Grease: as good as gold.

• Position: ENERGY - Brief article

The bandit who robbed a Northern California Burger King last spring wasn't interested in the cash register. Instead, he made off with 300 gallons of used fryer grease. As gas and diesel prices have soared, so has the value of the fat left over from cooking French fries. Known as yellow grease, it can be converted to biodiesel to fuel trucks and cars. Since 2000, its market price has gone from about 8 cents a pound...