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The Lazy Environmentalist . Dec. 12, 2005 Radio show that "covers the growing trend of everyday people searching for simple ways to green their modern lifestyles." Click here, for a direct link to the interview with Shaun Stenshol, founderof Bio-Beetle Eco Rental cars.    Pacific Business News - June 17, 2005 Stenshol, who also owns Maui Recycling Service, launched Bio-Beetle two years ago with partner Pamela Miedtke-Wolf. Their goal is to make Maui self-sustaining, with zero waste, through business. The New York Times - February 25, 2005 LAST October, Suzy Smith was looking for a rental car with good mileage for a weeklong vacation in Maui. She searched for "rental cars on Maui" on Google and found Maui Bio-Beetle, a company that rents cars that run on biodiesel fuel. She didn't know what to expect from a vehicle that used fuel made solely from recycled vegetable oil, but decided to give it a chance. MAUI no ka 'oi - Winter 2005 ...Being environmentally conscious is a passion for Stenshol, who was one of Pacific Biodiesel’s first customers. “My goal for Maui and Hawai‘i is to be 100-percent sustainable.” And to help make that a reality, Stenshol started Bio-Beetle car rental, which, he says, was the first biodiesel rental car in the world. And demand for his Bio-Beetle has been great, he says. Honolulu Advertiser - November 8 2004 Another option is to rent a biodiesel car. Shaun Stenshol's BioBeetle has three cars on Maui and one on O'ahu that run fully on biodiesel. "People just rave about it," Stenshol said. "My goal is to make Hawai'i environmentally sustainable." Green Car Journal - October 2004 pdf file (Free Adobe Acrobat reader needed) "Okay, I'm game. I fired it up and headed back out... waiting for the cues that told me there were drawbacks to driving a Bio-Beetle in Paradise. They didn't come. There was no lack of power, no hesitation, no discernable tradeoffs to indicate I was trading motoring integrity for environmental integrity. I liked that." Hana Hou, the magazine of Hawaiian Airlines - Dec 2003 / Jan 2004 "People respond to direct demonstration," he says. "This is my way of showing people they have a choice, right now, to switch to renewable fuels." Hawaii Public Radio - September 10, 2003 Listen in! (WAV file) For info on Hawaii Public Radio go to www.hawaiipublicradio.org Los Angeles Times - May 12, 2003 These days, biodiesel veers toward the chic. Actor Woody Harrelson drives on the fuel, and Julia Butterfly Hill, the celebrated tree sitter of California's north coast, is a promoter. The folk duo Indigo Girls are using biodiesel to fuel their current national tour. In Maui, there's a biodiesel rental car for tourists who want to make a statement. Maui Time Weekly - May 1, 2003 Another big customer of Pacific Biodiesel is Maui resident and business owner, Shaun Stenshol, who uses biodiesel in his company and personal vehicles. Shaun, a longtime conservationist, has been touting the advantages of biodiesel for years and puts his money where his mouth is constantly. Shaun owns and runs Maui Recycling Service (www.mauirecycles.com), just one of two such services on the island, where all his vehicles use 100% biodiesel....If that's not enough, then check out Shaun's new Bio-Beetle rent-a-car service at www.bio-beetle.com. The service uses an unmodified 2000 VW Beetle diesel powered by 100% biodiesel fuel. Shaun is making every effort to draw attention to the benefits and need for biodiesel. Shaun offers, "The one thing I like to tell people is, 'Anyone can buy a diesel car and use 100% biodiesel fuel and make a difference!'" Thanks Shaun, for raising our level of awareness. Rendermagazine.com - April, 2003 Biodiesel Rental Car Debuts On the Hawaiian island of Maui, Shaun Stenshol, owner of Maui Recycling Service, fulfilled his long-time dream of a biodiesel rental car when the Bio-Beetle debuted in February 2003. Available for rent through Maui Car Rentals, the 2000 Volkswagen turbo diesel Beetle runs solely on 100 percent biodiesel, which is produced on Maui from recycled cooking oil by Pacific Biodiesel. Since its introduction, the Bio-Beetle has been rented nearly full time, primarily by ecologically minded visitors. Honolulu News - April, 2003  Earth Day is April 22. However, one can celebrate it daily by driving new technology. The future is now. No more science fiction, it is a scientific fact: we can drive without harming humanity and the earth. In fact, one can experience "Fahrvergnugen" (the pleasure of driving) by sitting in the front seat of the Bio-Beetle, the first biodiesel rental car in the world. Biodiesel Bulletin newsletter - March 3, 2003 "The Bio-Beetle rental car gives the general public the opportunity to drive a renewably fueled car," said Shaun Stenshol, owner of Maui Recycling Service. "Biodiesel is one of the renewable fuels that can lead the way toward sustainability. This is my way of showing people that we have a choice, right now, to switch to fuels that can reduce our dependence on natural gas, oil, coal, and nuclear fuels, which are destroying our environment and contributing to foreign conflict." Pacific Business News - February 28, 2003 Recycled cooking oil fuels Maui's Bio-Beetle rental car Shaun Stenshol is a businessman who thinks green is good. Sure, the color of money is fine with him. But he believes that making a profit and protecting the environment is better. ...Offering the car to tourists and local drivers "is something we can do right now to make a difference," said Stenshol, whose recycling company has three trucks that run on the used cooking oil, or bio-diesel. Honolulu Weekly - February 19, 2003 - brief mention Maui News - February 10, 2003 - Lead Story

 

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