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.
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Category Archives: Energy Blog
Profit and Loss
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.
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Good Italian
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.
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Carrboro Repairs
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
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Grease Appreciation and Stuff
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
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Dominica
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.
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Sustainability Track@ NBB
Yesterday I had to tear myself away from the Sustainability Track of the NBB Conference.
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NBB 2012 Day 3
It was an invigorating day. I think I have always underestimated the number of owner-operators that come to this convention.
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NBB 2012 Day Two
This conference is held at the Gaylord Palms resort. I can only describe the place as positively creepy.
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National Biodiesel Board 2012 Day One
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.
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Catawba County EcoComplex
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.
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