Melissa Etheridge
In 2006, Melissa Etheridge toured the United States and Canada, crossing the countries on B99 biodiesel. BioDiesel Blue and Sundays Energy supported her stop in Minneapolis.
Etheridge is an advocate for the environment, among other social issues. Her song "I need to wake up" is featured in Al Gore's movie exploring global warming "An Inconvenient Truth." Her touring company is Roadshow Productions.
The quick facts on Melissa Etheridge's biodiesel usage for her 2006 tour:
- Running on B99
- Vehicles: 2 busses and 2 trucks
- Each vehicle takes on 100-200 gallons per fueling
- Biodiesel used per vehicle:
- 2600 gallons as of August 11
- Miles traveled as of August 11: 13,700
- Will travel another 5700-5800 miles
- 1,115.38 additional gallons per vehicle will be used
- Total estimated biodiesel usage:
- 3,715 gallons used per vehicle at tour conclusion
- 14861.5 gallons of total tour fuel usage
Buses are hard to determine how many miles per gallon they get because they run generators. Trucks are getting 5.2 miles per gallon.