
| 5/15/2004 | Santa Rosa Press Democrat | "Biodiesel Touted as fuel of the Future" |
| March 2004 | New Settler Interview | "Fry oil fuel stations" |
| 1/14/2004 | Windsor Times | "Council considers fueling trucks with biodiesel" |
| 8/24/2003 | Ukiah Daily Journal | "Solfest 2003 photos" |
| 7/4/2003 | Santa Rosa Press Democrat | "Coffee Company turns to biodiesel" |
| 6/25/2003 | Ukiah Daily Journal | "Biofuels gaining ground as easy energy source" |
| 12/31/2002 | Associated Press | "Biofuel touted as alternative to foreign oil" |
| 9/3/2002 | Democracy Now! | "alternatives to global warming" (audio- mp3) |
| 7/30/2002 | Ukiah Daily Journal | "Running on Vegetable Oil" |
Ukiah Daily Journal 2/2/07 "Chamber Presents Awards"
