The recent change in leadership at Caterpillar Inc. generated great fanfare, but 60 miles east of Peoria the transition was much more low-key when Thadd Waldbeser, 14, stepped into the executive spot at LW Fuels.
While Caterpillar may be a global economic player, LW Fuels is positioned on the forefront of the green revolution.
(The success of the biodiesel fuel industry relies heavily on biodiesel testing <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s32Ke2VzrqU>, not only at the production level but at the consumer level, where degraded fuel may cause engine failures. Of major concern to diesel and biodiesel users is the very real possibility that water has contaminated their fuel. (See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcczdvPyAk). The potential catastrophic impact of this problem is discussed at length in this video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lh4qhXc_5s&feature=youtube_gdata.
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