Your Host: Lyle Estill
Estill is the author of numerous articles, essays, and blog entries, including the book, Biodiesel Power; the Passion, People and Politics of the Next Renewable Fuel. Around town he is less known for his speeches and contributions to energy policy than he is for his full head of hair.
Get new posts in your inbox
Updates via RSS
NOTE: you need a “feed reader” to subscribe to an RSS feed. We recommend Google Reader or just use the Firefox web browser, which has feed reading built-in. You can read more about this “feed” thing at about.com.
-
Recent Posts
Latest Book Reviews
Intern's Journals
Recent Speeches
Categories
- biofarm (81)
- Book Reviews (26)
- Coop Board Meetings (19)
- Education (8)
- Energy Blog (596)
- Events (18)
- Featured Restaurant (8)
- General Events (23)
- Holiday Fryer Oil Recycle Locations (3)
- Intern's Journals (14)
- News (108)
- Newsletter (4)
- parkmap (1)
- Partners In Sustainability (1)
- Podcast/Media (44)
- Safety (7)
- Speeches (42)
- The Late Shift (4)
- Uncategorized (5)
Author Archives: admin
Feedstocks
Feedstock is what we use to make biodiesel. From the beginning we have been committed to a “multi-feedstock” philosophy. That is, we have always included flexibility into our thinking, and designs. We make biodiesel out of a wide variety of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
24th Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Join Piedmont Biofuels at the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s 24th annual conference. The event will be held December 4-6, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC. The event provides educational workshops for beginning gardeners, advanced organic farmers … Continue reading
Posted in General Events
Leave a comment
MEZ Contemporary Mexican
MEZ is the newest venture from the Chapel Hill Restaurant Group, the owners of the award-winning restaurants 518 West, 411 West, Squid’s, and Spanky’s. Not only is Mez a great provider of top-notch waste fryer oil, they are North Carolina’s … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Restaurant
Leave a comment
Now Hiring Marketing Team
We are developing a street team of marketers to do canvassing and follow-up work to close new oil collection accounts. We collect used cooking oil from restaurants and cafeterias to recycle into clean burning, renewable biodiesel fuel. Our biodiesel fuel … Continue reading
Posted in News
Leave a comment
Jasmin Mediteranean Bistro
If you haven’t yet experienced this incredible locally owned restaurant, it’s time you gave it a try… unique Greek and Lebanese cuisine. You can check 0ut their site here. We at Piedmont Biofuels would like to give special thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Restaurant
Leave a comment
CBC in DC
Join us for the Fourth Annual Collective Biodiesel Conference July 31st – August 2nd, 2009, at American University in Washington, DC! 3 Days, 3 Tracks, More than 20 Speakers! KEYNOTE: a special advance screening of FUEL, the full-length biodiesel documentary … Continue reading
Posted in General Events
Leave a comment
January 2007 Coop Board Meeting
On a miserable January day (the 21st), Leif, Lyle, Rachel Burton, John and Matt met at the coop for a board meeting.
Posted in Coop Board Meetings
Leave a comment
Southwest Windpower H80 Grid-tie Installation Workshop
September 17-18 (Saturday-Sunday) Beech Mountain, NC To be held at the Small Wind Research and Demonstration Site on Beech Mountain, NC. This facility currently features six wind systems, ranging from 400w to 20,000w, that can be replicated for home, farm, … Continue reading
Posted in News
Comments Off
Small Wind Initiative Research and Demonstration Site Tour
September 10 (Saturday) Beech Mountain, NC To be held at the Small Wind Research and Demonstration Site on Beech Mountain, NC. This facility currently features six wind systems, ranging from 400w to 20,000w, that can be replicated for home, farm, … Continue reading
Posted in News
Comments Off
