>To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 12:21:13 -0500 >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Fwd: [biofuels-biz] Market research >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > >Mr. Cheng, > >The market reality is that biodiesel is perceived to be a product of >vegetable oil and animal fats. In general, very few persons ever contemplate >hemp seed oil as a feedstock. > >However, when the occassion does arise, it is usually accompanied by great >amusement and amazement, as it dawns upon the consumer that biodiesel can be >derived from a multitude of amazingly diverse resources. > >Your response is considerably far from the norm and is an unbalanced >representation of market perception of biodiesel and biofuels in general. > >While your opinions and beliefs may hold true for yourself, it is a bit of a >reach to present them as "market research," albethey freely given. > >Todd Swearingen >Appal Energy > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Keith Addison >To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:28 AM >Subject: [biofuel] Fwd: [biofuels-biz] Market research > > > >To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> > >From: "Nathan Cheng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:40:23 -0800 > >Subject: [biofuels-biz] Market research > >Reply-To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com > > > >A little bit of free market research for all you commercial biofuels > >producers out there: > > > >If I were a typical uninformed consumer considering the purchase of a > >biofuel, and _in_my_mind_ that biofuel was in any way linked to the crusade > >for the legalization of marijuana, I would feel very uneasy purchasing that > >biofuel--even if that biofuel in fact had nothing to do with marijuana or > >its legalization. > > > >Nathan > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 22:17 PM > > To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [biofuels-biz] Fwd: [biofuel] Fw: HempCar Rag... > > > > > > >From: Appal Energy > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], biofuel@yahoogroups.com > > >Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:16 AM > > >Subject: HempCar Rag... > > > > > > > > >Nathan, > > > > > >Industrial cannabis is an oilseed, food, fiber and biomass crop - >period. > > >Industrial hemp is not smokeable cannabis (marihuana) and if regulated > > >modestly never can be. As such, the marihuana argument generally falls >on > > >deaf ears, save for the rabidly inclined and uninformed. > > > > > >Restriction of industrial hemp poses many hazards to farmers, as they >are > > >forced to plant less economically efficient and more agriculturally > > >destructive crops, such as soy. Hemp yields considerably more >co-products > >in > > >comparison to other oil seeds with far fewer energy and capital inputs. > > > > > >As a crop with numerous co-products, it is destined as a market > >regulator, > > >meeting market needs on the one hand and helping to keep feed meal > >supplies > > >from reaching glut status, a condition that will occur very early in the > > >bio-diesel market should the national soybean councils gain monopolistic > > >control. > > > > > >Such an occurrence would be devastating to farmers, a setback for the > > >environment in general, as well as consumer pocketbooks. > > > > > >As a biofuels manufacturer, Appal Energy sees enormous merit in the > > >inclusion of industrial hemp in the biofuels feedstock inventory, for > > >oil-derived fuels, alcohols, producer gases and bulk biomass for process > > >heat and electricity generation. > > > > > >As well, we find that most of those who attempt to bandy the marihuana > >"red > > >herring" issue wildly are usually the least informed of the >agricultural, > > >economic and environmental benefits of industrial hemp, not to mention > > >smokeable cannabis issues, yet willing to sacrifice the crop in their > >blind > > >crusade. > > > > > >Hopefully, you will begin to take some time to study both the crop and > >the > > >sociology of the world around you. > > > > > >Todd Swearingen > > >Appal Energy > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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