Oil alternative sought by Burien accountant
Though many drivers seem to be helpless in the fight against rising gas prices, one local tax advisor is helping create a company that could bring some change at the pumps.
Ian Briscoe, who owns a tax preparation business in Burien, is the chief financial officer of a new company that aims to make bio-diesel more of a regional product.
By localizing bio-diesel production, the company, Planetary Fuels, plans to reduce transportation costs that commonly cut into profit margins in the current alternative fuel industry.
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