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Biodiesel

DON’T THROW UP ON THE BUS

“Is this for real?” I wondered when I first saw the contract for the bus tour. The contractor was Das Frachtgut which seemed like an odd name for a tour company but what really caught my eye was the vomit clause. We owed them $500 for the two hour bus tour but it would cost […]

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BIODIESEL SHOOTERS

Here’s what kind of fun we were up to this weekend: watching Frankie Abralind making Biodiesel Shooters at the Atomic Ranch House in Olympia Washington. Who but a Mad Genius, indeed!

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Biodiesel

ONCE IN A BLUE STAR

Once in awhile we are fortunate enough to stumble upon a bit of magic. Tuesday night was one of those times. Bob and I were in San Antonio for the Sustainable Biodiesel Summit on Saturday and the National Biodiesel Conference Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and decided to take a break and have dinner with Charlie […]

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Biodiesel

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS

The good news is more and more people believe that Global Warming is real and caused by human activity. The bad news is – Global Warming is real. According to Reuters: 1. 2006 is set to be the world’s sixth-warmest year since records began 150 years ago 2. The ten warmest years have all occurred […]

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GC-101

Describing himself as the “fattest Vegan” you’ll ever meet, Bob danced, barefoot, through a presentation on the Testing of Biodiesel Using Gas Chromatography. With his penchant for full disclosure, he admitted he had flunked chemistry twice at the undergraduate level eliciting a response of “Congratulations!” from the 60 or so biodiesel enthusiasts attending this lecture. […]