Al Gore Live Earth biodiesel supplier poisoned river, killed hundreds of fish, frogs, and birds
1. 11/3/07, The Sun, UK, 'Eco Firm Fined for Polluting,'
"BIODIESEL producer Bio Tech Oils has ceased trading with the loss of seven jobs.
The Tredegar-based company which created biodiesel from waste vegetable oil was among the first companies to bring biodiesel to Wales on a commercial basis. The company also supplied fuel for the generators at the Live Earth concert in London.
By using waste vegetable oil as its main raw material, biodiesel is largely renewable, unlike existing fossil fuels. In addition, the use of what is ordinarily a waste product, which would otherwise be need to be disposed of in some other way, means that the use of biodiesel is beneficial to the environment.
The company was forced to go into administration with Tim Ball and Rod Weston of chartered accountants Mazars appointed joint administrators.
Mr Ball, business recovery partner in the Bristol office of Mazars is seeking a buyer for the business.
Mr Ball said: "It is very sad to see an independent company fail in this way and it is very much hoped that a buyer can be found for the benefit of its customer base and, of course, its creditors.
"Any interested parties willing to purchase all or part of the business should contact me as soon as possible. Recent increases in the price of raw materials have not helped the company.""
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"About Live Earth," BBC
"Live Earth was a 24-hour, 7-continent series of concerts which took place on 7/7/07 that brought together more than 100 music artists.
The event was put together by the Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Group and other international organisations to encourage individuals, corporations and governments to take action to prevent climate change. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance and Partner of Live Earth.
Live Earth took place at Giants Stadium in New York; Wembley Stadium in London; Aussie Stadium in Sydney; Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro; Maropeng at the Cradle of Humankind in Johannesburg; Makuhari Messe in Tokyo; the Steps of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai; and HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg.
Find out more about the campaign at liveearth.org. You can get climate change news, opinion and explanation from the BBC. You can have your say about climate change on the BBC News website.
There's more websites on our climate change links page."
- "A RECYCLING firm that fuelled the Live Earth concert
- was fined yesterday for polluting a river with
- poisonous chemicals.
- A trainee worker at Bio Tech Oils UK – which turns used cooking oil into diesel – poured four barrels of toxic glycerine down a drain.
- Hundreds of fish, frogs and birds died over a three-mile stretch of a river near Tredegar, South Wales.
The firm admitted emitting a noxious substance and was fined £19,000 by JPs in Abergavenny.
- The award-winning company, which
- supplied all the generator fuel for July’s Live Earth gig at Wembley, now faces going bust."
"BIODIESEL producer Bio Tech Oils has ceased trading with the loss of seven jobs.
The Tredegar-based company which created biodiesel from waste vegetable oil was among the first companies to bring biodiesel to Wales on a commercial basis. The company also supplied fuel for the generators at the Live Earth concert in London.
By using waste vegetable oil as its main raw material, biodiesel is largely renewable, unlike existing fossil fuels. In addition, the use of what is ordinarily a waste product, which would otherwise be need to be disposed of in some other way, means that the use of biodiesel is beneficial to the environment.
The company was forced to go into administration with Tim Ball and Rod Weston of chartered accountants Mazars appointed joint administrators.
Mr Ball, business recovery partner in the Bristol office of Mazars is seeking a buyer for the business.
Mr Ball said: "It is very sad to see an independent company fail in this way and it is very much hoped that a buyer can be found for the benefit of its customer base and, of course, its creditors.
"Any interested parties willing to purchase all or part of the business should contact me as soon as possible. Recent increases in the price of raw materials have not helped the company.""
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"About Live Earth," BBC
"Live Earth was a 24-hour, 7-continent series of concerts which took place on 7/7/07 that brought together more than 100 music artists.
The event was put together by the Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Group and other international organisations to encourage individuals, corporations and governments to take action to prevent climate change. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance and Partner of Live Earth.
Live Earth took place at Giants Stadium in New York; Wembley Stadium in London; Aussie Stadium in Sydney; Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro; Maropeng at the Cradle of Humankind in Johannesburg; Makuhari Messe in Tokyo; the Steps of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai; and HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg.
Find out more about the campaign at liveearth.org. You can get climate change news, opinion and explanation from the BBC. You can have your say about climate change on the BBC News website.
There's more websites on our climate change links page."
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