And I think letting the other be the only voice framing the argument is flat stupid. If there were a bill up to regulate BD; I would go to Capital Hill and present facts to lawmakes. I don't pretend it's a fair process, I've lived in the DC area my whole life - I know how it works. Maybe I've just had better luck with lawmakers.
Garth & Kim Travis wrote: > Greetings, > I do believe that your kind of spreading the word is what we need. I > think it is the talking to those on Capital Hill, face to face that is > dangerous. I am not Keith, but I learned way back when that telling > the truth and trying to get legislation to be reasonable doesn't > work. That was a different time and a different country, but I have > seen the same crap happen here. Those who support the status quo just > destroyed the Brazos Literacy Volunteers of America to the point where > it no longer exists. Unfortunately, they took down 8 small town > groups with them. > Bright Blessings, > Kim > > At 10:52 AM 12/3/2005, you wrote: > >> Hello All, >> My father-in-law, a diesel mechanic, has helped me build a >> BD processor, travelled with me from NY to Florida to get an clean, >> old Mercedes that just loves BD. He is a wonderful man. We differ in >> opinion on one particular point re: biodiesel. >> He says: "Lay low in the high grass." >> I say: "Spread the word, change the world." >> I just retired after teaching high school biology for 32 years. >> I was asked to come back, sort of as a guest speaker. I got to spend >> two days w. former students, now taking AP Biology. I demonstrated >> the basic idea of making biodiesel .... 1L in a PET bottle .... saw >> the glycerine split .... had bd as diff. stages of wash and showed >> that the bd I made in class wash poor quality (didn't pass the wash >> test). This was enthusiastically received, ... much discussion, and I >> left them with the assurance that I would come back to the chem. >> class when they knew about titration and were doing the organic chem >> unit. >> My car's license plate is BD 100. I talk to friends, >> acquaintences, or any one who expresses an interest in bd or any >> alternate energy system. I've had a few "tours" of my processing setup. >> Several recent posts seem to be suggesting that we "lay low" and >> expand as a underground force. I just am interested in the views of >> other list members. i.e. Do we "lay low", or "spread the word'? >> Thanks, >> Tom >> _______________________________________________ >> Biofuel mailing list >> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >> >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >> messages): >> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
