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Sorry penny...wrong timezone maybe
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Willies Place coming up on History Channel now
correct pimp.
:] time to see this shake out...
bloody marys
cheers
Not a bad Board of Advisors.
Get it together boys...what's it gonna be
http://evoresources.com/about_ourteam.html
Good thing here is there's a lot more to unfold...
These guys have it rollin'... just the beginning IMO.
Great PR!
Moving along nicely here... Solid stuff.
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Not Really.
Wow...
I didn't know there were so many companies out there building alternative fuel stations modeled around country music legends. Thanks for the help.
Been following since April...
Hopped on end of May and diggin' the Algae biz.
Future looks good here
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Got in on the day of the May 29th PR.
All good stuff from this company.
Good board here too.
Chinese contract soon?
Keep it rocking!
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Faulkner in Brazil 7 months ago...
Did he meet Miguel Dabdoub?
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=5091
U.S. Ag Secretary leads delegation to Brazil
By Megan Skauge
Web exclusive posted Nov. 24, 2008 at 4:22 p.m. CST
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer led a U.S. delegation to an International Conference on Biofuels in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 20-21.
The purpose of the conference was to create an international discussion about the opportunities and challenges presented by biofuels, with a specific focus on renewable fuels as they relate to energy security, climate change, sustainability, innovation, and international trade. Representatives from governments, the private sector, civil society, the academic and scientific community, and private voluntary, non-governmental, and international organizations from more than 75 countries attended the conference.
The U.S. delegation also included USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Ellen Terpstra, Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Douglas Faulkner and U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary Reno Harnish.
Schafer said at the conference the United States would emphasize the sustainable production and use of biofuels as a positive contribution to worldwide economic development that maintains food production, increases energy independence and mitigates climate change. “We are excited for the rapidly developing second generation biofuels which will allow production of energy based on a wide variety of locally available materials,” Schafer said. “This will allow more flexibility for farmers to get involved and reduce the dependency on one or two feedstock sources.”
Govt. on tour...
...and where's Miguel Dabdoub?
http://ethanol.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/president-obama-on-biofuels-if-brazil-can-do-it-theres-no-reason-we-cant-do-it.html
July 01, 2009
President Obama on biofuels:
"If Brazil can do it, there's no reason we can't do it"
President Obama was interviewed yesterday by Yankton, South Dakota's WNAX Farm Director Michelle Rook, speaking about the Administration's "Rural Tour" which kicks off July 1. In the interview, the President spoke at length about biofuels and their role in the future of American agriculture.
When asked how big of a role he thought renewable fuels would play in the long-term profitability of American agriculture, President Obama replied, "I think it's going to be critical. I think there's huge potential around biofuels... Ethanol has been a big boon to a lot of rural communities, really making the difference between profitability and not making a profit for a lot of farmers."
The President noted that next-generation biofuels will be important: "What we also are recognizing is that the key for us is going to be moving into the next generation of biofuels. How can we use wood chips, refuse, switchgrass, and the whole other set of biofuels standards, and how can we improve the efficiency of first generation biofuels. And farmers are going to be critical to that entire process."
President Obama also cited the example of Brazil, which uses ethanol extensively to fuel its automobile fleet. "If Brazil can do it, there's no reason we can't do it," the President said.
http://domesticfuel.com/2009/07/01/obama-comments-on-ethanol-during-rural-tour-kickoff/
Obama Comments on Ethanol During Rural Tour Kickoff
Posted by Cindy Zimmerman – July 1st, 2009
The Obama administration embarked on a National Rural Tour this week that will include discussions about green jobs, a new energy economy, climate change and renewable energies.
During an interview for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting with Michelle Rook of WNAX, Yankton, SD, Obama was asked about the role renewable fuels will play in the future for rural America. “Obviously, I come from a farm state - Illinois - and ethanol has been a big boon for a lot of rural communities,” the president said. “But we also are recognizing the key for us is to move into the next generation of biofuels, how can we use wood chips and refuse and switchgrass and how can we improve the efficiency of first generation biofuels. Farmers are going to be critical to that entire process.”
“We want to be able to compete with countries like Brazil that now are running basically their entire automobile fleet on biofuels,” he continued. “If Brazil can do it, there’s no reason why America can’t do it.”
Obama also commented on the climate change bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week, saying that the legislation provides “a whole host of opportunities for rural communities to profit even as they are helping to achieve America’s energy independence.”
Deal with dynamics Doug...
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/is-washington-the-new-wall-street-for-cleantech/?pagemode=print
June 22, 2009, 4:29 pm
Is Washington the New Wall Street for Cleantech?
Uncle Sam is doling out money to clean energy companies.
In this economy, funding for clean technology is hard to come by. That explains why companies are turning increasingly to government — and less to venture capitalists and other private investors — for a financial lifeline.
Washington is becoming “the new Wall Street for green energy,” said Doug Faulkner, president of Chrysalis Energy Partners, a strategic consulting firm, and former acting assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy at the Department of Energy. The stimulus package signed by President Obama in February came loaded with provisions for clean energy, and more help could be coming if a major energy bill makes it through Congress.
In one sense, pursuit of government funding is no different than going after venture capital. Raising money usually becomes start-up companies’ primary focus, said Greg Chin, a partner with the emerging companies group at the law firm Latham & Watkins, adding that companies hire chief executives specifically to bring in money.
But Mr. Faulkner noted that government funding can change the decision-making process for companies. “It’s not better or worse,” he said, “but dealing with the government has its own set of dynamics,” which many companies will not have experienced before.
One important difference between government and the private sector is the objective: while venture capitalists set out to make money, the government has a broader range of goals, including reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and increasing jobs, said Steve McBee, chief executive of McBee Strategic, a consulting firm. So while it is “extremely important” to submit applications that highlight technological advances and financial security, it is equally important to explain how projects help meet political goals, he said.
Companies are honing their strategies to give themselves an edge, Mr. McBee said. They are forming partnerships, changing their business models and dedicating more time and energy to applying for the funding. A legion of consultants have cropped up to help. As an idea of the volume of paperwork that government applications involve, Mr. McBee said that his company submitted three three-ring-binders full of contracts for each of his clients’ federal loan-guarantee applications. “It’s a nontrivial amount of work,” he said.
And there are risks to relying on government: the Department of Energy has tentatively approved only one loan guarantee in several years, though Steven Chu, the energy secretary, has made speeding up the process a priority.
Word.
Bloody Mary Mornings for all.
It's gotta be something...
http://reversemerger.dealflowmedia.com/wires/top_wires.cfm#9
Biodiesel Company Raises $225K in Reverse Merger
Posted June 03, 2009 5:33PM PST
Fledgling biodiesel producer Evolution Resources Inc. acquired nearly 90% of shell company BBN Global Consulting Inc. and raised $225,000 in a placement of convertible stock with an accredited investor.
Each share in the Clarksdale, Miss.-based fuel company was converted into the right to receive 15.3 million shares in BBN, a former management consulting company. Another 7.9 million shares were canceled in the May 27 transaction.
The company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the stock held by the former shell shareholders within seven days or to be fined $10,000 for each 30-day period thereafter.
The company received $120,000 from the convertible placement at the time of the merger. Another $55,000 will be paid when the registration statement is filed. The last $50,000 will be paid when the statement is declared effective.
BBN Global was registered with the assistance of New York attorney Gary Wolff in 2007 as a business and management consulting company for Chinese and Brazilian companies looking to do business in the U.S.
S. Craig Barton, a former dentist, and Patricia Barton headed up the company for several months before selling 99% of its stock in September 2007 to Harborview Master Fund and Hug Funding for $700,000, according to filings with the SEC.
Harborview and Hug transferred 8 million shares to Hank Cohn, a portfolio manager for the investment fund Galaxy Ventures, as consideration for Cohn serving as the shell's sole officer and director. Harborview and Hug each retained about a 5% stake in the company after issuing almost 8% of the stock to Yonah Shapiro.
Cohn remains a director of Evolution, and continues to hold 25,000 shares. Christopher Chambers, the company's chief financial officer, owns almost 90% of its stock.
Evolution's stock hasn't traded since the merger, but closed on May 26 at 66 cents, listed still as BBN Global.
Make it pencil out Doug...
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/05/11/story12.html
Friday, May 8, 2009
Experts detail how to grab stimulus bucksSan Francisco Business Times - by Lindsay Riddell
With more than $60 billion in federal grants, loan guarantees and tax benefits to be doled out over the next few years, clean energy and technology are among the industries that will receive some of the largest portions of the federal stimulus package.
But experts say that companies that want to benefit from federal funding will need to be strategic and thorough in their pursuit of that money.
At a recent conference in San Francisco hosted by the California Clean Energy Fund, CalCEF Angel Network, CalCEF Innovations and Chrysalis Energy Partners titled “Demystifying the Stimulus,” experts lined up to field questions from cleantech businesses on the challenges associated with applying for money and how to best position their companies to collect.
“A comprehensive business plan is a necessity,” said Doug Faulkner, president of Chrysalis Energy Partners and a former energy and agriculture official in the Bush Administration.
“For loan guarantees in particular, the government will dig deeply into your business plan,” Faulkner said. “Does your plan pencil out? Is the risk to the taxpayer reasonable?”
He also cautioned companies to fill out the application thoroughly and completely.
“Not responding to one item or another in a solicitation is the kiss of death.” Faulkner said.
Dan Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives at Google and a member of President Obama’s transition team on energy policy, said companies do have some control over their fates. He said there are multiple opportunities to comment on draft guidance for each budget item in the stimulus and urged companies to comment.
“Folks at the agencies are listening, and criteria do change as a result of the comments,” he said. He also told companies they should become comfortable with transparency.
Plus, he added that companies should address their economic impact as well as their environmental impact in their applications. That should include how many jobs that money will help create.
Other experts encouraged businesses to know their goals and clearly state their timetable.
Companies should get involved with the government through merit review panels, by attending advisory meetings or volunteering to help and contribute to the effort.
www.chrysalisnrg.com
Get it done boys...
Build one for Waylon...
Maybe they're thinking this move with Perry might help with all of that avaiation goodness.
Earth Biofuels Acquires Ownership in American Petrox, Inc.
12 February, 2009
Earth Biofuels, Inc. (Other OTC:EBOF.PK - News) (the "Company'') today announced it has acquired a 40% ownership stake in American Petrox, Inc. ("API''), based in Plano, Texas.
API is a fuel supply company specializing in the supply of gasoline and diesel fuel to the aviation industry. API has supplied aviation companies such as American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and Continental Airlines with fuel for ground equipment and vehicles at DFW International Airport.
API was formed in 1999 by Mr. David L. Perry, its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Perry is a Vietnam Veteran and served eight years in the U.S. Air Force.
While serving in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Perry was responsible for fuel procurement and a 485 mile pipeline distribution operation in Spain. He also served as project manager for "Project Greenleaf,'' the power generation operations for the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam; based on performance, Mr. Perry received the Air Force Commendation Medal. Mr. Perry received many Outstanding Organizational Medals and Awards. Based on his performance at Dyess Air Force Base, "time in grade'' was waived for one of Mr. Perry's promotions. At Vandenberg Air Force Base, he was instrumental in the 4932 CAMS squadron received their first satisfactory ORI inspection from the Strategic Air Command.
Mr. Perry has previous experience in power generation technologies, including serving as President and CEO of Vega Power Resources, who worked closely with Cummins Power Generation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cummins Engine Company. He has over 30 collective years experience in power generation and fuel supply businesses. Mr. Perry shall remain as President and CEO of American Petrox, Inc. and control its day to day operations.
Earth Biofuels CEO, Dennis McLaughlin, said, "David Perry is truly an American hero. In addition to the courage he demonstrated in his service to his country during the Vietnam War, he has continued to give back to his community and his country. I am truly honored to be associated with a man of his character and conviction.''
API is minority-owned, and is a service connected disabled veteran-owned small business, as listed with the U.S. Central Contractor Registration ("CCR'') and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Earth Biofuels plans to leverage API's knowledge and relationships within the aviation community in order to pursue the sale of biofuels for use in aviation ground equipment, starting at DFW International Airport. Additionally, API will pursue biofuels supply contracts with the U.S. Defense Supply Center, which supplies fuel to all military bases and facilities. API will also leverage relationships it has within the power generation industry to pursue biodiesel fuel supply contracts for diesel-fueled power generators.
The "Procurement Program for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns,'' as outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR'', 48 CFR Chapter 1), provides for set-aside and sole source procurement authority for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. This rule pertains to procurement by U.S. agencies such as the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Well it doesn't hurt to have him lurking around this one. Lets see him advise this project to a penny. There might still be something left.
Just seems strange that a guy at his level would be part of such a dysfunctional company with a suspect CEO... Not seeing the connection.
Out of all the companies, why did a guy like Faulkner choose this?