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If you drive a car, you're not only burning gasoline in your engine, you're probably also cleaning your car with harsh chemicals too.

But you do have an alternative. Green Earth Technologies has introduced a line of biodegradable automotive products including the G-Wash (tm) Car Wash, G-Glass (tm) Organic Glass Cleaner, G-Wheel (tm) Wheel Cleaner and G-Tire (tm) Ultimate Tire Shine.

(Note that G-Oil (tm) Engine Oil is actually for 2-cycle engines - i.e. motorcycles, snowmobiles, chain saws, lawn and garden equipment, not cars.)

Vegans might want to cover their eyes at this point. You see, Green Earth Technologies has managed to scrub petrochemicals from its cleaning product formulas by substituting a "bio-base" made from animal fat - in this case, beef tallow.

But it's not as if cows were bred to become car-cleaning products. A press representative for Green Earth Technologies explained that the cattle industry produces billions and billions of gallons of beef fat in the course of preparing America's steaks and burgers.

Rather than let this fat go to waste, Green Earth Technologies has figured out a proprietary way to repurpose the fat to remove grime and dirt from your car's undercarriage.

FYI, the Green Earth Technologies cleaners aren't completely made from BBQ drippings. Formulas differ for each of product, but the company has incorporated fancy nanotechnology as well as plant extracts, organic alcohol and other good-for-the-planet ingredients.

For people who wash their own cars, it's great to know that you can suds up your jalopy without worrying about turning your driveway into a Superfund site. Green Earth Technologies has a perfect four-zero National Fire Protection Association safety rating. That means products from Green Earth Technologies are certified non-toxic, non-flammable, unreactive with other chemicals and safe on the environment.

Not yet satisfied with Green Earth Technologies' eco-commitment? How about this: labels on all bottles are printed using soy inks on biodegradable paper. G-Wheel bottles are made from recycled milk jugs, and all Green Earth Technologies bottles are fully recyclable.

You can find the Green Earth Technologies products online at Amazon.com, or offline at National Auto and select ACE True Value locations.