Dear Tom, Being connected is not scandalous. It's simply the way things are done. Relationships are built around common themes and politics is one such theme and wanting to have money is another. We may also be dismayed if government assistance went to a total stranger. "They gave him a grant and had never met him before!"
Perhaps you are against any Government Assistance. Perhaps you would never accept any of the largesse that gets cast about. Good for you. That's a true capitalist and market-driven approach that most of us agree with. But few of us would refuse a step up if, for instance, a good friend's brother-in-law was administering a grant and was looking for takers. Connections come in all forms. Not all are insidious. Best, Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Gasification] DOE's political agenda Dear all, If you wonder why DOE isn't more supportive of gasification outside of the well connected, below is one excerpt from a journalist: Following the publication of my column on Governor Richardson and Crony Capitalism, I was connected with Christine Lakatos--a researcher who'd continued digging long after her research contract was up. She had three-year's worth of research on all of the DOE green-energy loan recipients and their connections to the administration and/or other high-ranking Democrats with no way to get it out to the greater public. Surprise! More than 80% of the loans have direct connections--and, chances are, the other 15-20% do, too (albeit more guarded or hidden). Christine and I are collaborating to release a column a week between now and the election to expose the scandal. Sincerely, Leland T. "Tom" Taylor Thermogenics Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Davis <[email protected]> To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Jul 15, 2012 3:38 pm Subject: Re: [Gasification] Tom Reed Recovering from Fall Dear Dr. Tom, I still have some Erie Times newspaper Fireballs and I would be happy to send you a sample, if interested. When burned in a TLUD or open top gas producer they convert to charcoal Fireballs. Get well soon, Jeff 20 miles south of the Erie coast. On Sun, 2012-07-15 at 12:30 -0400, Tombreed wrote: > Paper and high cellulose paper products could be a much cleaner > biomass fuel and are easily pelletized. Wood pellets have become a > major fuel source in the past decade. Is it possible that paper > pellets could be even more important and cleaner and cheaper? -- ________________________________________________ www.puffergas.com Sent from any port in the storm via Acer netbook & Ubuntu Remix. _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
