Veggie fuel gains traction as gas prices rise
As gas climbs above two dollars a gallon, drivers turn to used restaurant oil as a diesel alternative. Etta Kantor fuels a VW Jetta with collected oil, filtering and storing it in a rear tank, while restaurants like Eli's On Whitney in Hamden see cost savings from discarded oil. Greasecar sells conversion kits and bulk oil, though EPA approval for recycled oil is lacking due to potential contaminants.
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Etta Kantor
Jor
Kantor
Theoy
Poe
Shawn Reilly
Eli’s
Whitney
Hamden
Reilly
Bridgeport
Aaron Schlechter
Staten Island
N.Y
Schlechter
Massachusetts
Greasecar
Justin Carven
Carven
Bagot
Liquid Solar
Ithaca
Santa Rosa
Calif
Environmental Protection Agency
Christine Sansevero
EPA
Online payments squeeze traditional check printers in Kansas City
Consumers like Gretchen Schultz favor online banking and debit cards, cutting check use from tens to just a few per month. Deluxe Corp and John H Harland Co plan plant closures and reorganizations as demand drops, with automation and the economic downturn accelerating the shift away from checks. A Federal Reserve study shows checks fell from 50 billion in 1995 to 42.5 billion in 2000, while Pew finds online banking growing.
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Kansas City, Mo
Gretchen
Schultz
American Academy of Family Physicians
Deluxe Corp
Anniston
Ala
San Jose
Calif
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
Kansas City
John H. Harland Co
Stuart Alexander
Deluxe
Federal Reserve
United States
IRS
Pew Internet
American Life Project
Oracle and PeopleSoft Antitrust Trial Opens
Oracle's $7.7 billion bid faces a monthlong federal antitrust trial in San Francisco. Judge Vaughn Walker will hear product market definitions as Oracle and PeopleSoft spar over whether the takeover would violate antitrust laws. Ellison and Conway are expected to provide the drama, while the tech details remain central to the case.
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San Francisco
Oracle Corp
PeopleSoft Inc
Oracle
PeopleSoft
Vaughn Walker
Ellison
Conway
IPAA to celebrate its 75th anniversary at Broadmoor
The Independent Petroleum Association of America marks 75 years with a June conference at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Attendees include ConocoPhillips President Jim Mulva and analyst Daniel Yergin. The group formed in 1929 amid fears of dwindling U.S. oil while Hoover called a national conference at The Broadmoor.
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IPAA
Broadmoor
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Colorado Springs
Colo
ConocoPhillips
Jim Mulva
Daniel Yergin
Herbert Hoover
United States
PAA
Ipaa.org
Petroleum Hall of Fame nominations sought
The Petroleum Museum invites nominations for the Petroleum Hall of Fame. The 2005 induction cycle closes August 31, 2004. Any person may nominate, with candidate name, biographical sketch, and reasons for nomination. Honorees to be elected November 2004 and inducted April 2005. Call 683-4403.
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Petroleum Hall of Fame
The
Petroleum Museum
Petroleum Hall of Fame Committee
Hall of Fame
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