Reply #14: This is GREAT !! Working model first step ? [View All]

This is terrific information!! The foundation for any workable plan is good information and analysis..... Then we need to get creative.

I wonder if any of the major players in religious tolerance are taking note of Mr.G. Then we have a beginning alliance of groups around two issues- one pocketbook, the other a 'call to higher moral standard' (eg: greater religious tolerance) w/ 5th congressional district leading the way? By standing up to Mr. G's imputed characterisation? Just have to be careful to approach the regional population as new (Dem.) allies; Most likely, they do not yet understand their full potential so there's a lot of information to get out to folks. I wonder if media is the best way to reach rural populations- may be better to set up some working model to show people how they can look at the new biofuels market as a plus. Pocketbook to philosophy to politics.

Anyone know the tech side of big diesel farm machinery? Would these motors need to be adapted to run on biodiesel? If they need to be converted, how feasible is that and what would it cost? Could a biofuel co-op also help members convert their machinery? That way, there is an instant, initial market for the first product. Maybe there is a way to get some of the tech universities involved? Some have been holding competitions on alternative fuel engines. What about grants, subsidies to get a model up and running?

We'd need to have a package together (workable model on paper) then approach some farmers- try to get one or two in the region to participate......give the prototype great media coverage, bring good PR to the area based on new economics- biofuel program, new thinking, etc. All this leads to new thinking/ new mindset with a Dem leader on the cutting edge. Perhaps we can ID someone with leadership qualities among the farmers expressing interest in the program, unless the 5th Congress.Dem Committee already has someone in mind?

OK. I'm dreaming here, right? Someone pinch me back to reality.