<html><body><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size=2><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT><BR><BR><BR>Is OIL getting you down? <BR><BR>Well, introducing an alternative. <BR>The Atlantic Biofuel Coalition presents its <BR>Fueling Change in the Community Climate <BR>Workshop Series beginning with: <BR><BR>"BIOFUEL BASICS" <BR>A day-long training weekend workshop will teach you how to modify <BR>your diesel vehicle to run on new or used vegetable oil AND how to <BR>make clean-burning non-toxic biodiesel for use in any diesel engines. <BR><BR>Saturday, November 26 <BR>9:00 am to 4:00 pm <BR>Halifax North Public Library <BR>2285 Gottingen Street <BR><BR>Call today to register!* <BR>Presenters <BR><BR>· Perry Everett, of Annapolis Royal has been an auto mechanic for over twenty <BR>years, specializing in diesel engines. Perry performs straight-vegetable-oil <BR>(SVO) dual tank installations and leads SVO workshops at schools, festivals and <BR>community events. <BR><BR>· Alain Joseph is a member of Maritime Biodiesel Coop, a local non-profit coop <BR>dedicated to teaching production methods for renewable fuels. <BR><BR>· Other mechanics, technicians, educators, artisans, and aficionados will be <BR>on-hand throughout the workshop. <BR><BR>Organizers <BR><BR>The Atlantic Biofuel Coalition, ABC, is a partnership of three non-profit <BR>community-based groups: Ecology Action Centre, Sierra Club of Canada Atlantic, <BR>and the Maritime Biodiesel Co-op. <BR><BR>Background <BR><BR>As gas prices continue to steadily climb, and consumers are becoming <BR>increasingly worried about the financial inaccessibility of automotive fuel and <BR>heating oil, viable alternatives to oil and gas must be brought to the fore <BR>immediately. <BR><BR>Measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through the use of biodiesel <BR>curb the process of climate change. When biodiesel or SVO displaces petroleum <BR>diesel, there is an estimated 78% average reduction of greenhouse gas emissions <BR>per litre, compared with petroleum diesel, over the life cycle of the fuel. <BR><BR>Greenhouse gas savings are higher when biodiesel is made locally from waste food <BR>oil products, which we will use throughout the weekend workshops. The training <BR>weekend will draw connections between the use of fossil fuels on the <BR>environment, the energy sector, and the economy. <BR><BR>The objective of the weekend is not only to elucidate the processes of biofuel <BR>and SVO use, but to provide the tools, knowledge, and know-how for the <BR>participants to feel confident in beginning to lead future workshops within <BR>their own communities; catalyzing the increased use of renewable fuel <BR>consumption across the Maritimes. <BR><BR>Based on the success of the Biofuel Basics weekend training, there will be a <BR>more comprehensive workshop in early 2006 to train participants to be competent <BR>biofuel trainers themselves. <BR><BR>* Registration is $10.00 <BR>Possibility of sponsorship <BR>on a case-by-case basis. <BR><BR>+ + + <BR><BR>For more info & registration : <BR><BR>Contact :Cameron Quibell <BR>Atlantic Biofuel Coalition <BR>Phone: (902) 344-0535 <BR>Email: cquibell@dal.ca <BR><BR>Media Contact: Dave Ron <BR>Atlantic Biofuel Coalition <BR>Phone: (902) 440-8878 <BR>Email: rondave@gmail.com <BR><BR></FONT><br> <br><hr>Sign up for FREE email from MeowMail.com at http://www.meowmail.com<br></body></html>