Re: [biofuels-biz] bumper stickers- let's make 'em! :)

2003-01-22 Thread Keith Addison

MM wrote:

Well, I respectfully disagree as to the value of a boycott OPEC theme.

This is not to say that I disagree in all respects as to skepticism
about looming armed conflicts, but I do think there is value in waking
U.S. citizens up to our economic dependencies.  OPEC boycotted us
thirty years ago and it caused plenty of problems for a brief amount
of time.  Putting aside any militaristic problems at present, there is
still the *economic competitiveness* issue, and that is a huge one.
U.S. citizens need to wake up to this, and soon.  There is absolutely
no avoiding the type of damage you foresee on into the future, as,
obviously, it has already occurred and will continue to occur.

No nation can so completely export so much cash for oil for so many
decades and not suffer economic consequences.  This has already
happened in the U.S. and may, as you warn, get a lot worse.

In any case, part of the challenge here is that a bumper sticker is a
quick sound-bite and one must grab at a quick thought or two.  So,
designing one which does this may step on toes.

If you wish to encourage more positive themes, then I certainly see
that as common ground.

As I mentioned before, I think with a biofuel powered vehicle this
could be more important than with an EV, in that it is less obvious
when a vehicle is powered by biofuel, so a bumper sticker may almost
be a necessity if an owner wishes it to be obvious that he has gone to
an effort to use an alternative fuel.

...

On the other hand, I suppose you could have a good point that the idea
of Boycotting OPEC could play into an ill-placed demonization of
OPEC and other excesses where the goal is in large part to get
Americans to take responsibility for their purchases and their
requirements.

Well, I'll see what other bumper sticker ideas we can come up with.

MM

Hi MM

I'm glad you added the last bit. I guess it wouldn't matter how 
nationalistic you got about it - buy/grow/use American or whatever. 
But there's surely no need to do it at other people's expense, like 
blaming it all on OPEC, which just passes the buck and steps away 
from a lot of realities that ought to be faced, no matter how 
awkward. (A lot of realities about the 1973 boycott still haven't 
been faced.) Whatever, it's anything but cool. I think all the 
demonization of OPEC, and of Arabs generally, is a bit neurotic, as 
well as downright ugly. Neurotic actions tend to have the exact 
opposite effects of those intended, and that's indeed what seems to 
have happened here - more dependence, not less, and indeed it's 
created the very demons it feared, and to nobody's benefit. More of 
the same we don't need - we being Planet Earth, not just America.

So why touch on the issue of where it comes from at all? Look how 
things have changed - with nobody seeming to notice. This is from the 
Biofuel archives:

Economic Reporting Review, By Dean Baker, 2/5/01

The Arctic Wildlife Refuge

President Offers Plan to Promote Oil Exploration, by Joseph Kahn 
and David E. Sanger in the New York Times, January 30, 2001, page A1.

Spread of Calif. Crisis Concerns Bush, by Mike Allen and William 
Booth in the Washington Post, January 30, 2001, page A2.

Both of these articles discuss President Bush's plans to allow oil 
exploration in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the context of...

-- Guess?

the power crisis in California.

-- Uh-huh. The rationale changes, but not the agenda. I wonder why... (not).

It is worth noting that there is no  logical connection between the 
two. If oil is found in the refuge, it will increase the world 
supply and have some downward impact on world oil prices, insofar as 
it is not offset by a decrease in the supply  of oil from OPEC 
nations. The additional oil from Alaska offers no greater benefits 
to consumers in the United States than additional  oil from anywhere 
in the world. In fact, trade agreements like NAFTA  make it all but 
impossible for the United States to get any special benefits from 
oil found within its boundaries, since the United States could not 
prohibit its export to anyone willing to pay a  higher price for it. 
In other words, it is possible, if not likely,  that oil found in 
the ANWR would be exported to Japan or some other  nation, rather 
than consumed in the United States.

So, if the US is going to blame OPEC and those accursed Arabs, why 
not Norway and the accursed Norwegians, Britain and the accursed 
British, and so on? Or blame Japan for stealing US oil (no matter 
where it comes from)?

You see what I mean.

Gerard Knothe put it like this in a recent paper on biodiesel:

Another advantage of biodiesel is that it is a domestic and 
renewable resource. Its use therefore contributes to energy security 
by reducing the dependence on imported petroleum and enhances the 
agricultural economy by utilizing surplus vegetable oil.

That seems both reasonable and adequate. For slogans, Mark reported 
some great ones from the anti-war protest:


Re: [biofuels-biz] bumper stickers- let's make 'em! :)

2003-01-22 Thread murdoch

Constructive bumper sticker are therefore maybe more important than
it looks like at the first glance. I hope that the above can give some
ideas for better bumper stickers.

One good idea might be 

Support Your Local Economy
Use Biofuels

This would have a less-strong anti-other-country-message but would
still carry the economic theme that I personally I am looking for.
There were many interesting stickers mentioned in another thread, on a
truck that someone saw.  Some might offend the politically-minded, and
some were just humorous.

Another idea would be if we can agree on some stickers and-or a
t-shirt here in this forum we could include in small-type the URL for
the forum or for Keith's website, and so anyone who saw the sticker
would know that it arose out of discussion here.  (e.g.
groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuels-biz/ or some such).



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Re: [biofuels-biz] bumper stickers- let's make 'em! :)

2003-01-22 Thread Hakan Falk



You mean roughly like this,
http://energy.saving.nu/biofuel-sticker.jpg

Hakan

At 08:36 AM 1/22/2003 -0800, you wrote:
 Constructive bumper sticker are therefore maybe more important than
 it looks like at the first glance. I hope that the above can give some
 ideas for better bumper stickers.

One good idea might be

Support Your Local Economy
Use Biofuels

This would have a less-strong anti-other-country-message but would
still carry the economic theme that I personally I am looking for.
There were many interesting stickers mentioned in another thread, on a
truck that someone saw.  Some might offend the politically-minded, and
some were just humorous.

Another idea would be if we can agree on some stickers and-or a
t-shirt here in this forum we could include in small-type the URL for
the forum or for Keith's website, and so anyone who saw the sticker
would know that it arose out of discussion here.  (e.g.
groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuels-biz/ or some such).



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[biofuel] Re: [biofuels-biz] bumper stickers- let's make 'em! :)

2003-01-22 Thread Hakan Falk



You mean roughly like this,
http://energy.saving.nu/biofuel-sticker.jpg

Hakan

At 08:36 AM 1/22/2003 -0800, you wrote:
 Constructive bumper sticker are therefore maybe more important than
 it looks like at the first glance. I hope that the above can give some
 ideas for better bumper stickers.

One good idea might be

Support Your Local Economy
Use Biofuels

This would have a less-strong anti-other-country-message but would
still carry the economic theme that I personally I am looking for.
There were many interesting stickers mentioned in another thread, on a
truck that someone saw.  Some might offend the politically-minded, and
some were just humorous.

Another idea would be if we can agree on some stickers and-or a
t-shirt here in this forum we could include in small-type the URL for
the forum or for Keith's website, and so anyone who saw the sticker
would know that it arose out of discussion here.  (e.g.
groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuels-biz/ or some such).



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Re: [biofuels-biz] bumper stickers- let's make 'em! :)

2003-01-19 Thread murdoch

On the other hand, I suppose you could have a good point that the idea
of Boycotting OPEC could play into an ill-placed demonization of
OPEC and other excesses where the goal is in large part to get
Americans to take responsibility for their purchases and their
requirements.

Well, I'll see what other bumper sticker ideas we can come up with.

MM

On Thu, 09 Jan 2003 18:09:20 +0100, you wrote:


Andrew,

I think that it is very little to achieve in negative themes like boycott 
OPEC. This kind of themes is participation in a very dirty propaganda 
campaign preparing for armed conflicts. The reason is that US is ready to 
go to occupation war to secure the oil deliveries from the two largest oil 
reserve countries in the world, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Without securing the 
deliveries from them, US will be in serious immediate trouble and a 
disastrous situation one or two decades down the line.

http://energy.saving.nu/biofuels/oildependencies.shtml

The only constructive way to deal with this must be promotion of 
alternatives. Which if successful, would really have a boycotting effect 
and reduce risks of violent conflicts. So I suggest all kind of bumper 
stickers that promote energy conservation, biofuel, etc.

Hakan

At 11:28 AM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
I agree wholeheartedly with your thoughts on bumper stickers / PR... I like
boycott OPEC themes... What other cool slogans/ideas do people have?  If
we can throw out brilliant ideas and vote on them, I know some good
designers, so I'll take it on to get some made up and make them available to
anyone who wants them at cost.

I also like the idea that Yokayo is thinking of putting essential oils
scents in BD-- might be nice to standardize the scent for B20, B100, etc...
if consumers came to recognize that when they smell pine coming out of a
car it means that's it's running B100, that could be powerful.  I was told
by a friend who used to work at DigiScents that our sense of smell is the
most poweful scent we have in terms of Mnemonic power.

Cheers,
Andrew

The Biofuel Business Development Project
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Biofuel-Business-Plan/
Dedicated to Making An Immediate Impact
On the Long-Range Future of Humanity
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Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 20:44:43 -0800
From: murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: bumper stickers for biofuel use?

On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:14:34 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

 http://www.veggieavenger.com/store/propaganda.shtml
 
 That is Bill's warez.
 
 Dunno, there has to be something more out there.


#13 and 16 look ok, outside of the annoying (for these purposes, to me) URL.
8
and 9 also seem ok I guess.

It's something.  I mean, if you have a simple straightforward statement,
then it
makes clear that your car is running on a renewable.  This is somewhat less
obvious with a diesel VW than with an EV1, so maybe it would be of value to
those who do it.  They go to a lot of trouble, some of them, to find or make
biofuels, and one might as well clue people in that the car is running
something
special.

With EVs, I know that folks learn a bit just by seeing the cars and
realizing
that they exist and work better than has been presented in some forums.  If
you've ever driven an EV1 around a city, you know it's an eye-catcher and
you'll
get some thumbs-up and such.  With biofueled cars, might as well make the
most
of the chance to educate and market.



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Re: [biofuels-biz] bumper stickers- let's make 'em! :)

2003-01-19 Thread Hakan Falk


Hi MM,

This is exactly what I mean, it is not US that must be protected
from the rest of the world. It is in fact the rest of the world that must
be protected from US. The best way to do this, is to accelerate
the US energy conservation. They could save 50% of their use,
without lowering the American way of life. They could also
accelerate use of alternative energy sources, like biofuels on short
term and others on long term. The combination of energy conservation
and alternative sources can also allow for a more even development
of the world and a lot of cash going back into US. California has already
proved how far energy conservation can go and they still have a lot
of things to do. The Californian uses only 60% of the energy that the
average American does. Since they are a populous state with I think
18% of the population and they also are a part of the average American
(double accounting), they actually use less than 50% of the average
American (minus the Californian).

Your present President Bush and his backers are a little bit desperate
and one sided in their interests. You can mention a few recent samples
of that.

- A political energy program that is disastrous.
- Drilling in Alaska and other places.
- Reduction of CAFE standard and resist a better replacement.
- Support of loop holes like SUVs, for oil revenues.
- Reduction of pollution standards.
- Reduction of alternative energy programs.
- Manipulation of oil depletion figures.
- Scooping up Iraqi oil with UN food for oil program.
- Open involvement in Venezuelan coup attempt.
- Maybe covert involvement in the current Venezuelan crises.
- Blatant involvement to secure oil deliveries from others.
- Invasion of Iraq.
- Clear warnings to Saudi Arabia.
- etc. etc.

One must be both deaf and blind, not to see what is going on.
This even if one, as I do, like the Americans. But the very aggressive
stands from Bush, either you are with us or against us, is designed
to kill all criticism. The problem is that it is solidifying the real anti
American views and shut up the more balanced views.

Today a critical view of the Bush policies is regarded as anti American
and American bashing, even if it is well founded and constructive. Even
with his hormone problems, President Clinton looks like he was a very
responsible president. I miss him and I have never voted for the socialists
in Sweden. It was a moment after 9/11 when I actually admired president
Bush's handling of it. Now, when he uses it for support of the oil industry
and their interests, I am back to my original view of him.

I personally find it sad that if I say that the Americans are energy
wasters and that it is ways to save energy. I take a risk to be branded
as anti American. This is the same fears that many felt about the
Germans or the Russians in the past, when their governments used
the same tactics as president Bush do today. In a free and democratic
society, it must be allowance for constructive criticism, without
being painted as an enemy to the people. I hope that the Americans
will come out of this as a great nation, but I am a little bit nervous about
it. History has a tendency to repeat itself.

Constructive bumper sticker are therefore maybe more important than
it looks like at the first glance. I hope that the above can give some
ideas for better bumper stickers.

Hakan


At 11:18 AM 1/19/2003 -0800, you wrote:
On the other hand, I suppose you could have a good point that the idea
of Boycotting OPEC could play into an ill-placed demonization of
OPEC and other excesses where the goal is in large part to get
Americans to take responsibility for their purchases and their
requirements.

Well, I'll see what other bumper sticker ideas we can come up with.

MM

On Thu, 09 Jan 2003 18:09:20 +0100, you wrote:

 
 Andrew,
 
 I think that it is very little to achieve in negative themes like boycott
 OPEC. This kind of themes is participation in a very dirty propaganda
 campaign preparing for armed conflicts. The reason is that US is ready to
 go to occupation war to secure the oil deliveries from the two largest oil
 reserve countries in the world, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Without securing the
 deliveries from them, US will be in serious immediate trouble and a
 disastrous situation one or two decades down the line.
 
 http://energy.saving.nu/biofuels/oildependencies.shtml
 
 The only constructive way to deal with this must be promotion of
 alternatives. Which if successful, would really have a boycotting effect
 and reduce risks of violent conflicts. So I suggest all kind of bumper
 stickers that promote energy conservation, biofuel, etc.
 
 Hakan
 
 At 11:28 AM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
 I agree wholeheartedly with your thoughts on bumper stickers / PR... I like
 boycott OPEC themes... What other cool slogans/ideas do people have?  If
 we can throw out brilliant ideas and vote on them, I know some good
 designers, so I'll take it on to get some made up and make them 
 available to
 

Re: [biofuels-biz] bumper stickers- let's make 'em! :)

2003-01-09 Thread Hakan Falk


Andrew,

I think that it is very little to achieve in negative themes like boycott 
OPEC. This kind of themes is participation in a very dirty propaganda 
campaign preparing for armed conflicts. The reason is that US is ready to 
go to occupation war to secure the oil deliveries from the two largest oil 
reserve countries in the world, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Without securing the 
deliveries from them, US will be in serious immediate trouble and a 
disastrous situation one or two decades down the line.

http://energy.saving.nu/biofuels/oildependencies.shtml

The only constructive way to deal with this must be promotion of 
alternatives. Which if successful, would really have a boycotting effect 
and reduce risks of violent conflicts. So I suggest all kind of bumper 
stickers that promote energy conservation, biofuel, etc.

Hakan

At 11:28 AM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
I agree wholeheartedly with your thoughts on bumper stickers / PR... I like
boycott OPEC themes... What other cool slogans/ideas do people have?  If
we can throw out brilliant ideas and vote on them, I know some good
designers, so I'll take it on to get some made up and make them available to
anyone who wants them at cost.

I also like the idea that Yokayo is thinking of putting essential oils
scents in BD-- might be nice to standardize the scent for B20, B100, etc...
if consumers came to recognize that when they smell pine coming out of a
car it means that's it's running B100, that could be powerful.  I was told
by a friend who used to work at DigiScents that our sense of smell is the
most poweful scent we have in terms of Mnemonic power.

Cheers,
Andrew

The Biofuel Business Development Project
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Biofuel-Business-Plan/
Dedicated to Making An Immediate Impact
On the Long-Range Future of Humanity
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 20:44:43 -0800
From: murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: bumper stickers for biofuel use?

On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:14:34 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

 http://www.veggieavenger.com/store/propaganda.shtml
 
 That is Bill's warez.
 
 Dunno, there has to be something more out there.


#13 and 16 look ok, outside of the annoying (for these purposes, to me) URL.
8
and 9 also seem ok I guess.

It's something.  I mean, if you have a simple straightforward statement,
then it
makes clear that your car is running on a renewable.  This is somewhat less
obvious with a diesel VW than with an EV1, so maybe it would be of value to
those who do it.  They go to a lot of trouble, some of them, to find or make
biofuels, and one might as well clue people in that the car is running
something
special.

With EVs, I know that folks learn a bit just by seeing the cars and
realizing
that they exist and work better than has been presented in some forums.  If
you've ever driven an EV1 around a city, you know it's an eye-catcher and
you'll
get some thumbs-up and such.  With biofueled cars, might as well make the
most
of the chance to educate and market.



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Re: [biofuels-biz] bumper stickers- let's make 'em! :)

2003-01-09 Thread James Slayden

Andrew,

If you have been around vehicles burning Biodiesel any amount of time you
begin to recognize the scent, which is very distinct in it's own right.
The fuel itself also has a very distinct scent, which IMHO is wonderful.

No need to change the recognition factor, although it might appeal to
those who like to burn inscense or essential oils.  The only issue with
this is that some people don't like to be blasted with scents they can't
control, and there might be some sensitivities out there to certain
things.


James Slayden

On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Andrew Hoppin wrote:

 I agree wholeheartedly with your thoughts on bumper stickers / PR... I
 like
 boycott OPEC themes... What other cool slogans/ideas do people have? 
 If
 we can throw out brilliant ideas and vote on them, I know some good
 designers, so I'll take it on to get some made up and make them available
 to
 anyone who wants them at cost.
 
 I also like the idea that Yokayo is thinking of putting essential oils
 scents in BD-- might be nice to standardize the scent for B20, B100,
 etc...
 if consumers came to recognize that when they smell pine coming out of
 a
 car it means that's it's running B100, that could be powerful.  I was
 told
 by a friend who used to work at DigiScents that our sense of smell is the
 most poweful scent we have in terms of Mnemonic power.
 
 Cheers,
 Andrew
 
 The Biofuel Business Development Project
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Biofuel-Business-Plan/
 Dedicated to Making An Immediate Impact
 On the Long-Range Future of Humanity
 --
 N Space Labs, Inc.
 www.NSpaceLabs.com
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 212.219.0851 (office)
 646.221.5602 (mobile)
 594 Broadway, #611
 NY, NY 10012
 
 
 Message: 10
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 20:44:43 -0800
From: murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: bumper stickers for biofuel use?
 
 On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:14:34 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
 
 http://www.veggieavenger.com/store/propaganda.shtml
 
 That is Bill's warez.
 
 Dunno, there has to be something more out there.
 
 
 #13 and 16 look ok, outside of the annoying (for these purposes, to me)
 URL.
 8
 and 9 also seem ok I guess.
 
 It's something.  I mean, if you have a simple straightforward statement,
 then it
 makes clear that your car is running on a renewable.  This is somewhat
 less
 obvious with a diesel VW than with an EV1, so maybe it would be of value
 to
 those who do it.  They go to a lot of trouble, some of them, to find or
 make
 biofuels, and one might as well clue people in that the car is running
 something
 special.
 
 With EVs, I know that folks learn a bit just by seeing the cars and
 realizing
 that they exist and work better than has been presented in some forums. 
 If
 you've ever driven an EV1 around a city, you know it's an eye-catcher and
 you'll
 get some thumbs-up and such.  With biofueled cars, might as well make the
 most
 of the chance to educate and market.
 
 
 
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 http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html
 Biofuel at WebConX
 http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm
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Re: [biofuels-biz] bumper stickers- let's make 'em! :)

2003-01-09 Thread James Slayden

http://www.oshkoshbygosh.org/

some scathing political humor (posters, bumper stickers and T-shirts
available!!)

On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Hakan Falk wrote:

 
 Andrew,
 
 I think that it is very little to achieve in negative themes like
 boycott
 OPEC. This kind of themes is participation in a very dirty propaganda
 campaign preparing for armed conflicts. The reason is that US is ready to
 go to occupation war to secure the oil deliveries from the two largest
 oil
 reserve countries in the world, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Without securing
 the
 deliveries from them, US will be in serious immediate trouble and a
 disastrous situation one or two decades down the line.
 
 http://energy.saving.nu/biofuels/oildependencies.shtml
 
 The only constructive way to deal with this must be promotion of
 alternatives. Which if successful, would really have a boycotting effect
 and reduce risks of violent conflicts. So I suggest all kind of bumper
 stickers that promote energy conservation, biofuel, etc.
 
 Hakan
 
 At 11:28 AM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
 I agree wholeheartedly with your thoughts on bumper stickers / PR... I
 like
 boycott OPEC themes... What other cool slogans/ideas do people have? 
 If
 we can throw out brilliant ideas and vote on them, I know some good
 designers, so I'll take it on to get some made up and make them
 available to
 anyone who wants them at cost.
 
 I also like the idea that Yokayo is thinking of putting essential oils
 scents in BD-- might be nice to standardize the scent for B20, B100,
 etc...
 if consumers came to recognize that when they smell pine coming out of
 a
 car it means that's it's running B100, that could be powerful.  I was
 told
 by a friend who used to work at DigiScents that our sense of smell is
 the
 most poweful scent we have in terms of Mnemonic power.
 
 Cheers,
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 Message: 10
 Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 20:44:43 -0800
 From: murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: bumper stickers for biofuel use?
 
 On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:14:34 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
 
  http://www.veggieavenger.com/store/propaganda.shtml
  
  That is Bill's warez.
  
  Dunno, there has to be something more out there.
 
 
 #13 and 16 look ok, outside of the annoying (for these purposes, to me)
 URL.
 8
 and 9 also seem ok I guess.
 
 It's something.  I mean, if you have a simple straightforward statement,
 then it
 makes clear that your car is running on a renewable.  This is somewhat
 less
 obvious with a diesel VW than with an EV1, so maybe it would be of value
 to
 those who do it.  They go to a lot of trouble, some of them, to find or
 make
 biofuels, and one might as well clue people in that the car is running
 something
 special.
 
 With EVs, I know that folks learn a bit just by seeing the cars and
 realizing
 that they exist and work better than has been presented in some forums. 
 If
 you've ever driven an EV1 around a city, you know it's an eye-catcher
 and
 you'll
 get some thumbs-up and such.  With biofueled cars, might as well make
 the
 most
 of the chance to educate and market.
 
 
 
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