This Saturday, March 29, 2008 will open the 2008 Indy Pro Series in Homestead, FL. Al Unser, Jr. III will be driving the beautiful green car bearing the number 21 with our Ethos For Earth logo! The race is scheduled to air on ESPN 2 on April 3, 2008.
Check your local time and listings. If you will not be attending the race, be sure to check out the season schedule to go to the race nearest your home town.
Here is a sneak peak of what to expect!
Allied Waste Services of San Diego Dramatically Reduces Fleet Emissions by 71-Percent in Six Years of Participation in the Ethos FR(R) ProgramSAN DIEGO, CA–(MARKET WIRE)
Ethos Environmental, Inc. a San Diego-based company, announced that Allied Waste Services of San Diego has dramatically decreased its San Diego county fleet emissions by 71 percent, in part through the use of Ethos FR®, a non-toxic and non-hazardous ester-based fuel reformulator. The fleet average opacity emission testing in 2007, was 6.32% compared with 21.6% in 2001, an impressive reduction in particulate matter.
Six months after beginning the Ethos FR® program, Allied Waste’s district manager, Jim Ambroso said the company received an Earth Day Corporate Award from the City of San Diego for what they had done for the environment. With the continued use of Ethos FR®, Allied has reduced atmosphere particulates from its Chula Vista fleet alone by more than 500 tons a year.
The Ethos FR® program implemented by Allied Waste runs in unmodified diesel engines and integrates easily with existing fueling infrastructures. In addition to better engine performance, the Ethos FR® product reduces both fuel and maintenance costs, and is safe to handle.
Allied Waste Industries provides collection, recycling and disposal services to residential, commercial and industrial customers throughout the United States.
Thursday February 14, 9:00 am ETCity to Use Ethos Fuel Reformulator in All Municipal Vehicles
As a leader of the green effort in South Florida, the City of North Miami has recently decided to make Ethos Fuel Reformulator a part of their environmental plan. Following the results of a standard testing protocol, the decision was made to use Ethos FR® in all of the City of North Miami’s municipal vehicles. Approval came from Mayor Kevin Burns and City Manager, Clarance Patterson after the Ethos product performed beyond expectations in test vehicles.
After treatment with Ethos FR®, the City of North Miami’s test vehicles showed a 12% improvement in fuel economy, and use of the Ethos product has been shown to reduce emissions up to 30% in similar testing. Thus a city the size of North Miami — which currently uses approximately 300,000 gallons of fuel per year — can reduce its harmful emissions by approximately 500 tons per year with the use of Ethos FR®.
Mayor Burns has been an active participant in the City of North Miami’s growing green movement. Last year he participated in the 2007 Mayors Climate Protection Summit in Seattle, WA taking part in a panel on grassroots green initiatives. Burns is also one of more than 700 mayors who have signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, committing to reduce carbon emissions in their locality to 7% below 1990 levels, a goal in line with the Kyoto Protocol.
Energy-Efficient Fuel Reformulator Favorite of 24,000 Automotive Technicians Throughout Mexico
SAN DIEGO, CA–(MARKET WIRE) –Jan 28, 2008 –
Ethos Environmental, Inc. (OTC BB:ETEV.OB – News), a San Diego-based company, was recently awarded the National Automotive Quality Award by CNT: “La Confederacion Nacional de Talleres de Servicio Automotriz y Similar” (The National Automotive Service Association), with the support of Mexico’s Federal and State Government.
Rosa Maria Leos, representing “Distribuidora Ethos Mexico S. de R.L.” (Ethos Mexico distributor), accepted the award in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Representatives of the federal, state, and municipal governments participated in the awards ceremony.
Ethos Mexico is the distributor of Ethos FR®, a fuel reformulator proven to reduce harmful emissions and improve fuel economy when used in internal combustion engines. Working side-by-side with Ethos Mexico, high profile companies such as Transportes Potosinos (Nationwide Truck & Rail Transport Company) have reduced fleet emissions by more than 86 percent by using Ethos FR®.
In cooperation with Mexican governmental institutions, Ethos Mexico has developed environmental programs to be implemented nationwide in 2008, and has also assisted the government of Jalisco, Mexico to develop a program of environmental quality standards for the next Pan-American games in 2011.
Enrique de Vilmorin, CEO of Ethos Environmental, Inc., stated that the company was honored to receive such a prestigious award, which “reflects not only the quality of Ethos FR®, but also the acceptance of this product in the marketplace. Ethos FR continues to position itself as the preferred product among major competitors in the Mexican market.”
It turned out to be an old chemical factory that had been converted into Alabama’s first biodiesel plant, a refinery that intended to turn soybean oil into earth-friendly fuel.
“I’m all for the plant,” Mr. Storey said. “But I was really amazed that a plant like that would produce anything that could get into the river without taking the necessary precautions.”
But the oily sheen on the water returned again and again, and a laboratory analysis of a sample taken in March 2007 revealed that the ribbon of oil and grease being released by the plant — it resembled Italian salad dressing — was 450 times higher than permit levels typically allow, and that it had drifted at least two miles downstream.
The spills, at the Alabama Biodiesel Corporation plant outside this city about 17 miles from Tuscaloosa, are similar to others that have come from biofuel plants in the Midwest. The discharges, which can be hazardous to birds and fish, have many people scratching their heads over the seeming incongruity of pollution from an industry that sells products with the promise of blue skies and clear streams.
“Ironic, isn’t it?” said Barbara Lynch, who supervises environmental compliance inspectors for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “This is big business. There’s a lot of money involved.”
Iowa leads the nation in biofuel production, with 42 ethanol and biodiesel refineries in production and 18 more plants under construction, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. In the summer of 2006, a Cargill biodiesel plant in Iowa Falls improperly disposed of 135,000 gallons of liquid oil and grease, which ran into a stream killing hundreds of fish.
According to the National Biodiesel Board, a trade group, biodiesel is nontoxic, biodegradable and suitable for sensitive environments, but scientists say that position understates its potential environmental impact.
“They’re really considered nontoxic, as you would expect,” said Bruce P. Hollebone, a researcher with Environment Canada in Ottawa and one of the world’s leading experts on the environmental impact of vegetable oil and glycerin spills.
“You can eat the stuff, after all,” Mr. Hollebone said. “But as with most organic materials, oil and glycerin deplete the oxygen content of water very quickly, and that will suffocate fish and other organisms. And for birds, a vegetable oil spill is just as deadly as a crude oil spill.”
Other states have also felt the impact.