Trees for Troops & Biodiesel Explosion

Trees for Troops & Biodiesel Explosion. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Northwest Report.

With Thanksgiving a week behind us and the Christmas holiday in our sights it is time to thing about things like Christmas trees. Nicole Fisher, with the National Christmas Tree Association, says that you can help with the Trees for Troops project this year.

FISHER: On our website you can actually purchase an ornament and a portion of the proceeds from that will go to Trees for Troops. You can actually purchase one for $30 which you’ll receive that says “Thanks for supporting Trees for Troops.” Or you can purchase two, one for yourself and one that will go to a military family along with a tree. And their ornament will say “Thank you for serving our country.”

The explosion at a Grays Harbor biodiesel plant last week apparently started when a tank used to mix glycerin and sulfuric acid become over pressurized. In the explosion, a large piece of the tank blew about 100 feet, crashing through a chain link security fence. No one was injured and the biodiesel tank is intact. Officials estimate that about 500 gallons of sulfuric acid leaked out the tank at the time of the explosion. But state officials say air quality in nearby neighborhoods was safe.

Now here’s today’s Washington Grange Report.

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That’s today’s Northwest Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.