Earthwise Excavation

Earthwise Excavation of Snohomish, Washington (Northeast of Seattle) began using biodiesel in its construction fleet in November 2001. Since then, it has used more than 100,000 gallons of biodiesel (B99 summer & B75 winter). The company uses biodiesel in excavators, dump trucks, loaders, backhoes, bulldozers, and diesel pick-ups.

According to President Albert Postema, "While the normal construction industry has collapsed, the green building and eco minded people and interest has increased. Our usage of biodiesel and being a green company has saved us from possible financial disaster."

"The public and business interest in green technologies has actually increased. This in turn has translated into the green oriented aspect of our business actually increasing this year, bucking all ttrends. Before the financial collapse, green building and or green supportive customers made up only 40% of our work. Conventional building demand has collapsed, changing from 60% of our work into 15% of our work. Green building currently makes up 85% of our work. Now overall our work has dropped almost 50%, which has been very tough, but it could have been way worse. Had it not been for the continued green building and our biodiesel usage, we might not be having this conversation. So it can easily be said that biodiesel usage and being a green business has saved us from financial ruin."

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Spring 2010