New Yorkers turning to biodiesel for heat

New York – Manhattan’s Lower East Side is famous for its pastrami and pickles as well as its rich Jewish heritage. Now, a small cooperative building in the area is one of the first places in the city to use a blend of heating oil and biodiesel to keep residents warm this winter.

In the basement of the former tenement, a boiler is sipping the fuel, which significantly reduces the building’s emissions of soot and carbon dioxide.
“I sleep better at night knowing that we’re not polluting the earth as much,” says Fred Seiden, a member of the co-op on East 7th Street and the driving force behind the fuel change.

Mr. Seiden’s building joins an increasing number of New York buildings