Whiskey River Took His Mind

California gets a whiff of BioWillie - Celebrity News - MSNBC.com

"Willie Nelson introduced California to "BioWillie", his brand of clean-burning fuel made from soybeans.

BioWillie went on sale Wednesday at an alternative fuel station in San Diego where the 72-year-old singer filled his tour bus from a pump emblazoned with a picture of himself strumming a guitar.

"It is the future," Nelson said. "Through biodiesel, we can reduce dependency on foreign oil and adopt an energy source that's clean renewable and helps family farmers find new uses for their products."

Sounds good and all, but I really have to take the idea with a grain of salt when it's coming from a guy famous for a song called "Whiskey River". I have to admit though that if soybean fuel really works It's quite an innovation, it's just that Willie Nelson is the last guy I would have ever expected to champion the alternative fuel cause. And a hillbilly shall lead them, I guess.