ABC: 'National Pride' Made Cold Feel Warmer as Seagulls 'Awed' | NewsBusters.org

Offering the most hyperbolic take of the night on the crowds who attended President Obama's inauguration, on World News ABC's Bill Weir delighted in wondering “can national pride make a freezing day feel warmer?” He decided it can indeed since “never have so many people shivered so long with such joy” while “from above, even the seagulls must have been awed by the blanket of humanity.” Weir was certainly awed.

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In Minnesota, why would you mandate a fuel that's only good down to 10 degrees?

Normal diesel will gel also, but at lower temperatures. Pure biodiesel begins to gel at around 32 degrees due to a much higher percentage of paraffin compounds. The state-mandated 2 percent biodiesel mix is good down to about 10 degrees, according to sources in the Minnesota DOT. Last year, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced a $300,000 grant to help biodiesel companies set up cold-weather blending measures, which includes mixing the fuel with kerosene or other additives.

Bill Walsh, director of communications for the state's Department of Commerce, defended the fuel, saying "this is not a biodiesel problem, it's a diesel problem."

The state is currently on a scaling plan that will gradually increase the percentage of biodiesel in fuel to 5 percent this year, then 20 percent by the year 2015. Minnesota's biodiesel is made primarily from soybean oil.