Is that the one that former CIA director Woolsey had something to do with? I'm not asking to be cynical, but to clarify. It seemed to me that after leaving Gov't direct service, and in being a very vocal supporter of biofuels, I had heard that he had taken an interest in one of the biofuel companies, but I lost track of which one.
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 17:46:56 -0000, you wrote: >What about BC International Corporation located in Massachusetts, >U.S.? From what I have read from their website, they have already >been converting cellulosic biomass to ethanol for some time now. >They claim to have numerous patents on their technology, so it sounds >like this is big business. How would one check out the credibility >of a company such as this? > >--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Darryl McMahon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "riored96" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Is Iogen for real,or bs. >> > http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/04/22/sci-tech/biofuel040422 >> > >> >> I guess it depends what you mean by "for real". The company is >real. They have at >> least 2 buildings here in the Ottawa area. They have had displays >at several >> environmental events that I have attended over the past decade. I >have had some >> contact with them over the years, and until very recently, they >were not producing >> ethanol beyond the lab scale. They have been receiving grants and >monies from a >> couple of petroleum companies (Shell and Petro-Canada) over the >years to continue >> research on producing ethanol from cellulose stock. They have >certainly had >> support from our federal minister of the Environment for years. >> >> As for the efficiency of the process, or how well it has scaled up, >I have no idea. >> >> The truck that appeared in the TV item I saw belonged to a local >petroleum retailer >> (MacEwen's), that have been one of the strongest local proponents >of ethanol >> blended gasoline for several years now. >> >> The one print article I have seen was a bit of a mess (Ottawa >Citzen newspaper), >> rather in keeping with my expectations of the Canadian mass media. >> >> Darryl McMahon > > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
