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First-Ever Over-The-Road C02 Reduction Study NBC Rejects August 28, 2008 Volume 6 Issue 34 Published by the Energy Management Institute NBC Rejects Latest Pickens Plan Ad AFI Indexes T. Boone Pickens Comments On NBC Decision Today T. Boone Pickens released the attached letter sent to NBC Universal Effective Date: CEO and President Jeff Zucker, describing his disappointment in the network’s deci- sion not to run the latest Pickens Plan ad, entitled “Iran,” one in a series of non- 08-28-08 partisan ads Mr. Pickens has developed to raise awareness among Americans of the need to lessen our $700 billion annual dependence on foreign oil. The 15 second ad- Biodiesel 2 vertisement, which has been approved by every other major broadcast and cable news network, focuses on an issue of great public importance and interest and advo- Electricity 3 cates for increased use of natural gas. Propane 4 “The ad plays an important role in the public debate by educating the general public about solutions to the problem,” the letter states. “We are puzzled by your de- cision not to run this ad because by not running it, you are selectively applying the Methanol 4 First Amendment and denying your viewers access to information that is important to Ethanol 5 their education and understanding of the issue of energy independence.” The script of the offending portion of the ad reads, “Get this one, Iran is Nat. Gas 6 changing its cars to run on natural gas, and we’re not doing a thing here, They’re do- ing this to use less oil, and sell it for a hundred and twenty dollars a barrel. We can P-Series 6 switch our cars to natural gas and stop sending our dollars to foreign countries.” National 8 The letter concluded, “To deny this advertisement is to deny Americans from Roundup (Continued on page 2) First-Ever Over-The-Road C02 Reduction Study Soon, freight carriers will be able to demonstrate their emissions savings by using biodiesel fuel. The National Biodiesel Board has teamed-up with Chicago-based Indigenous Energy, LLC, developers of emissions tracking systems, and Los Angeles- based States Logistics, a fleet and logistics company using clean technology, on an over-the-road pilot. The six-month pilot will culminate in a report quantifying States Despite a de- Logistics’ emissions and carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction from using biodiesel, a cleaner crease in its sale burning fuel with a lifecycle CO2 reduction of 78 percent. So far, results for May and predictions for June showed a 16.5 ton reduction in CO2 emissions. the 2009 sales year, Toyota is “The pilot program uses our patent-pending technology and reporting system continuing with with inputs from States Logistics over-the-road activity to show carbon and emissions its production of reduction,” said Peter Probst, President and Director of Research & Development, In- hybrid cars. Toy- digenous Energy. “States Logistics is a perfect company to develop the pilot because ota maintains of their commitment to using biodiesel and the concern of their customers for environ- that even with a mental stewardship.” 700,000-vehicle drop in sales they States Logistics uses B5 and B99 in seven 2007 trucks, running on average ap- are still on the proximately 27,000 miles a month. The pilot program takes into account several areas path to putting 1 to measure carbon footprint including vehicle type, distance traveled, number of gal- million hybrids on lons used, percentage of biodiesel used and biodiesel feedstock type, such as soybean the road by the oil. The end result is a report on total CO2 emitted from both the petroleum diesel and year 2010. (Continued on page 3) AFI’s Biodiesel Index Location B100 B20 B2 #2 Diesel Location B100 B20 B2 #2 Diesel Albany, NY $5.0566 $3.7652 $3.4746 $3.4423 Manchester, NH $5.0210 $3.7555 $3.4707 $3.4391 Albuquerque, NM $5.1850 $3.8458 $3.5445 $3.5110 Miami, FL $4.7700 $3.7320 $3.4985 $3.4725 Atlanta, GA $4.7700 $3.7048 $3.4651 $3.4385 Minneapolis, MN $4.3593 $3.6640 $3.5076 $3.4902 Baltimore, MD $4.3925 $3.6241 $3.4512 $3.4320 Nashville, TN $4.4142 $3.6323 $3.4563 $3.4368 Billings, MT $5.2450 $3.9927 $3.7109 $3.6796 New Orleans, LA $4.3722 $3.6161 $3.4460 $3.4271 Birmingham, AL $4.7200 $3.6934 $3.4625 $3.4368 Newark/NYC, NJ $4.9641 $3.7147 $3.4336 $3.4024 Boise, ID $5.2100 $3.8685 $3.5666 $3.5331 Oklahoma City, OK $4.7200 $3.7431 $3.5233 $3.4989 Boston, MA $4.9020 $3.7121 $3.4443 $3.4146 Omaha, NE $5.2500 $3.8576 $3.5443 $3.5095 Burlington, VT $4.7700 $3.7212 $3.4852 $3.4590 Philadelphia, PA $4.8065 $3.6769 $3.4227 $3.3945 Charleston, WV $3.6781 $3.5423 $3.5117 $3.5083 Phoenix, AZ $4.7660 $3.6710 $3.4246 $3.3972 Cheyenne, WY $5.1650 $3.9617 $3.6910 $3.6609 Pittsburgh, PA $4.9275 $3.7152 $3.4424 $3.4121 Chicago, IL $4.4498 $3.6678 $3.4918 $3.4723 Portland, ME $4.9308 $3.7422 $3.4748 $3.4451 Columbia, SC $4.3885 $3.6327 $3.4626 $3.4437 Portland, OR $5.1900 $3.8236 $3.5162 $3.4820 Columbus, OH $4.9240 $3.7679 $3.5078 $3.4789 Raleigh, NC $4.3965 $3.6279 $3.4550 $3.4358 Dallas, TX $4.2950 $3.6395 $3.4920 $3.4756 Richmond, VA $4.3925 $3.6303 $3.4588 $3.4397 Denver, CO $5.1475 $3.9723 $3.7079 $3.6785 Salt Lake City, UT $5.4067 $3.8968 $3.5570 $3.5193 Des Moines, IA $4.3465 $3.6716 $3.5198 $3.5029 San Francisco, CA $3.9423 $3.4449 $3.3329 $3.3205 Detroit, MI $4.3312 $3.6297 $3.4718 $3.4543 Seattle, WA $5.1650 $3.8114 $3.5068 $3.4730 Dover, DE $5.0910 $3.7430 $3.4397 $3.4060 Sioux Falls, SD $4.7200 $3.7540 $3.5367 $3.5125 Honolulu, HI $4.2500 St. Louis, MO $4.7200 $3.7658 $3.5512 $3.5273 Houston, TX $4.2700 $3.6243 $3.4790 $3.4629 Witchita, KS $4.8472 $3.7620 $3.5178 $3.4907 Indianapolis, IN $4.2839 $3.6687 $3.5303 $3.5149 U.S. Average: $4.7264 $3.7235 $3.4957 $3.4704 Jackson, MS $4.5934 $3.6819 $3.4768 $3.4540 Jacksonville, FL $4.7700 $3.7467 $3.5165 $3.4909 Kansas City, MO $4.7200 $3.7479 $3.5292 $3.5049 Halifax, NS $3.1736 $3.3700 $3.4142 $3.4191 Las Vegas, NV $5.2035 $3.7279 $3.3959 $3.3590 Montreal, QC $4.0152 $3.5939 $3.4991 $3.4886 Little Rock, AR $4.6084 $3.6940 $3.4883 $3.4654 Toronto, ON $3.4944 Los Angeles, CA $4.8633 $3.6387 $3.3632 $3.3326 Canada Average: $3.5944 $3.4820 $3.4567 $3.4674 Louisville, KY $4.3069 $3.6411 $3.4913 $3.4747 Madison, WI $5.0295 $3.8099 $3.5355 $3.5050 Average Producer Price Less Transportation and Handling: $4.6950 Prices do not include taxes and may be net of certain subsidies. Blended prices may be higher due to additional transportation and blending. Prices are in U.S. dollars per gallon derived from sources deemed reliable. B100 price for ASTM-spec fuel. NBC Cont’d (Continued from page 1) their fundamental right to information and the ability to make their own decisions. We hope you will recon- sider your decision and that you will decide to allow this advertisement to appear on NBC as soon as possi- ble.” Following is a copy of the letter sent to NBC President and CEO: Dear Mr. Zucker, We represent T. Boone Pickens and the Pickens Plan. We write to express our profound disappoint- ment and deep puzzlement that NBC Universal has chosen not to air Mr. Pickens’ most recent television ad- vertisement. The 15 second advertisement, entitled “Iran”, does discuss an issue of great public importance and interest. It concerns the nation’s ongoing energy issues and advocates for increased use of natural gas. It does not mention any individuals nor political parties. It is part of a series of nonpartisan advertisements Mr. Pickens has been running to raise awareness among Americans of the need to lessen our dependence on for- eign oil, which is the source of 70 percent of our oil consumption and is costing our country $700 billion a (Continued on page 6) 2 CO2 Cont’d (Continued from page 1) biodiesel, CO2 reduction from using biodiesel and the quantifiable cost to offset petroleum CO2. The results will be presented at the Mid-America Trucking Show in March. “Many of our customers on the west coast and other areas of the country are looking to reduce carbon footprint and emissions,” said Ryan Donovan, VP of Op- erations and Business Development of States Logistics. “Since we use biodiesel in all of our trucks our customers already have an advantage. The type of measurement and easy-to-understand reporting from Indigenous En- ergy will help us provide detailed information that our customers can show to their customers.” Eventually, these figures may be used to sell carbon offsets, but today, they can be used to show States Logistics’ customers and their customers’ customers how they are all contributing to reduction of CO2. By providing this information to customers, they can see the transparency and understand why States Logis- tics uses biodiesel. “When we announced the BioTrucker Fuel Card last year at GATS, we thought about next steps for providing value to card holders,” said Tom Verry, Director of Outreach and Development for NBB.
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