Daily Blog from Collective Biodiesel Conference - Day 1

By Jason Burroughs

I'm very excited to be blogging today from our Editor in Chief, Frankie Abralind's house in Washington, DC!

Last night, I flew in from Austin for the 4th annual Collective Biodiesel Conference. Had wonderful Indian food with Frankie, his wife Jessica, as well as Moya, Leif, and Greg from Piedmont.

This morning, I'm headed to American University for "lobbying training", then off to Capital Hill to try and talk to some senators or congressmen.

Tonight, we're attending an advanced screening of the film FUEL, directed by Josh Tickell, the author of several books on biodiesel. I've met Josh and his fiancee a couple of times and attended a screening in Austin. It's a fantastic film and I'm excited that it's getting more exposure.

For those not familiar with the CBC, it is one of two annual events dedicated to the homebrew and small scale biodiesel individuals, businesses, and coops. Those of us in this nascent industry come together twice a year (CBC and the Sustainable Biodiesel Summit, which shadows the NBB conference) to talk about topics relevant to the biodiesel world - workshops, research, and lots of networking.

I hope that our readers will consider joining us at CBC this year if you are in the DC area, and come to Dallas in Feb 2010 for next year's SBS.