[Terrapreta] ethanol media blitz

[lou gold]

Of course, I agree with you in regard to Terra Preta but don't you think is
appropriate to be somewhat "sensational, paranoid, and/or and outrageous"
about the strategies and tactics of the mega global corporations and their
cohorts? And don't you think that TP offers an alternative to all this, a
better way? That's the message I would like to see carried around the world.



On Nov 30, 2007 4:38 PM, Sean K. Barry <sean.barry at juno.com> wrote:

>  Hi Lou,
>
> It is somewhat difficult for me to want the Terra Preta message (what I
> view as valuable) associated with the "sensational, paranoid, and/or and
> outrageous", just for exposure?  TP doesn't need the stink of that kind of
> exposure, I don't think.
>
> Regards,
>
> SKB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* lou gold <lou.gold at gmail.com>
> *To:* naomi luckett <naomiluckett at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* terrapreta at bioenergylists.org
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:50 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Terrapreta] ethanol media blitz
>
> NO DOUBT ABOUT IT FOLKS.
> THEY ARE TARGETING BRAZIL AND ECO FOLKS IN GENERAL.
> I THINK THE DETROIT/OIL COMPANY/AGRIBUSINESS ALLIANCE IS SOMETHING THAT
> CAN BE CHALLENGED.
>
>
> So you folks with networks, etc can now make a story of it. Don't hesitate
> to spin conspiracies or whatever, or to sound paranoid or outrageous.
> Sensational is good, it makes it fly around the Internet. And it carries TP
> along to who knows where.
>
> Go for it.
>
> lou
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 29, 2007 6:26 PM, lou gold <lou.gold at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > VERY INTERESTING OBSERVATION.
> >
> > It feeds into my speculation that they are somehow feeding the ad into
> > Brazil. In the Portuguese style, 29 thousand is written as 29.000.
> >
> > That's my guess.
> >
> > lou
> >
> >
> > On Nov 29, 2007 6:21 PM, naomi luckett <naomiluckett at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Kevin,
> > > I also went to the site and I believed the point to be the thousand
> > > mark??? ie: 29,231 cobs?????
> > > Maybe I also missed the mark? surely, you couldnt get a Chevy suburban
> > > to run 20,000 miles on less than 30 cobs of corn!!!!!
> > > If so...then sorry TP list...I am moving to Ethanol!!!!!!!!
> > >
> > > Naomi
> > >
> > >   On Nov 30, 2007 8:48 AM, Kevin Chisholm <kchisholm at ca.inter.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear Lou
> > > >
> > > > I wento their Cornulator Page, where tehy calculate the cobs of corn
> > > > used and teh BBl's of fuelk saved, using one of their vehiclesd, and
> > > >
> > > > knowing the expected annual mileage. See:
> > > > http://www.gm.com/explore/livegreengoyellow/
> > > >
> > > > For 20,000 miles in a Suburban, I'd save 42 BBL Oil, and would use
> > > > 29.3
> > > > cobs of corn. That seems like an excessively huge savings claim.
> > > >  That
> > > > is trhe equivalent to 1 BBl of oul saved for each cob of corn nused
> > > > to
> > > > make ethanol.
> > > >
> > > > This doesn't seem to hang together. Anyone have an explanation?
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes,
> > > >
> > > > Kevin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > lou gold wrote:
> > > > > Hi Folks,
> > > > >
> > > > > General Motors just launched a media blitz for it's new
> > > > > flexfuel guzzling pick-up.
> > > > > http://www.gm.com/explore/livegreengoyellow/
> > > > >
> > > > > Corn ethanol was obviously chosen for the US market.
> > > > > The yellow and green colors are an appeal to Brazil
> > > > > (the national flag and main futebol colors). And the
> > > > > 4-door style is the one seen most commonly in Amazonia
> > > > > (and probably other rainforest regions).
> > > > >
> > > > > This ad is now appearing at eco websites like
> > > > > EcoWorld where there are FOUR (4) button
> > > > > placements on the page of the terra preta post
> > > > > http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2007/11/27/terra-preta/
> > > > >
> > > > > and at Mongabay (the leading world rainforest info site)
> > > > > http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-sekala_interview.html
> > > > > < http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-sekala_interview.html>
> > > > >
> > > > > WE NEED A GRAND STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH THIS
> > > > >
> > > > > THE FUEL FOLKS HAVE A BIG JUMP ON THE SOIL SAVERS
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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