Photo from: http://www.xmradio.com/williesplace
The seventh annual Sustainable Biodiesel Summit is scheduled for Feb. 6-7 in Grapevine, Texas. Bill Holmberg, longtime champion of biofuels and sustainable new wealth, will be the keynote speaker at the event targeted at community activists, backyard brewers, farmers and others interested in the future of sustainable, community-based biodiesel. The schedule features a series of action-oriented roundtable discussions at a small, local winery, and a trip to Willie’s Place at Carl’s Corner to visit the truck stop and biodiesel production facility. The summit is scheduled to coincide with the National Biodiesel Board’s annual conference and exhibition also being held in Grapevine, Feb. 7-10
If you plan to attend this meeting, feel free to write about it in the forum, we would love to see any photos as well. I see that star power is not lost on biodiesel, nice work on Mr. Nelson’s part. Also see http://domesticfuel.com/2009/12/30/sustainable-biodiesel-meets-before-nbb-conference/ for more on these meetings.
California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger along with MTV’s “Pimp My Ride” will be celebrating Earth Day with a green episode. The show to be aired on April 22 will focus on a 65 Chevy Impala that will be converted to use biodiesel. The Impala will be equipped with an 800 horsepower diesel engine that will run on biodiesel converting it into one ultra clean machine.
According to Eco Green Supplies this “Pimp My Ride” episode will be part of the MTV year long campaign with theme “Break the Addiction” which hopes to empower, engage, and educate the millions of young people to make smart, everyday choices that will help improve their lives and at the same reduce the impact of climate change and preserve the environment.
I learned to drive with my first car, a 1965 Chevy Biscayne, but this will be a diesel conversion. I have watched this program in the past, and in spite of the name, it is a great TV show. I’ll watch for biodiesel conversion, should be interesting.
Photo of Gov. Pat Quinn from: http://www2.illinois.gov/green/Pages/default.aspx
CHICAGO – December 29, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today awarded 22 individuals and groups from across Illinois with 2009 Environmental Hero Awards. The annual award is given in recognition of a strong commitment to the health and protection of the environment in Illinois.
“This year’s honorees are Illinois’ true environmental heroes,” said Governor Quinn. “I am proud to salute them for their work to make the Land of Lincoln a cleaner, greener and better place for everyone.”
The 2009 Illinois Environmental Hero Award recipients include the following individuals and groups:
Here are my choices for the Top 10 energy related stories of 2009. Previously I listed how I voted in Platt's Top 10 poll, but my list is a bit different from theirs. I have a couple of stories here that they didn't list, and I combined some topics. And don't get too hung up on the relative rankings. You can make arguments that some stories should be higher than others, but I gave less consideration to whether 6 should be ahead of 7 (for example) than just making sure the important stories were listed.
Do you agree with these picks? See the article for the list and see if you agree with these stories. There doesn’t seem to be all that much about biodiesel, but it is definitely in there, too.