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FASC...green energy, all indications are we'll be hearing something soon with respect to its machine in a cellulosic ethanol process.
Good DD at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=566
From company website: (http://fasc.net)
FASC's patented grinder-dryer KDS Micronex™ is an all-in-one solution which efficiently and economically processes a wide variety of raw materials and wastes into fine, dry powders which can be used for the manufacturing of ethanol other "green fuel" or pathogen free fertilizer.
FASC's clients benefit by simplifying on-site grinding and drying operations into a single compact, and easy-to-operate system while creating high-quality, dry, virtually pathogen-free powders that have value as industrial feed stocks, fuels, fertilizers and animal feeds.
Biofuels: The Wild West of Today, As a New Industry Takes Shape
Luke Timmerman 9/11/08
http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2008/09/11/biofuels-the-wild-west-of-today-as-a-new-industry-takes-shape/
There was a sense of urgency in the air yesterday in Vancouver, B.C., about biofuels. It’s no surprise, with gas at $4 a gallon, that some smart people have gotten motivated to come up with alternatives. So I hopped in a rented 2008 Toyota Yaris (estimated 36 highway mpg) and joined about 450 people at the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy, at the Westin Bayshore.
As a relatively new observer to this scene, it felt like one of those confusing moments in history where there are certainly big opportunities, but only a handful of people who can clearly see what they are and how to capture them. Seattle-based Targeted Growth was one of the few companies I heard from that said it had a product ready for commercialization—a genetically modified camelina seed to produce biodiesel in high yields. One panelist summed up the state of the industry pretty well:
“I’ve been working in this industry for 15 to 20 years, and the level of interest 10 years ago was zero when we had $10 per barrel oil,” said Tim Eggeman, founder of Lakewood, CO-based Zeachem, a cellulosic ethanol company. “After 9/11, as energy prices were going up, there was a lot of talk, talk, talk. It’s only now getting to the point where people are putting real money into the industry. It’s kind of like the Wild West of the 1800s. Now’s the time to find your partners.”
There were plenty of eye-opening charts, and lots of statistics to absorb about the opportunities. Among the more memorable:
—In British Columbia alone, an area equal to the size of Denmark and Portugal is full of dead and dying trees that have been infested with the mountain pine beetle, creating an enormous supply of potential raw material for cellulosic ethanol. That was the word from Jack Saddler, a professor of forest products biotechnology at the University of British Columbia, during the lunch plenary session. “We have some of the cheapest biomass available anywhere,” he said.
—An estimated 1 billion acres of agricultural land has been abandoned around the world, which means there doesn’t need to be a conflict between using land for fuel or for food, according to Chris Somerville, director of the Energy Biosciences Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. “That’s prime land for our purposes,” he said during a plenary session.
—The U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 calls for production of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel by 2022, with 16 billion of those gallons coming from cellulosic biofuel derived from “renewable biomass,” said C. Scott Miller, a Los Angeles-based consultant with Price Biostock. “Where are the billions of tons of biomass to supply that going to come from?” he asked. One of the simpler sources could come from hurricane debris in the southeastern U.S., or from thinning federal forest lands, an idea sure to stir up a debate with environmentalists. Other speakers talked at length about the benefits of miscanthus or sorghum as energy crops, but this idea is clearly still a long way from becoming reality.
One final note: Industrial biotech isn’t monolithic, and it’s not all grand visions of turning the hydrocarbon economy into a biofuel economy. During lunch, I learned about one practical idea in the works from Andrew Haughian of Vancouver-based Pangaea Ventures. He’s excited about Switch Materials, a Vancouver company that spun out of Simon Fraser University to develop smart windows for office buildings. The windows have organic compounds that are transparent in low-light conditions, and turn darker when stimulated with solar energy, sort of like Transitions lenses on eyeglasses. The product shouldn’t cost much more than regular windows, but could save office buildings a bundle on air-conditioning, especially in places like the southern U.S. “We think the price will be within what it takes to get mass adoption of smart windows,” he says.
I couldn’t stay for the whole conference, but my sense is that people are still struggling hard to form a new industry that has major challenges in terms of technology, logistics, and the need to raise huge amounts of capital. One quote from Winston Churchill, paraphrased by consultant Don O’Connor, stuck with me as good advice when trying to cut through all the fog about biofuels: “Never has so much been written, by so many, who know so little.” Hopefully in a few more years, we’ll know a lot more.
BNPD = more $$$$$$$$$$$. Watch that too. EOM
FASC = $$$$$$$$$..... WATCH. EOM
"Green Energy Stocks - Ethanol Fuel Preparation is what the FASC's KDS Micronex system does best. Biomass materials must first be prepared by grinding and additional processing before materials can be used to generate power or produce steam. This video illustrates some of the advancements, developed by the First American Scientific Corporation (FASC.OB). Find out why this is being described as one of the most feasible, cost effective ways to produce ethanol fuels."
BNPD Bionic Products (energy drinks) .0005
http://bionicproducts.us/business-plan.php
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=7820
FASC watch for news soon IMO.
Great FASC in iBox: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=566
Worth re-posting from RB...thanks TR.
Transition to the Bio-Era
From the Global Classroom
Doug Skeates
http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2008/0...lumns/026.html
As we move beyond the fossil fuel age, one of the commonest terms we encounter in the daily media is "Biofuels". The prefix Bio is basic to biology, the study of life. A life story is a biography. A major environmental concern is biodiversity, the loss of so many life forms through species extinction.
For future energy, the key word, especially in the forestry lexicon is biomass. A brochure, "Enerfacts", popped up when I was delving into massive piles of paper, my excuse for files. The brochure is a minor storehouse of information on Biomass Energy. "…..one of the world's largest untapped renewable energy sources is biomass - organic matter on the earth and in the oceans that results from plant and animal growth and the natural process of decay".
Solar energy is stored as biomass, primarily in the form of plant material. Mankind can tap it through converting it to heat, transportation fuels, electricity, etc. The most important storage form is food. Six and a half billion people require literally mountains of food daily to provide the human energy to turn the wheels of society. Population migration to urban communities moves us relentlessly further from the land base. Farmers responsible for producing these storage products tend to be forgotten.
Resource managers are the foundation for the functioning of the human race, starting with stewardship of crop lands. Other resource managers provide supporting levels. As a forester I am very aware of the important role of vegetation, and particularly trees as storehouses of solar energy.
Globally the commonest form of biomass for home heating and cooking is still wood. Particularly in third world countries, a major ecological concern is cutting trees near villages. Collecting fire wood is a time consuming and back breaking chore especially for women. While I see the need for preserving cooking fuel, and criticize the devastation of resource lands, I maintain that if my family needed fuel-wood for cooking tonight's supper, I too would harvest that last tree. The real need is land management devoted to ensuring sustainable supplies of fuel easily accessible to villagers.
On a community basis Finland utilizes wood-based central heating. Wood chips and forest wastes are burned to heat water which is circulated to homes. Furthermore this same approach is widely used for cogeneration, producing both hot water and steam, the latter providing electrical generation for the community. This could well be a valuable resource particularly for isolated forest communities in northern Canada, based on sustainable forest land management.
The brochure notes "many experts are convinced that ….. alcohol fuels from biomass may be the best substitute." Brazil presents an outstanding example, having legislated innovative regulations requiring car manufacturers to produce vehicles to operate on flex fuels, any combination of ethanol and gasoline. This has virtually eliminated the importation of fossil fuels for transportation. Ethanol, from fermentation of sugar cane, has been a boon for rural landowners as well as a national economic benefit.
There are however negative environmental concerns with production of ethanol as well as the more positive reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The economic gain from farming sugar cane has encouraged rural communities to accelerate clearing of rainforests, the lungs of the world. In the United States the emphasis has been on converting corn from food production to energy. Limiting ethanol to fermentation of non-food organics such as corn stalks does not impact on food production.
The most exciting potential future development, especially for a forest nation such as Canada, is conversion of wood to a liquid, cellulosic biodiesel, as an alternative transportation fuel. Biofuels burn more cleanly than fossil fuels, the latter producing emissions with significant concentrations of sulfur, an even more damaging greenhouse gas than CO2.
The forest-based technology being developed in Canada has global implications. Savannah lands of South America countries for example have great potential for establishment of forest-energy plantations. We can expect major changes in the future, particularly for rehabilitation of marginal lands and the use of currently waste wood as we progress toward transformation into a new world, a bio-era.
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It's a good idea mrfixit. My advice is to reply to a post of Investinginstockmarket and let him know your idea.
I thought he was talking about members of this board here at iHub. Not the BoD.
BNPD business plan: http://bionicproducts.us/business-plan.php
BNPD news: Bionic Products to Donate Bionic-Tonic(R) to Charity Run in Nevada
LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 09/10/08 -- Bionic Products (PINKSHEETS: BNPD) is pleased to announce that the company will be donating Bionic-Tonic® to the 25th Annual Forest Challenge run/walk in Mount Charleston, Nevada.
The 25th Annual Forest Challenge consists of both 4 and 8 mile races, 4 miles down the road from the Lee Canyon ski resort. Proceeds go toward a scholarship fund for local kids living in the Mount Charleston area.
According to J.D. Pulver, Vice President of Bionic Products, "Bionic Products has engaged in a national promotional advertising campaign designed to quickly grow Bionic Products' customer base for its flagship natural energy drinks, Bionic-Tonic® and LadyPink®. Selective community events such as the Forest Challenge which promote health and wellness are a great opportunity to increase brand awareness for our exciting new products. This is the beginning of creating our brand names, and focus on promotions will be expanding as we further increase distribution channels and markets for Bionic-Tonic® and LadyPink® on a worldwide scale."
The company is pleased to announce Bionic-Tonic® soon be available to consumers for direct purchase from the company's e-commerce site. Company plans also include expanding product promotions to other targeted markets and to further expand company distribution channels. Bionic Products is growing exponentially and is open to direct investments in the company for sales participation and profits.
About Bionic Products:
Bionic-Tonic® and LadyPink® are refreshing energy drinks that provide an increase in energy without the calories and sugar. These products contain the finest ingredients available to assist metabolic levels and burn calories. The energy drink and shot-size booster business is one of the fastest growing sectors in the beverage industry. Bionic Products is a Nevada Corporation formed for the purpose of discovering, developing and marketing breakthrough energy products and bottled water that will enhance the health and wellness of consumers. The company's common stock is traded on the OTC under the symbol BNPD. For corporate information please visit www.bionicproducts.us
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Expressions of future goals and similar expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance of products and technologies, successful integration of acquisitions, the ability to secure additional sources of financing, the ability to reduce operating expenses and other factors. The actual results that the company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. The company undertakes no obligations to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
Contact:
B. Holden
http://evisionholdings.com
702-240-9678
brian@evisionholdings.com
D. Baeten
http://investinginstockmarket.net
920-273-7941
dale@investinginstockmarket.net
Source: Marketwire (September 10, 2008 - 2:51 PM EDT)
BNPD .0005 and ready to run. http://bionicproducts.us EOM
Rob69 I read that wrong.
I thought the person wanted the info of all the iHub board members in the iBox. Board of Directors information is a different story.
Sales and marketing number is supposed to be working now.
This stock is a screaming buy and will run like the Dickens.
Buy now or cry later.
Rob69 it was me who worked on the iBox. I've never been a board moderator so I don't know if board member info is available. Personally I wouldn't put it in the iBox, not important, IMO, and intrudes on privacy.
LOL TR. Can't sleep because of the excitement?
"How KDS enhances the production of Cellulosic Ethanol"
Should read: "How the KDS..."
http://fasc.net/cellulosic-ethanol.php
"How KDS enhances the production of Cellulosic Ethanol"
http://fasc.net/cellulosic-ethanol.php
FASC (unlike GFET) is the real deal. Watch and see.
That would be nice, TR.
Maybe your long wait is finally over. And my semi-long wait, too.
Alright, I'm sure you can understand a long suffering long's desire to see it start running. But (of course) you do what's best for you. :0)
Would it be too much to ask to buy at the ask?
http://fasc.net/ethanol.php
"To be announced."
All you are is a basher. You've devoted so much of your free time to being critical of a penny stock.
Are you trying to save me from myself? Do you understand how ridiculous that is? I'm a grown man. Go do something worthwhile if you are in the business of saving people.
Shoo fly.
RJ, thank you for calling.
The new corporate number has been updated on the website for a little while now.
No it's a 10K we are waiting for, due Sept. 30.
Bash bash bash that's all you do. What a miserable existence you must lead.
The money you make from this stock will not bring you true happiness.
Son...
I pick FASC
You pick a stock.
We see whose stock did better a year from now.
"Give it a go, mate"
I'm not selling ANY of my shares, I will live in the streets before I do that.
Message restored. EOM
FASC rumour: It will be advertising on CNBC.
Get 'em while they're cheap.
Someone mind calling the sales and research number?
When I dial it I just get a dial-tone.
Tel: 604 940 6220
Not telling. Go Dolphins. EOM
Multi-National Force Iraq website: www.mnf-iraq.com
Rumour has it FASC will be advertising on CNBC shortly.
Multi-National Force Iraq website: www.mnf-iraq.com
Rumour has it FASC will be advertising on CNBC shortly.
Multi-National Force Iraq website: www.mnf-iraq.com
I don't even have the 5 bucks to play Pro-Line but I'll still try. :0)
LoL, good morning Dale. I can't wait until Monday. Not because I think news is coming, but only because it might.
We need news.