Submitted by Greg Imlach (not verified) on Sun, 11/16/2008 - 10:39pm.
Thought your movie was great and informative. I'm going to write a paper on it for my Sociology class. It's a very important film for the problems we are facing as a nation, civilization and world! Thanks.
Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Tue, 02/24/2009 - 11:17am.
<p>As many of you know, I saw the movie FUEL and was inspired. It started a new dialogue of hope in my discussions with others based on the idea that our children can have a healthier place to live. I am a novice on this subject and am trying to sort through the facts. I have learned about environmentally sensitive, fuel efficient diesels that I can buy to run on biofuel and am rather close to selling my 30+ mpg sedan that runs on unleaded gas. I am however faced with other conflicting information such as a "new released study" for instance, that positively correlates the rise of biofuel production with global warming and rain forest destruction: http://www.grist.org/news/2009/02/18/biofuel/index.html?source=weekly While it seems that USED veggie oil (a waste derived biofuel) does not contribute to this problem, I am concerned that many will unscrupulously buy biofuels (agrofuels) that do. And, is there really enough used veggie oil to go around? How about other waste options for energy? Can the country really run on the waste it produces while bringing down greenhouse gases? If not, and we’ll need a combination of fuels. We now turn the discussion to agrofuels. Agrofuels, defined by Wikipedia, are biofuels produced from specific crops. Examples of these are such as those yielding vegetable oil, palm oil, soybean, algae, jatropha, or pongamia pinnata. I have drawn the conclusion that our reliance on petroleum is NOT sustainable and our sole reliance (some call it an addiction) on it will lead to further political turmoil and violence. BUT, questions I am currently asking are: Which agrofuels, if any, are sustainable? In consideration of what sustainable means to me I am asking: What types of energy sources are required to create each one of these agrofuels? What are the consequences of these sources to our health and the planet? What are the byproducts that these fuels give off when burned? What is the effect of these byproducts on the environment? Which of these alternative fuels provide more energy output than the energy required to produce it? Must we be very aware about what alternative fuels, biofuels we are using? I think the answer is YES. Each type of fuel, petroleum derived or not, does have a specific consequence on our environment. YES, we need to have an active dialogue and ongoing proactive effort to find suitable alternative fuels, but we can not also be irresponsible with advocating this message and in choosing alternative fuels to meet our energy needs. It seems I am always pressed for time. We, people, are pressed for time. Yet I want to prioritize this issue and contribute to the FUEL dilemma. Does anyone have any reliable resources that might help answer the questions I posed above? Please join me in making this a priority in your daily lives if you have not already, and challenge me with your perspectives. zastory@gmail.com</p>
Submitted by Mj (not verified) on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 3:21pm.
Josh, your film is inspiring and full of hope. Thank you for your committment to solving this nasty and unnecessary energy scandal that has plagued our country and planet for the last 100 years. As you demonstrate, there are numerous steps we can take to work ourselves out of this artificial quagmire and numerous alternative energy sources for us to pursue. And here's perhaps another one: "Myco Diesel" -- I recently heard about this discovery by University of Montana Professor Gary Strobel. This from his website:
Dr. Strobel’s current work focuses on the endophytic fungus, Gliocladium roseum, that he discovered in Patagonia. Gliocladium roseum has been shown to produce many of the same hydrocarbons found in diesel fuel. Strobel has dubbed the products of this fungus “myco-diesel.”
http://plantsciences.montana.edu/facultyorstaff/faculty/strobel/strobel.html
--Mj
Submitted by Warren Etheredge (not verified) on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 11:56am.
It's time for The Rolling Stones to embrace alternative energy and rework the lyrics of Jumpin' Jack Flash. It's not a gas, gas, gas. It's a solar panel, a wind turbine... a gallon of biodiesel!
Surely, single-minded filmmaker Joshua Tickell would support the tone-deaf song-shift, as he has championed biodiesel for more than a decade; first by driving his fryer-oil-fueled Veggie Van cross-country; now, by sharing his self-proclaimed cinematic "gift to America." FUEL, his slickly-shot personal documentary, tracks his efforts to convince fellow citizens to "change the world" by changing their fuel. Start pumping greener gases; stop emitting greenhouse gases. FUEL makes the compelling (and clear) case that it's time to shut up and fill up... responsibly. (FUEL opens in Seattle today -- Friday, November 21st, 2008 -- at the Varsity Theatre.)
Of course, not all alternative energies are created equal and The Warren Report invited Mr. Tickell, U.S. representative Jay Inslee -- rumored to be on Barack Obama's short list for Secretary of the Interior -- and John Plaza, the founder, president and CEO of Imperium Renewables to discuss our options during an exclusive post-show q&a following our Act Now! presentation of FUEL a couple of weeks ago. For those who missed it, you can now revisit the conversation by downloading The Warren Report's FREE podcast via iTunes (http://ping.fm/Y8wlG) or via Libsyn (http://thewarrenreport.libsyn.com/).
Then, let everyone know what's in your tank.
Take luck,
Warren Etheredge
The Warren Report
Submitted by LB (not verified) on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 6:36pm.
As a college graduate looking at an uncertain economy and an even more grim environmental future I greatly, greatly appreciated this movie. I am passionate about environmental issues, but I know that for the rest of the world to catch on, people need something, like this movie, that they can cling to. It was a very well put-together documentary and I really enjoyed it. I know that if people get out there and see it, this movie can definitely motivate change. it is informational and inspiring, Way to go Josh and everyone who worked on this film!
Submitted by James (not verified) on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 11:23pm.
I am an Engineering Major and was only going to see this movie because it is for extra credit. However it gave me some insight into the trials we have to face in our the years to come. Oil is a mane building block of our world and will never be out of the loop. But i do agree that sooner or later we will have a need for alternative fuel. I will say that electric cars are not the way. If you are a person concerned about the environment just look at all that battery acid. WOW. Since I am a person that
was intending on going into the oil industry and have scene a somewhat reasonable argument and possible new wave for the coming generations, I must look further into algae based fuel and maybe I'll end up working on plans for a biofuel refinery rather than Oil refineries.
Submitted by Sparki Lighthead (not verified) on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 11:00pm.
This wonderful film needs to get out of the theatres & onto Net Flix ASAP!! It needs to be in every school & in every home ASAP!! This movie has the potential to start an intelligent revolution. Not a revolution of violence, but one of people coming together with hope and love and caring for our mother earth. If enough people see it, it has the potential to create shared motivation on a grand scale. For the people of the world to come together and do whatever is necessary, creating a strong positive impact toward turning around many of the environmental & financial issues we are faced with at this time.
"An Inconvenient Truth" was a wake up call to the people of this nation and much of the Western world. Other countries, around the world are making great strides in the area of offering clean alternatives to transportation, food growth, health care and waste management. What are we doing here in the U.S. with all of our wealth and access to so many different technologies? Remaining distracted, preoccupied & consuming?
This film offers viable solutions that are already available and need all of our support and investment! Let's start an Intelligent Energy Revolution and demand better from our government and the corporations. If everyone were to move their investments into these clean technologies immediately it would take off really fast in a matter of a couple of years, without the need for the support of our messed up government or the corrupted system of corporations. We the people, cannot continue to wait for the government and corporations to come around with the "right ideas". It would make a huge impact in our collective future, if a large number of the populace were to align in an effort to give the corporations a sock in their financial belts. This could be done by moving ALL of our investments over to technologies that would serve us in terms of short term and long term sustainability of which there are many others, besides just biofuel technologies. This film, (and these times) should serve to inspire an Investment Revolution amongst the people of the United States and all of America! It is a matter of life or death, of our precious Mother Earth! Share the film with every one you know. Do it NOW! And move your investments to clean progressive companies. It is worth the risk, we must be bold to make a difference NOW!
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I saw Fuel last night in Portland -- YES!!
What's in your tank?/Podcast with Josh Tickell
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