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Gator Power: Alligator Fat Pitched as Biodiesel

Posted August 18, 2011 12:28 PM

From CNET News.com:

Millions of pounds of fat from alligators, which are not threatened, is thrown away every year but the fat is more suitable than other animal fats for biodiesel, a study finds.

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08/18/2011 2:35 PM

Redefined MPG: Miles per 'Gator.

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08/18/2011 2:40 PM

I didn't know the fat from alligators was thought to be threatened.

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08/18/2011 10:16 PM

Periodic liposuction--release alligator back into swamp--repeat indefinitely.

1) Leaner, meaner alligators.

2) Sustainability.

Are there really any statistics of millions of pounds of alligator fat being thrown away annually? But throw in crocodiles, Gila monsters, Komodo dragons, and iguanas--and you've got a real business model! Whee! Crocodile Dundee's Petrol Shoppe!

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08/18/2011 10:27 PM

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08/18/2011 10:46 PM

What about AUS?

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08/18/2011 10:48 PM

Oh, sure AUS is good...

All ya have to do is come up with great ideas, like Tornado.

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08/18/2011 10:59 PM

I just mentioned in another post that this place is better than standup.

Lets call it Crockfat down here. AUSSIE CROCKFAT, what a title for the local paper here.

What do they do with the human fat after liposuction? A complete new market here. We're not gonna run out of fats in a hurry that's for sure

Pitched as Biodiesel. Yeah, right

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08/18/2011 11:15 PM

"Mammy's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin'; Mammy's little baby loves short'nin' bread!"

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