Standing in front of a gleaming red SFFD Hook and Ladder, Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday announced an ambitious new citywide initiative to increase use of biodiesel and reduce the harmful effects on air quality of regular diesel fuel.

Newsom also issued an executive directive to increase the pace of municipal use of biodisel, making San Francisco the largest U.S. city to ever institute such broad biodiesel use.

Full Story: San Francisco Sentinel.