[Sustain] SF Green Party Makes National TV Opposing Bad BioDiesel!

[Eric Brooks]

Cool news all,

We got national exposure all day yesterday on Fox News network for our 
stand against the bad Darling biodiesel plant proposal.
To see the video go to 
http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/22138785/greenie-vs-greenie.htm

I was interviewed. Unfortunately, the report left out my key repeated 
statements about corporate factory farming and its environmental impact, 
and concentrated only on the possibility of genetically engineered fuel 
animals as the plant's possible big negative. (The early morning report 
noted in my previous email below (which did not have any interviews) 
actually covered the issue more effectively. I couldn't find that video 
online.)

On the positive side, at least the basic warning that the plant will 
make fuel out of animal parts got out there and will probably trigger 
some concern in a good number of people. Hopefully that word will get 
around outside of conservative viewer circles.

In any case. The SF Green Party is now on the map for the millions of 
right wingers who watch Fox News ;)

cheers

Eric

Eric Brooks wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We just got our first mention on Fox News (national) on our opposition 
> to the Darling International biodiesel plant. (Apparently the reason a 
> local issue in SF actually got national attention is that it is Earth 
> Day and the subject is controversial.)
>
> The reporter said that many environmentalists were strongly opposed to 
> the plant because its type of biodiesel production could do more harm 
> than good to the environment, and raised concerns about genetically 
> engineered animals being produced for fuels.
>
> The 'Green Party' and PETA were specifically named as opponents, and 
> the report finished up stating that opponents intend to pass 
> legislation to require that biodiesel production remain strictly local 
> and run by nonprofits.
>
> There were no clips of either opponents or proponents speaking, but 
> the reporter who generated the piece that he is working to get a 
> longer report on later on the day.
>
> If you want to watch for repeats of the report, Fox news is on SF 
> cable channel 59.
>
> I'll keep you posted on new developments.
>
> cheers
>
> Eric Brooks
>

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