From bonitz at cleanenergy.org Fri Feb 1 12:57:46 2008 From: bonitz at cleanenergy.org (John Bonitz) Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:57:46 -0500 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Another path to sustainability of biofuels Message-ID: Friends of biofuels, For those of us interested in production of alternative fuels, much debate is focused on how much can be harvested without doing too much damage. The following paper proposes a fundamental paradigm shift: "The scientific debate should be focused on how to design integrated agricultural biomass-bioenergy systems that build soil quality and increase productivity so that both food and bioenergy crops can be sustainably harvested." This very interesting paper outlines a vision of carbon sequestration using charred biomass. This article was published online a few days ago. I have enclosed the citation and abstract. Those interested in the full text of the article may find it online here: http://agron.scijournals.org/cgi/content/full/100/1/178 Sincerely, John Bonitz, Farm Outreach & Policy Advocate Southern Alliance for Clean Energy PO Box 1833, Pittsboro, NC 27312 Phone: 919-545-2920 Mobile: 919-360-2492 bonitz at cleanenergy.org Southern Alliance for Clean Energy promotes responsible energy choices that create global warming solutions and ensure clean, safe, and healthy communities throughout the Southeast. Learn more at http://www.cleanenergy.org. Laird, D.A. (2008) The Charcoal Vision: A Win?VWin?VWin Scenario for Simultaneously Producing Bioenergy, Permanently Sequestering Carbon, while Improving Soil and Water Quality Agron J 2008 100: 178?V181. Abstract: Processing biomass through a distributed network of fast pyrolyzers may be a sustainable platform for producing energy from biomass. Fast pyrolyzers thermally transform biomass into bio-oil, syngas, and charcoal. The syngas could provide the energy needs of the pyrolyzer. Bio-oil is an energy raw material (??17 MJ kg-1) that can be burned to generate heat or shipped to a refinery for processing into transportation fuels. Charcoal could also be used to generate energy; however, application of the charcoal co-product to soils may be key to sustainability. Application of charcoal to soils is hypothesized to increase bioavailable water, build soil organic matter, enhance nutrient cycling, lower bulk density, act as a liming agent, and reduce leaching of pesticides and nutrients to surface and ground water. The half-life of C in soil charcoal is in excess of 1000 yr. Hence, soil-applied charcoal will make both a lasting contribution to soil quality and C in the charcoal will be removed from the atmosphere and sequestered for millennia. Assuming the United States can annually produce 1.1 ?? 109 Mg of biomass from harvestable forest and crop lands, national implementation of The Charcoal Vision would generate enough bio-oil to displace 1.91 billion barrels of fossil fuel oil per year or about 25% of the current U.S. annual oil consumption. The combined C credit for fossil fuel displacement and permanent sequestration, 363 Tg per year, is 10% of the average annual U.S. emissions of CO 2?VC. From kimber at sustainable-biodiesel.org Thu Feb 7 14:43:44 2008 From: kimber at sustainable-biodiesel.org (Kimber Holmes) Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 11:43:44 -0800 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Press Release from the 2008 Sustainable Biodiesel Summit Message-ID: <000e01c869c1$c0e0c620$0200a8c0@YOURCB03FA00D3> *******Media Alert****** Contact: Rachel Burton Mobile: 919-444-3495 Email: rachel at sustainable-biodiesel.org Web: www.sustainable-biodiesel.org 5 Years of Work Pays-Off Mainlining Sustainability into the Biodiesel Industry. In a dramatic moment at this year's Sustainable Biodiesel Summit, (SBS) the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) CEO Joe Jobe and Board Chair Ed Hegland announced the establishment of a "Sustainability Task Force" to address and incorporate sustainable practices within the biodiesel industry. SBS co-organizer, Emily Bockian Landsburg, of Philadelphia Fry-o-Diesel was chosen to lead these efforts within the NBB. Recent headlines have assailed biofuels for a lack of sustainability, creating more social and environmental problems than solving them. However, for the last 5 years the Summit, which draws biodiesel professionals, policy-makers, and concerned consumers, has focused on raising awareness of sustainability issues as they pertain to the industry. Solutions-driven, the Summit is a forum for developing and exchanging best practices to ensure that biodiesel has a positive global impact on greenhouse gas reductions, air quality, energy efficiency, biodiversity, environmental justice, and shared economic development. "It's critical that the NBB is tackling this issue head-on; no one can afford to wait," said Landsburg. "Biodiesel offers a tremendous number of environmental advantages, and of course there are ways to improve as well. In this day and age, we all need to be evaluating our businesses through the lens of sustainability." This year the SBS delved into on-going industry efforts to create principles and potential grading systems that define sustainable biodiesel practices, specifically highlighting the work of the Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels (RSB), and the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA). "It is a tribute to the success of the SBS and the Alliance, that the NBB has recognized the importance of sustainability for the well-being of the industry and the future of the planet," offered Kelly King, co-founder of the SBA. "It is so gratifying, on a business and personal level, to see the fruits of several years' evolution in the relationship between the Sustainable Biodiesel Summit and the National Biodiesel Board," said Kumar Plocher, a long time grassroots biodiesel activist, and president of Yokayo Biofuels. "Many people in the industry became involved with biodiesel not for its own sake, but to realize these greater environmental and social goals. Others who are involved for economic development reasons understand that the real reason consumers choose this product is its environmental and social qualities," explained Rachel Burton, a volunteer on the Summit Organizing Committee and co-owner of a million gallon per year production plant, Piedmont Biofuels "Either way, achieving these environmental and social goals is the key to industry wide economic viability." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.emji.net/pipermail/sustainable-biodiesel/attachments/20080207/dab7e644/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Enjoy some rest (hopefully) and keep in touch. best regards, ~Netaka ______________________ Netaka White Executive Director, Vermont Biofuels Association 802.388.1328 POB 307 Middlebury VT 05753 www.vermontbiofuels.org tak at sover.net ______________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.emji.net/pipermail/sustainable-biodiesel/attachments/20080207/90239a95/attachment.htm From jason at dieselgreenfuels.com Thu Feb 7 18:54:08 2008 From: jason at dieselgreenfuels.com (Jason Burroughs) Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:54:08 -0600 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Press Release from the 2008 Sustainable Biodiesel Summit In-Reply-To: <000e01c869c1$c0e0c620$0200a8c0@YOURCB03FA00D3> References: <000e01c869c1$c0e0c620$0200a8c0@YOURCB03FA00D3> Message-ID: <47AB9A20.2000708@dieselgreenfuels.com> Wow - great job, Emily! Jason Burroughs DieselGreen Fuels Visit our website 512-391-0569 512-992-8677 Kimber Holmes wrote: > > *******Media Alert****** > > Contact: Rachel Burton > > Mobile: 919-444-3495 > > Email: rachel at sustainable-biodiesel.org > > > Web: www.sustainable-biodiesel.org > > 5 Years of Work Pays-Off Mainlining Sustainability into the Biodiesel > Industry. > > In a dramatic moment at this year?s Sustainable Biodiesel Summit, > (SBS) the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) CEO Joe Jobe and Board Chair > Ed Hegland announced the establishment of a ?Sustainability Task > Force? to address and incorporate sustainable practices within the > biodiesel industry. SBS co-organizer, Emily Bockian Landsburg, of > Philadelphia Fry-o-Diesel was chosen to lead these efforts within the > NBB. > > Recent headlines have assailed biofuels for a lack of sustainability, > creating more social and environmental problems than solving them. > However, for the last 5 years the Summit, which draws biodiesel > professionals, policy-makers, and concerned consumers, has focused on > raising awareness of sustainability issues as they pertain to the > industry. Solutions-driven, the Summit is a forum for developing and > exchanging best practices to ensure that biodiesel has a positive > global impact on greenhouse gas reductions, air quality, energy > efficiency, biodiversity, environmental justice, and shared economic > development. > > ?It?s critical that the NBB is tackling this issue head-on; no one can > afford to wait,? said Landsburg. ?Biodiesel offers a tremendous number > of environmental advantages, and of course there are ways to improve > as well. In this day and age, we all need to be evaluating our > businesses through the lens of sustainability.? > > This year the SBS delved into on-going industry efforts to create > principles and potential grading systems that define sustainable > biodiesel practices, specifically highlighting the work of the > Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels (RSB), and the Sustainable > Biodiesel Alliance (SBA). ?It is a tribute to the success of the SBS > and the Alliance, that the NBB has recognized the importance of > sustainability for the well-being of the industry and the future of > the planet,? offered Kelly King, co-founder of the SBA. > > ?It is so gratifying, on a business and personal level, to see the > fruits of several years? evolution in the relationship between the > Sustainable Biodiesel Summit and the National Biodiesel Board,? said > Kumar Plocher, a long time grassroots biodiesel activist, and > president of Yokayo Biofuels. > > ?Many people in the industry became involved with biodiesel not for > its own sake, but to realize these greater environmental and social > goals. Others who are involved for economic development reasons > understand that the real reason consumers choose this product is its > environmental and social qualities,? explained Rachel Burton, a > volunteer on the Summit Organizing Committee and co-owner of a million > gallon per year production plant, Piedmont Biofuels ?Either way, > achieving these environmental and social goals is the key to industry > wide economic viability.? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Sustainable-biodiesel mailing list > Sustainable-biodiesel at lists.emji.net > http://lists.emji.net/mailman/listinfo/sustainable-biodiesel > From vicjunquera at yahoo.com Thu Feb 7 20:46:02 2008 From: vicjunquera at yahoo.com (Victoria Junquera) Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 17:46:02 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] UC Berkeley preliminary study - Land Use Change effect on GHG emissions of biofuels Message-ID: <244517.44196.qm@web50010.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Dear Emily, Rachel, Sarah, and Kimber, It was a pleasure to meet you all at the SBS. Attached is the UC Berkeley study by Alex Farrell with preliminary estimates on the GHG effect of Land Use Change. You may want to post it on the SBS website. The study was presented at the January 17, 2007 meeting of the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard working group: http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/lcfs.htm Please let me know how I can help you to continue the development of the sustainable biodiesel certification program. Regards, Victoria --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.emji.net/pipermail/sustainable-biodiesel/attachments/20080207/440d624d/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Landsburg) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 08:30:28 -0500 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Press Release from the 2008 Sustainable Biodiesel Summit In-Reply-To: <47AB9A20.2000708@dieselgreenfuels.com> References: <000e01c869c1$c0e0c620$0200a8c0@YOURCB03FA00D3> <47AB9A20.2000708@dieselgreenfuels.com> Message-ID: <003401c86a56$c6a9d610$cd00a8c0@plutonew> Thanks Jason - but really the acknowledgement goes to the hundreds of people in the sustainable biodiesel community who have been working tirelessly, year after year, to build awareness about this issue, to use their own businesses to demonstrate their values, and drive this into the mainstream. Nice work everybody. And we shouldn't forget to acknowledge those who might not have come to biodiesel for the same reasons this community did, but are demonstrating that they are willing to listen. Obviously this is a long road and we've got a ways to go, but it sure is inspiring to see the headway we're making together. -----Original Message----- From: sustainable-biodiesel-bounces at lists.emji.net [mailto:sustainable-biodiesel-bounces at lists.emji.net] On Behalf Of Jason Burroughs Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 6:54 PM To: Kimber Holmes Cc: sustainable-biodiesel at lists.emji.net Subject: Re: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Press Release from the 2008 Sustainable Biodiesel Summit Wow - great job, Emily! Jason Burroughs DieselGreen Fuels Visit our website 512-391-0569 512-992-8677 Kimber Holmes wrote: > > *******Media Alert****** > > Contact: Rachel Burton > > Mobile: 919-444-3495 > > Email: rachel at sustainable-biodiesel.org > > > Web: www.sustainable-biodiesel.org > > > 5 Years of Work Pays-Off Mainlining Sustainability into the Biodiesel > Industry. > > In a dramatic moment at this year's Sustainable Biodiesel Summit, > (SBS) the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) CEO Joe Jobe and Board Chair > Ed Hegland announced the establishment of a "Sustainability Task > Force" to address and incorporate sustainable practices within the > biodiesel industry. SBS co-organizer, Emily Bockian Landsburg, of > Philadelphia Fry-o-Diesel was chosen to lead these efforts within the > NBB. > > Recent headlines have assailed biofuels for a lack of sustainability, > creating more social and environmental problems than solving them. > However, for the last 5 years the Summit, which draws biodiesel > professionals, policy-makers, and concerned consumers, has focused on > raising awareness of sustainability issues as they pertain to the > industry. Solutions-driven, the Summit is a forum for developing and > exchanging best practices to ensure that biodiesel has a positive > global impact on greenhouse gas reductions, air quality, energy > efficiency, biodiversity, environmental justice, and shared economic > development. > > "It's critical that the NBB is tackling this issue head-on; no one can > afford to wait," said Landsburg. "Biodiesel offers a tremendous number > of environmental advantages, and of course there are ways to improve > as well. In this day and age, we all need to be evaluating our > businesses through the lens of sustainability." > > This year the SBS delved into on-going industry efforts to create > principles and potential grading systems that define sustainable > biodiesel practices, specifically highlighting the work of the > Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels (RSB), and the Sustainable > Biodiesel Alliance (SBA). "It is a tribute to the success of the SBS > and the Alliance, that the NBB has recognized the importance of > sustainability for the well-being of the industry and the future of > the planet," offered Kelly King, co-founder of the SBA. > > "It is so gratifying, on a business and personal level, to see the > fruits of several years' evolution in the relationship between the > Sustainable Biodiesel Summit and the National Biodiesel Board," said > Kumar Plocher, a long time grassroots biodiesel activist, and > president of Yokayo Biofuels. > > "Many people in the industry became involved with biodiesel not for > its own sake, but to realize these greater environmental and social > goals. Others who are involved for economic development reasons > understand that the real reason consumers choose this product is its > environmental and social qualities," explained Rachel Burton, a > volunteer on the Summit Organizing Committee and co-owner of a million > gallon per year production plant, Piedmont Biofuels "Either way, > achieving these environmental and social goals is the key to industry > wide economic viability." > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Sustainable-biodiesel mailing list > Sustainable-biodiesel at lists.emji.net > http://lists.emji.net/mailman/listinfo/sustainable-biodiesel > _______________________________________________ Sustainable-biodiesel mailing list Sustainable-biodiesel at lists.emji.net http://lists.emji.net/mailman/listinfo/sustainable-biodiesel From vicjunquera at yahoo.com Fri Feb 8 10:46:21 2008 From: vicjunquera at yahoo.com (vicjunquera at yahoo.com) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 10:46:21 -0500 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] IHT.com Article: Studies conclude that biofuels are not so green Message-ID: <200802081546.m18FkLfN025503@web1.iht.com> This IHT.com article has been sent to you by: vicjunquera at yahoo.com One more interesting (and shocking) study about the effects of direct and indirect land use on GHG emissions from biofuels. ------------------------------------------------------ Studies conclude that biofuels are not so green By Elisabeth Rosenthal International Herald Tribune Friday, February 8, 2008 Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the pollution caused by producing these "green" fuels is taken into account, two studies published Thursday have concluded. The benefits of biofuels have come under increasing attack in recent months as scientists have evaluated the global environmental cost of their production. The new studies, published by the journal Science, are likely to add to the controversy. These studies for the first time take a comprehensive look at the emissions effects of the huge amount of land that is being converted to cropland globally to support biofuels development. The destruction of natural ecosystems - whether rain forest in the tropics or grasslands in South America - increases the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere because the ecosystems are the planet's natural sponge for carbon emissions. "When you take this into account, most of the biofuel that people are using or planning to use would probably increase greenhouse gasses substantially," said Timothy Searchinger, the lead author of one of the studies and a researcher on the environment and economics at Princeton University. "Previously, there's been an accounting error: Land use change has been left out of prior analysis." Plant-based fuels were originally billed as better than fossil fuels because the carbon released when they are burned is balanced by the carbon absorbed when the plants grow. But even that equation proved overly simplistic because the process of turning plants into fuel causes it own emissions - through refining and transport, for example. The land-use issue makes the balance sheet far more problematic: The clearance of grassland releases 93 times the amount of greenhouse gas that would be saved by the fuel made annually on that land, said Joseph Fargione, the lead author of the other study and a scientist at the Nature Conservancy. "So for the next 93 years, you're making climate change worse, just at the time when we need to be bringing down carbon emissions." The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has said that the world has to reverse the increase of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to avert disastrous environmental consequences. Together, the two studies offer sweeping conclusions: It doesn't matter if it is rain forest or scrub land that is cleared, although the former releases more emissions than the latter. Taken globally, the production of almost all biofuels resulted in such clearing, directly or indirectly, intentionally or not. The European Union and a number of national governments have recently tried to address the land-use issue with proposals for regulations stipulating that imported biofuels cannot come from land that was previously rain forest, for example. But even with such restrictions, Searchinger's study said, the purchase of biofuels in Europe and the United States leads indirectly to the destruction of natural habitats. If vegetable oil prices go up globally, as they have because of increased demand for biofuel crops, new land is inevitably cleared as farmers in developing countries switch production. Crops from old plantations and fields go to Europe for biofuels, but new fields and plantations are created to feed people at home. Fargione said that the dedication of so much cropland in the United States to growing corn for bioethanol had caused indirect land-use changes far away. Previously, U.S. farmers rotated corn with soybeans in their fields, alternating years. Now many grow only corn, meaning that soybeans must be grown elsewhere. That elsewhere, Fargione said, is increasingly Brazil, on land that was previously forest or savanna. "Brazilian farmers are planting more of the world's soybeans - and they're deforesting the Amazon to do it," he said. International environmental groups and the United Nations responded cautiously to the studies, saying that biofuels could still be useful. "We don't want a total public backlash that would prevent us from getting the potential benefits," said Nicholas Nuttall, spokesman for the UN Environment Program. "There was an unfortunate effort to dress up biofuels as the silver bullet of climate change," he said. "We fully believe that if biofuels are to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem, there urgently needs to be better sustainability criterion." He added that the United Nations had recently created a panel to study the evidence. The EU has mandated that countries use 5.75 percent biofuel for transport by the end of 2008. In the United States, a proposed energy package would require that 15 percent of all transport fuels be made from biofuel by 2022. To reach these goals, biofuels production is heavily subsidized at many levels on both continents. On Thursday, Syngenta, a major global agricultural conglomerate in Switzerland that is involved in biofuel crops reported that its annual profit rose by 75 percent in the past year. Bob Dineen, president of the Renewable Fuels Association in Washington, said the studies had "failed to put the issue in context." "While it is important to analyze the climate-change consequences of differing energy strategies, we must all remember where we are today, how world demand for liquid fuels is growing, and what the realistic alternatives are to meet those growing demands," he said. "Biofuels like ethanol are the only tool readily available that can begin to address the challenges of energy security and environmental protection." Most of the biofuel sold in Europe is biodiesel made from vegetable oils. Most of the biofuel in the United States is ethanol made from corn. "EU decision makers cannot ignore that the EU fuel market" is experiencing "an enduring diesel deficit - the EU is more and more dependent on Russia for conventional diesel imports," the European Biodiesel Board, a major industry group, said. The group has pushed for a sustainability certification program for biofuels, as well as criteria for assessing the greenhouse gas performance of such fuels, with input from industry. But the new studies suggested that when land use is taken into account few, if any biofuels, will be acceptable. "This land-use problem is not just a secondary effect," Searchinger said. "It is major. The comparison with fossil fuels is going to be adverse for virtually all biofuels on cropland." The only possible exception he could see for now, he said, was sugar cane grown in Brazil, which takes relatively little energy to grow and is readily refined into fuel. He added that governments should quickly turn their attention to developing biofuels that did not require raising crops, such as those made from agricultural waste products. The land-use debate started in the Netherlands in 2006, when researchers from Wetlands International and elsewhere found that imported palm oil used to generate "clean" electricity was often grown on palm plantations in Southeast Asia created from cleared peat land. The Dutch government has since canceled the palm oil subsidy and banned imports of the fuel, while hoping to develop better criteria to support sustainable biofuels. Even Wetlands does not support a total ban on biofuels, noting that some may be helpful. Alex Kaat, a spokesman for the group, said: "If the whole point of biofuels directives was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we've found out that most biofuels are not really better than conventional fuels at that." http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/07/healthscience/biofuel.php From david at whole-energy.com Fri Feb 8 13:50:21 2008 From: david at whole-energy.com (David McManus) Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:50:21 -0800 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Interesting LA Times article that broke today In-Reply-To: <244517.44196.qm@web50010.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <244517.44196.qm@web50010.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <47ACA46D.5000101@whole-energy.com> www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-sci-biofuel8feb08,1,7253036.story -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.emji.net/pipermail/sustainable-biodiesel/attachments/20080208/02d7e775/attachment.htm From jason at dieselgreenfuels.com Fri Feb 8 19:49:57 2008 From: jason at dieselgreenfuels.com (Jason Burroughs) Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:49:57 -0600 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Credit for WVO sold or used as a fuel In-Reply-To: <47ACA46D.5000101@whole-energy.com> References: <244517.44196.qm@web50010.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <47ACA46D.5000101@whole-energy.com> Message-ID: <47ACF8B5.5040804@dieselgreenfuels.com> I know this is slightly outside the scope of this group, but I have found something that may be of interest to some in our community. The publicly traded rendering company Darling International posts in their quarterly and yearly reports that they have received over $1 million in federal tax credits due to using their own "fats, oils, and greases" as fuel for their burners. They say the IRS accepted the forms, the US Treasury has sent them the checks, and that their auditors feel confident that recent rulings and the energy bill will reaffirm their position. However, they haven't put it on their P&L sheet yet, but are holding it as deferred income until the IRS officially clarifies the credit. Has anyone heard good or bad about filing for the 50 cent tax credit for waste oil as fuel? I'm about to file my 720 form from last quarter and intend to do so. We'll pay 18.4 cents per gallon on the oil we sold for on-road purposes, and no tax on the oil we sold in bulk to those interested in making biodiesel or other projects. Here is from the 2006 year end statement: The Company has the ability to burn alternative fuels at some of its plants to help manage the Company's exposure to high natural gas prices. Due to high natural gas costs, during Fiscal 2006 the Company used alternative fuels at some of its plants that have the ability to burn alternative fuels. The Company expects to continue to burn alternative fuels at these plants in future periods as long as natural gas prices remain high. In addition, the Company began to file in the fourth quarter of 2006 with the government for the Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credits that started on October 1, 2006 for the use of alternative fuel mixtures related to the Company's burning fat to fuel boilers. If the Company's application to the IRS for the utilization of Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credits in fiscal 2007 is approved, the recovery amounts received by the Company related to the fourth quarter of 2006 was insignificant. Depending on natural gas prices and the market price of fat in fiscal 2007 the Company will make the decision on whether to burn fat or natural gas based on their respective prices. If the Company's application to the IRS for the utilization of Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credits is approved, the recovery amounts received, if any, from the government for Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credits in fiscal 2007 could be material. And here is a blurb from Q3 2007: "As of September 29, 2007, the Company has applied for approximately $1.9 million in Alternative Fuel Mixture Credits and has received approximately $1.7 million from the IRS relating to these credits, which are included in current liabilities on the balance sheet as deferred income." And from their investor presentation: Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credit -pays Darling 50 cents per gallon to burn fats/greases in our boilers -Opportunistic calculation versus natural gas -Limited to no capital involved -Current subsidy is through 2009 -Proposed legislation extends through 2012 This is a major step for us, and I'd like any feedback or comments from anyone. Jason Burroughs DieselGreen Fuels Visit our website 512-391-0569 512-992-8677 From fuelwerks at comcast.net Fri Feb 8 20:03:44 2008 From: fuelwerks at comcast.net (Dan Freeman) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:03:44 -0800 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] biofuels CAN be sustainable, and a reminder to caucus tomorrow! Message-ID: <01c601c86ab7$9fe9fad0$6500a8c0@MEG> Biofuel Sustainability You may have read the 2 stories that came out today in the Seattle Times and the Seattle PI (see links below), which state that "all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these "green" fuels are taken into account." Remember that not ALL biofuels are created equally! Biofuels can be made sustainably, domestically, and from byproducts of feedstocks being grown already for non-fuel use. And, now that the EU has placed a ban on importing biofuels grown outside of the EU, we can be sure that more of the fuel we grow in the US will stay in the US, and that we will not need to import fuel from overseas, fuel that is likely being placed under the "all biofuels" umbrella statements in the newspaper articles. This ban is most definitely a huge step in keeping biofuels sustainable. More info on the ban: http://biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1863 http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2030 We encourage you to write letters to the editors of the Times and the PI to remind the media, and the public, that not all biofuels are created equal. We need to let it be known that we do not support the burning of rainforest or the draining of peat bogs in order to grow plantations overseas, and that we do not support monocrops that produce biofuels but take away from food production. If we continue to build up demand for locally grown, produced, and used biofuels, we can show that there is a way to do this sustainably. Please fell free to pass this email on to any people or newsgroups that you feel might be interested. Seattle Times article: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004171188_ethanol08.html Seattle PI article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/350528_biofuels08.html Remember to Caucus! If you are a Washington resident who is supporting a Democratic candidate, take note: the primary elections on Febraury 19th WILL NOT be used to determine the Democratic candidate! If you want to voice your support for a Democratic candidate, then you need to attend the caucus, which is happening tomorrow, Saturday, February 9th. The results of the precinct caucuses will determine which candidate gets Washington's delegates. And, since the race is so very close at this, this caucus is very important! To figure out where you need to go tomorrow, use this tool to find your precinct, or look on your voter's registration card: https://www.metrokc.gov/elections/pollingplace/voterlookup.aspx (this is the tool for King County voters) Then, go here to enter your precinct and find out where your caucus location is: http://www.wa-democrats.org/caucusfinder You can also call WA State Democrats at 206-583-4345 to figure out where you need to go. The caucus starts at 1pm, but you should show up early, especially if you need to change your address or have not yet registered to vote (there will be registration forms on hand). Happy caucusing, and thanks for the ongoing support! Dr. Dan's Biodiesel 912 NW 50th St Seattle, WA 98107 206-783-5728 www.drdansbiodiesel.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.emji.net/pipermail/sustainable-biodiesel/attachments/20080208/1fb2a69c/attachment-0001.htm From jason at dieselgreenfuels.com Sat Feb 9 11:42:40 2008 From: jason at dieselgreenfuels.com (Jason Burroughs) Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:42:40 -0600 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] biofuels CAN be sustainable, and a reminder to caucus tomorrow! In-Reply-To: <01c601c86ab7$9fe9fad0$6500a8c0@MEG> References: <01c601c86ab7$9fe9fad0$6500a8c0@MEG> Message-ID: <47ADD800.2080509@dieselgreenfuels.com> Dan - great info, thanks for that. However, the EU has not placed a ban on biodiesel imported from the US at this time. They are considering doing something, but to my knowledge, there has been no action and anything that may happen could be months or more away from actually being implemented. If you have any links that would show otherwise, please share them. In our market, we sell B100 that comes from WVO, and agree with your comment that we need to educate people on the issue. I think perhaps a larger issue is that some people see only the big picture in black and white, which is that there is not enough production capacity of this type of local, sustainable fuel to feed our nation's appetite. So in effect we are in a catch-22 in which we need 2nd generation biofuels like algae, jatropha, etc, but there won't be enough research dollars poured into that to make it happen until the market for biofuels is large enough to support it - and today, we can't support that kind of market size with the fuel we are proposing is the good stuff. Maybe I've gotten a little cynical about our prospects due to our own local situation, but I haven't really heard a high-level vision for local sustainable biodiesel at a scale that truly makes an impact in the energy market, using existing methodologies. It's certainly not hypocritical to suggest it is possible, but it does seem like our best fit is in niche communities that support the higher prices and the compatibility issues until the point that new technologies or methods make it more mainstream - and at that point, I fear much larger companies will own the patents to produce that sort of fuel. What happens in 5 years when Monsanto grows an algae strain that produces oil with a cloud point of -20C that can be produced and sold at a lower cost than our existing model? Are these the salad days? Jason Burroughs DieselGreen Fuels Visit our website 512-391-0569 512-992-8677 Dan Freeman wrote: > > *Biofuel Sustainability* > > You may have read the 2 stories that came out today in the Seattle > Times and the Seattle PI (see links below), which state that ?all > biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than > conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these > "green" fuels are taken into account.? Remember that not ALL biofuels > are created equally! Biofuels can be made sustainably, domestically, > and from byproducts of feedstocks being grown already for non-fuel use. > > And, now that the EU has placed a ban on importing biofuels grown > outside of the EU, we can be sure that more of the fuel we grow in the > US will stay in the US, and that we will not need to import fuel from > overseas, fuel that is likely being placed under the ?all biofuels? > umbrella statements in the newspaper articles. This ban is most > definitely a huge step in keeping biofuels sustainable. > > More info on the ban: > > http://biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1863 > > http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2030 > > We encourage you to write letters to the editors of the Times and the > PI to remind the media, and the public, that not all biofuels are > created equal. We need to let it be known that we do not support the > burning of rainforest or the draining of peat bogs in order to grow > plantations overseas, and that we do not support monocrops that > produce biofuels but take away from food production. If we continue to > build up demand for locally grown, produced, and used biofuels, we can > show that there is a way to do this sustainably. Please fell free to > pass this email on to any people or newsgroups that you feel might be > interested. > > Seattle Times article: > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004171188_ethanol08.html > > Seattle PI article: > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/350528_biofuels08.html > > *Remember to Caucus!* > > If you are a Washington resident who is supporting a Democratic > candidate, take note: the primary elections on Febraury 19^th WILL NOT > be used to determine the Democratic candidate! If you want to voice > your support for a Democratic candidate, then you need to attend the > caucus, which is happening tomorrow, Saturday, February 9^th . The > results of the precinct caucuses will determine which candidate gets > Washington?s delegates. And, since the race is so very close at this, > this caucus is very important! > > To figure out where you need to go tomorrow, use this tool to find > your precinct, or look on your voter?s registration card: > https://www.metrokc.gov/elections/pollingplace/voterlookup.aspx (this > is the tool for King County voters) > > Then, go here to enter your precinct and find out where your caucus > location is: http://www.wa-democrats.org/caucusfinder > > You can also call WA State Democrats at 206-583-4345 to figure out > where you need to go. > > The caucus starts at 1pm, but you should show up early, especially if > you need to change your address or have not yet registered to vote > (there will be registration forms on hand). > > Happy caucusing, and thanks for the ongoing support! > > Dr. Dan's Biodiesel > > 912 NW 50th St > > Seattle, WA 98107 > > 206-783-5728 > > www.drdansbiodiesel.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Sustainable-biodiesel mailing list > Sustainable-biodiesel at lists.emji.net > http://lists.emji.net/mailman/listinfo/sustainable-biodiesel > From wrenchwench at blast.com Mon Feb 11 17:07:21 2008 From: wrenchwench at blast.com (Rachel Burton) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:07:21 -0500 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] State's biodiesel industry lagging Message-ID: <7146D4DF-2EE6-4264-A435-DD5FEC597DF1@blast.com> By S. Heather Duncan - hduncan at macon.com Georgia's fledgling biodiesel industry is struggling in the face of the skyrocketing price of oils used to make the fuel, mostly soybean oil and chicken fat. Middle Georgia has positioned itself as a hub for cleaner-burning fuels, and six new production plants have been announced in the region during the past two years. But some of these companies are now pinched by record prices, and they say Georgia isn't doing enough to support the industry. Biodiesel producers nationwide that use soybean oil have been hit particularly hard, said Amber Thurlo Pearson with the National Biodiesel Board. Three-fourths of biodiesel produced in the U.S. comes from soybeans, she said. "Unfortunately for some (producers), they're having a hard time running the plant, especially if they were just opening," she said. Macon-based Alterra Bioenergy is in this position. It was building two plants at once, in Gordon and Plains. A year after being announced, the Plains refinery still hasn't gone into production, and the company is trying to restructure its business plan. "(Biodiesel producers) are shutting down and going bankrupt every day," said Lisa Ryan, vice president of Alterra and chairman of the producer's committee of the National Biodiesel Board. She said her company isn't in such dire straits yet, but it has been forced to restrict its production to conserve funding. Pearson said many plants closed or stopped producing last year, but in recent months some are restarting. Many of them will compare notes on their approach to the tough market at the National Biodiesel Expo starting Sunday in Orlando. Dan Young, a partner in Dublin-based Middle Georgia Biofuels who also acts as a consultant for potential biodiesel ventures, said he has seen some companies rush into the new industry too fast, only to be floored by the competition for feedstocks. "The industry is literally changing on a weekly basis," he said. "You have plants that started a year or year and a half ago coming online with soybean oil, and now 20-million-gallon ... even 80-million- gallon-a-year plants aren't running because they can't afford to make biodiesel for the domestic market." Pearson said the demand for scarce feedstocks is only going to increase, because the federal energy bill passed last month requires that 1 billion gallons of biodiesel be sold in the U.S. by 2012. Several Georgia biodiesel refineries rely on chicken fat, which is less expensive than soybean oil. Middle Georgia Biofuels expected to make much more fuel from soybean oil when it opened in 2005, Young said. Instead, it has made almost all its biodiesel from chicken fat. Rome-based U.S. Biofuels, the oldest biodiesel producer in the state, also switched from a soybean-oil mix to only poultry fat, said company President Greg Hopkins. But even chicken fat has climbed in price and become more scarce as biodiesel demand increases. Chicken fat is also bought by the pet food industry, and the poultry industry puts the fat back into chicken feed for an energy boost, Young said. Young recalled that in 2005, chicken fat sold for about 18 cents a pound. Now it's running between 31 cents and 34 cents. That has put a pinch on Middle Georgia Biofuels and caused short supply blips for U.S. Biofuels, their leaders said. U.S. Biofuels has grown despite these pressures, partly because it started with a small production capacity and added slowly, Hopkins said. The company's first refinery produced 3 million gallons of biodiesel a year. It later moved into a larger plant where it can produce 12 million gallons a year. "There were times we expected it to be even bigger, and times we wondered if we'd even make it to the next day," Hopkins said. BOON TO GEORGIA FARMERS? State agricultural experts say high soybean prices are luring many Georgia farmers back to the crop this year. "I'm getting a lot of calls about soybean varieties and production methods," said Ronnie Barentine, extension agent for Pulaski County. He said county farmers planted only about 1,500 acres in soybeans during recent years, but that might double this year. "Some people are saying soybeans could go to $15 to $20 a bushel," he said - three or four times the price a few years ago. Laurens County is one of the largest soybean producers in Middle Georgia, with 10,00 to 11,000 acres in 2007, said extension agent Raymond Joyce. "These prices have created some optimism, which has been good after so many drought years," he said. Last year, Georgia farmers harvested 275,000 acres of soybeans, and that number is expected to climb, said Nathan Smith, an agricultural economist for the University of Georgia at Tifton. Smith did not attribute rising prices to the biodiesel industry, pointing instead to growing demand for vegetable oils. China and India are using more, he said, and the soybean supply dropped last year as many farmers switched acreage to corn for ethanol. But Pearson and other industry watchers say biodiesel is partly behind the high prices. And Smith said, "Basically it's a bidding game now between soybean oil and corn," both food crops used to produce alternative fuels. SOLUTIONS FOR PRODUCERS Ryan, with Alterra, expressed frustration that Georgia lags behind surrounding states in legislation to promote biodiesel use. She said Gov. Sonny Perdue has offered only "lip service" to the industry. "He has done nothing to help us in this crunch time," she said. However, Ryan expressed some hope after attending a meeting Thursday at which Rep. Charlice Byrd, R-Woodstock, said she planned to introduce legislation to help the biofuels industry. Byrd did introduce a bill Friday, which has not yet been assigned a bill number, calling for the creation of a Georgia Innovation Center. The center and its appointed director would supervise a state-backed venture capital fund for startup companies exploiting biotechnology. "When I attended the Bio International Convention 2007 in Boston, the (Massachusetts) governor committed $1 billion" to life sciences research, Byrd said. "Unless Georgia starts taking some steps, we're in danger of falling off the radar." Byrd said she also plans to introduce a bill giving tax credits to life science industries. The Carolinas and Tennessee are regional leaders in offering biodiesel incentives and tax breaks for producing the fuel and installing distribution or retail facilities. Florida and Virginia also offer more than Georgia. Perdue signed a law last year setting up a Georgia sales tax exemption for materials used to build new biodiesel plants and infrastructure. "Gov. Perdue believes the best way to support the biodiesel industry in Georgia is to create the most business-friendly environment possible," said Perdue spokesman Marshall Guest. "That includes cutting red tape and allowing these businesses to get up and running as quickly as possible." But biodiesel experts say other measures are needed. Nationally, Pearson said it's crucial that a tax credit for biodiesel blenders be extended. It's set to expire at the end of 2008. Hopkins said he'd like to see a federal requirement that all diesel fuel contain some biodiesel. Short of that, he and Ryan said the state should enact a similar mandate requiring 2 percent biodiesel. Ryan said subsidies or incentives to biodiesel producers, distributors, retailers or users would also help. "It's going to take legislators coming together to say: 'This is what's good for our state. We need to make it work,' " Ryan said. Sen. Ross Tolleson, R-Perry, said he plans to meet with officials from the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority soon to brainstorm ways to help the biodiesel industry flourish. They will look at ways to get biodiesel to the consumer and possibilities such as tax credits and biodiesel blend mandates, he said. "I would hope we could get some legislation this session," said Tolleson, who chairs the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee. Meanwhile, the industry is exploring immediate alternatives. These might include marketing biodiesel as an additive or shipping it overseas, Young said. Hopkins said Europe requires greater biodiesel use than the United States, and biodiesel can better compete with high diesel prices there. All his company's biodiesel is sold in Europe, mostly the United Kingdom. Alternately, cheaper European oil crops could be imported to U.S. biodiesel refineries as feedstocks. "One positive thing about all this is that research and development has gone into overdrive to seek an alternative from soy," said Dennis Burnett, alternative fuels manager for Perry-based distributor Davis Oil Co. Guest said Perdue backed a successful 2006 bill to pay for research. Georgia universities are working on jatropha and camelina, feedstocks that produce nearly five times as many gallons per acre compared to soybeans, he said. And because they aren't a food source, they're less vulnerable to market forces. Several biodiesel experts said the most promising alternative might be algae, which promises to produce more oil at a lower cost. Plus, the meal left after processing could be used in making ethanol, Hopkins said. Staff writer Mike Billips contributed to this report. To contact writer S. Heather Duncan, call 744-4225. From bonitz at cleanenergy.org Wed Feb 13 13:42:00 2008 From: bonitz at cleanenergy.org (John Bonitz) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:42:00 -0500 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] FW: National Algae Association Forum, April 10, Texas In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Forwarded for your information. I only recently heard of this organization forming. I will probably not be able to attend, but would be intrigued to hear from folks who do. Sincerely, ~ ~ ~ John Bonitz, Farm Outreach & Policy Advocate Southern Alliance for Clean Energy PO Box 1833, Pittsboro, NC 27312 Phone: 919-545-2920 Mobile: 919-360-2492 bonitz at cleanenergy.org ------ Forwarded Message From: barry cohen Reply-To: Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:32:30 -0500 (EST) To: Subject: National Algae Association National Algae Association Algae: The Next Biofuel Inaugural Algae Commercialization Business Plan and Networking Forum April 10, 2008 www.nationalalgaeassociation.com Algae: The Next Biofuel Algae: The New Oil Early stage algae production algae production companies will showcase their companies at the National Algae Association business plan and networking forum on April 10th. The most promising algae oil production companies will present their new ventures in front of an audience of algae researchers, biodiesel/biofuel companies interested in learning about algae commercialization as well as potential investors and lenders. Deadline for all business plans and white papers must be submitted by March 28, 2008. Business plans and white papers will be reviewed by the executive committee. Only 6 business plans will be picked to present at the National Algae Association quarterly business plan and networking forum. When: April 10, 2008 Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm Where: Training and Development Conference Center 5000 Research Forest Dr., 1st floor The Woodlands, Texas 77381 Cost: $50 admission per person Agenda 8:00 am Registration 9:00 am Opening Remarks 9:15 - 11:30 am Company Business Plan Presentations 11:30 - Noon Speaker Panel 12:15 pm Lunch Service Provider Showcase 1:00 - 3:00 pm Company Business Plan Presentations 3:00 - 3:30 pm Feedback Panel 5:00 - 6:30 pm Networking and Reception Membership: $500 annual dues Introductory Offer 10% off annual membership prior to: March 14, 2008 To support the National Algae Association and become a member, please contact: 936.321.1125 or email us at: info at nationalalgaeassociation.com Make check payable to: National Algae Association 4747 Research Forest Dr., Suite 180 The Woodlands, Texas 77381 Call for Sponsors There are a limited number of sponsorships still available for this exciting event! Sponsorships are offered on a first-come, first serve basis - beginning at $2,500: ? Approximately 100 attendees are expected including algae researchers, early stage algae production companies, investors and lenders ? Emerging Algae Production companies will showcase their companies. ? Only 6 companies will present their business plans, directly to the NAA. ? The NAA will share their insights and advice to early stage algae production companies. ? The Two Most Promising Early Stage Companies will be awarded by the panel and announced to the media. Sponsors receive special benefits based on level ? Sponsor table during event in atrium ? Company logo included on event signage ? Special recognition during opening remarks and closing remarks at the event ? Sponsor logo and description included in the event program brochure ? Complimentary passes for the event for use by your firm and/or guests ? Your marketing materials included in each participant'sregistration kit ? Sponsors can attend the Business Plan Forum and Networking at no cost To stop receiving National Algae Association information, please send an email with "unsubscribe" in the subject line to info at nationalalgaeassociation.com National Algae Association | 4747 Research Forest Dr., Suite 180 | The Woodlands | TX | 77381 ------ End of Forwarded Message From wrenchwench at blast.com Wed Feb 13 20:40:25 2008 From: wrenchwench at blast.com (Rachel Burton) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:40:25 -0500 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Renewable Fuels and Environmental Sustainability Message-ID: How will the U.S. meet the new Renewable Fuel Standard and still address environmental sustainability? -- Aaron M., Chicago, Illinois For the discussion see RenewableEnergyAccess http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/ate/story?id=51363 From wrenchwench at blast.com Sat Feb 16 22:10:50 2008 From: wrenchwench at blast.com (Rachel Burton) Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:10:50 -0500 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Hawaii Environmental Organizations Urge Leaders to Reject Imported Palm Oil, Seek Locally Sustainable Energy Strategies Message-ID: <61E3F3A9-2530-461E-A6AC-CD0BBE6DBF08@blast.com> http://www.savetheorangutan.co.uk/?p=914 From sgsull at gmail.com Sun Feb 17 21:14:30 2008 From: sgsull at gmail.com (Garrett Sullivan) Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:14:30 -0700 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Sustainable-biodiesel Digest, Vol 6, Issue 4 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: List members: The Sustainable Biodiesel Summit this year was fantastic. 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Sounds like a dream? A few people in the Hudson > Valley have made that dream come true. > From bus at riseup.net Tue Feb 19 22:47:55 2008 From: bus at riseup.net (bus #3) Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:47:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] wanting to post Message-ID: <3321.127.0.0.1.1203479275.squirrel@petrel.riseup.net> bus at riseup.net http://www.businmotion.com/ From emily at fryodiesel.com Wed Feb 20 16:01:00 2008 From: emily at fryodiesel.com (Emily B. Landsburg) Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:01:00 -0500 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] FW: NBB Establishes Sustainability Task Force, Solicits Applications Message-ID: <012b01c87403$b4186280$cd00a8c0@plutonew> Hi Folks, The Sustainability Task Force is now accepting applications for membership! The grassroots community is an incredibly valuable part of this industry, often defining the leading-edge. The formation of this Task Force by the NBB is a testament to the powerful and constructive efforts of this community. As such, whether you are an NBB member or not, I hope you will feel a sense of ownership of this Task Force and be actively involved in the NBB's sustainability initiatives. We're all part of the industry, and this is an opportunity for us to make something good even better. I'll do my best to post updates to the list serves, and also wanted to let you know that information will also be available at http://www.biodiesel.org/aboutnbb/sustainability/default.shtm. I look forward to working together on this. Emily _____ From: Don Scott [mailto:DScott at biodiesel.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:37 PM Subject: NBB Establishes Sustainability Task Force, Solicits Applications At the National Biodiesel Conference in Orlando the National Biodiesel Board announced the formation of a Sustainability Task Force. NBB Governing Board Chairman Ed Hegland appointed Emily Bockian Landsburg of Philadelphia Fry-O-Diesel to chair the 9-member task force. Emily has been active in environmental issues as a volunteer organizer of the Sustainable Biodiesel Summit; Philadelphia Fry-O-Diesel has developed patent-pending technology to make high quality biodiesel from trap grease, a true waste material. Ed Hegland will appoint the remaining eight seats on the Task Force. To aid in identifying candidates that represent all segments of the biodiesel industry, applications and recommendations will be accepted through Wednesday, February 27th. Please click here (http://www.biodiesel.org/aboutnbb/sustainability/default.shtm) for an open letter from Emily and more information on the application and selection process. We look forward to hearing from you; everyone is eager and excited to seat the Task Force and begin work to ensure the long-term environmental and economic sustainability of this industry. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: http://blogs.edmunds.com/GreenCarAdvisor/251 From baysailor at covad.net Sun Feb 24 21:33:57 2008 From: baysailor at covad.net (Joe Kirby) Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:33:57 -0500 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] Virgin Atlantic Boeing makes first BIODIESEL JET flight In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000001c87756$e0409200$c830a8c0@acere692717cc7> Virgin Atlantic Boeing makes first bio-fuelled flight http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187798,virgin-atlantic-boeing-makes- first-bio-fuelled-flight.html Now THAT's taking carbon-neutral transportation to a whole new level!! (anyone know where we can get babassu nuts? :) -- JK Joe Kirby Annapolis, MD USA From baysailor at covad.net Fri Feb 29 14:53:51 2008 From: baysailor at covad.net (Joe Kirby) Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:53:51 -0500 Subject: [Sustainable-biodiesel] from VW: A 69.9 MPG BIO-Diesel Hybrid !! References: Message-ID: <006301c87b0c$cf4838e0$6605a8c0@acere692717cc7> This has to be about the best possible marriage between a sustainably-fueled engine and a zero-emissions electric-drive! http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/02/vw-unveiling-an.html Here's hoping that, when launched, the waiting list is as long as the it was for the Smart4Two! Happy Leap Day, All! -- Joe K.