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Philadelphia HealthManagement Corporation. Homeless Families Initiative of the United Way ofSoutheastern Pennsylvania. 6-7, 16-21.

            Thiswas a study of homeless families in Philadelphia in 1985. It focuses on theproblems that cause homelessness. Some include substance abuse, child abuse,and mental illness. This was used in the presentation to compare Philadelphiatwenty-four years ago to now. By comparing the data it shows that homelessnessis still a problem but progress has been made in the positive direction. 

Slobodzian, Joseph A."Seattle offers a place for homeless to call home - even to drink." PhiladelphiaInquirer 25 Feb. 2008. 11 Jan. 2009 <http://www.philly.com/inquirer/hot_topics/15922667.html>.

Lin, Jennifer, and Joseph A.Slobodzian. "The new mandate: First, find them a home." PhiladelphiaInquirer 24 Feb. 2008. 11 Jan. 2009<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/hot_topics/15922572.html>.

            Thisis a new program that focuses on housing before anything. Usually people areput into shelters and then after a couple of months get into programs to dealwith things such as substance abuse. Then after they are clean they are able toget an apartment or some other form of housing. This would usually take acouple of years to do.

Lin, Jennifer. "'I feltlike Super Woman in the military. Out here, I felt like zero.'" PhiladelphiaInquirer 24 Feb. 2008. 11 Jan. 2009<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/hot_topics/15863022.html>.

            Thisarticle is about a homeless veteran. The article starts off by saying that onein four homeless people are veterans. This is a chilling statistic. The peoplethat serve our country end up on the streets is a tragedy. Many of them couldnot adapt to a civilian life.

Lin, Jennifer . "'I'mtired of it. I want to go in. Can you please get me into detox?'" PhiladelphiaInquirer 24 Feb. 2008. 11 Jan. 2009<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/hot_topics/15861907.html>.

Title: Why is biodiesel a cleaner fuel source? ☺
Alison and Yousuf: (act like we are building the reactor)
Robert: Hey what are you guys building?
Yousuf: We are building a biodiesel reactor.
Robert: Oh, what are you building one of those for?
Alison: We’re building it so we can make cleaner fuel.
Robert: (confused) Wait, how is biodiesel a cleaner fuel source?
Alison: There are many reasons as to why biodiesel is a cleaner fuel source. The main reason is that it is a green fuel, meaning that it is good for the environment.
Robert: I still don’t understand.
Alison: Here we’ll explain…Biodiesel can be made out of anything with fat in it, such as; soybeans, corn, algae, tallow trees, and fryer grease. This is good because we can grow the materials and make the biodiesel in America. Which means we’ll no longer have to rely on foreign oil. And that means that gas pump and heating oil prices will go down.  For the first time ever the United States has gotten foreign aid to help pay for heating oil in the winter. And we can make our biodiesel out of fryer grease which is even better. This serves two purposes; One that it gets ride of the fryer grease and two we get a clean fuel source to run cars and generators on.
Robert: So we can use all the grease left over from the fast food places to make fuel and we don’t have to pay huge amounts of money?
Yousuf: Exactly! It’s a win-win. The fast food places get rid of their oil and we get cheaper fuel saving us billions of dollars. Also it means we control our energy. If we control our energy we’ll control our future.
Alison: Also since the biodiesel can be made from waste products we don’t need to use the crops we use for food to make our fuel, which companies are doing now to make ethanol. That would also stop the problem of the increase in food prices and the demand for more farming land.
Robert: This looks hard to build though.
Alison: No, it is actually quite simple to build, it can actually be made at home with simple materials, like sheet metal and pipes from a hard ware store. One reactor can be made at the price of about $150. So it takes a little start up cost, but after that you make money because you won’t have to buy fuel at the gas pump. Another thing, by making biodiesel at home, the fule won’t have to be transported.
Robert: So why does it matter that fuel would not have to be transported?
Yousuf: It matters because if the fuel does not have to travel as far then there would be lower emissions from the transportation of the fuel.
Alison: Also not only will there be less emissions from transportation, but Biodiesel has lower emissions when it is burnt compared to other types of fuels. The CO2 levels are much lower than both gas and diesel and yet it has almost as much energy as diesel. Also biodiesel has no sulferdioxide emissions. This means more miles per gallon and fewer emissions when using biodiesel compared to other fuels.  
Intro: Biodiesel is a cleaner fuel source
2: Renewable resource – kitchen grease oil
3: easy to produce- home made reactors
4: lower emissions – compared to diesel but close to same energy
5: less traveling- made at home
6: compare biodiesel to other sources of energy
7: not taking away from food – making food cheaper or no increes
conclusion:
Diesel is getting expensive
Why is it cleaner?