Car Owners Turning to Vegetable Oil as Cleaner, Cheaper Fuel Alternative By Laura Walsh/Associated Press Jun 3, 2004 WESTON, Conn. (AP) - As car owners across the country grapple with pumped-up gas prices, some are turning to their favorite restaurants for a solution: recycled vegetable oil. Environmentalists with diesel cars have used vegetable oil for years as an alternative fuel to cut back on sooty emissions, but as gas prices soar above $2 a gallon, they say their "veggie cars" are a great way to save cash. Every two weeks, Etta Kantor drives to a local Chinese restaurant to fuel...