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Lots of Research, No Bites

No response from th guy with the Department of Energy, yet.  Tuesday, October 13, 2015 could be the lucky day.  Monday is Columbus Day, so most US Federal employees will be off work.  This gives me an opportunity to put down some of my compiled research and get errands done.

Lots of small time computr scams come from foreign countries outside of the United States.  (Big time computer scams come from inside the United States.  Gawd bless America!)    A computer scam I tripped accross from Nigeria for Nigerians outlined how to strike it rich exporting charcoal by the ton.  The writers of the article had verifiable, up to date information:  Charcoal costs approximately $273/ton once it's delivered to the US.  Given lots of additional costs, it would be more like $300 on arrival according to the non-profit Charcoal Project based in Brooklyn New York, USA.  The latter group has the right ideas in relation to charcoal.  It can make life better for a lot of people, but like most things agricultural, it's hard, simple and makes you a living but doesn't make you wealthy.  If that concept is respected and accepted then probably people can be helped by charcoal and not ripped off.  Getting rich quick on charcoal will lead to despoiled land, destroyed wilderness, and more angry, impoverished people, rather than less.

Grade B, dried biosolids, $70/ton in Houston
Wood pellets $150/ton in Nacogdoches Texas
Minimum order is 23 tons, i.e. one 20' shipping container
Shelled corn $160/ton

More later, Starbucks is closing.

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