Category Archives: Energy Blog

This is a strange time to be at Piedmont. On the one hand, we appear to be making money. On the other, we are surrounded by loss.

Our son Arlo is a foodie. His idea of a good time is an evening with the family at Fearrington House, our local five star restaurant.

Each day I begin my day driving the boys to school, and telling them “Today Carrboro will be working.” And each day ends in defeat. I claim what minor victories I can. Things like, “The plumbing works.” Or “I can … Continue reading →

Last night was another “Grease Appreciation Night.” That’s an occasion when a bunch of hardcore biodiesel enthusiasts gather at a restaurant to celebrate their used cooking oil. We’ve done these events for years, and they have ebbed and flowed. Last … Continue reading →

For years I have heard about an island where the Caribbean meets the Atlantic that has yet to be discovered by the ocean going public.

Yesterday I had to tear myself away from the Sustainability Track of the NBB Conference.

It was an invigorating day. I think I have always underestimated the number of owner-operators that come to this convention.

This conference is held at the Gaylord Palms resort. I can only describe the place as positively creepy.

I have to say I am trapped in Orlando at the ninth annual National Biodiesel Board Conference. I’m in a bar that is supposed to be a sailboat under a dome that is decked out like a rainforest.

I spent the day with Jeremy and Brian in Catawba County at their “EcoComplex,” and I have to say I am jealous and in awe of their project.