Alternative Fuels

How many of you enjoyed this years Super Bowl ads?
This one is a good example of 'humor' that we Americans
see and will see more of, as the cost of fuel rises...



My turn...for a commercial...check out the Bitron product video below
for a 'serious' solution and start saving some serious money.

"This unique specially developed and proven product can be a tremendous boost to the efficiency of your automobile. To maximize these benefits, you should utilize the entire Bi-Tron product line. The Fuel Conditioners to lubricate the upper engine and improve the burn characteristics of the fuel, releasing more energy, the 2· 4·6 to reduce drag and friction down the drive train. We are so confident that the customer will be satisfied with Bi-Tron we back it with our 30-day, 100% money back consumer satisfaction guarantee."

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7136035278056644823

Are You Pumping Gas Right?

This was sent to me from good friend ! Worth reading!

TIPS ON PUMPING GAS (Good information)

I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon..

Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose , CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades.We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.

DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!

How to Figure Your Miles Per Gallons

As gas prices rise, fuel efficiency is becoming more and more of a critical factor. Knowing your car's MPG ( miles it gets per gallon) can help you determine if your vehicle is a gas guzzler that's eating up your wallet as well. Once you figure out the MPG, you can do many useful things, like calculate how much a $.10 rise in gas prices will affect your budget, how getting a car with better MPG will lower your monthly costs or it will show you just how much you can improve the performance and fuel use by using Bi-Tron products.

1. Take note of the price you pay. Go to the gas station and fill up the fuel tank.
Record the mileage, before even pulling away from the pump. We will call this Mileage A.
Drive normally until the tank is less than half full.

2. Fill up the tank again (preferably at the same station using the same pump as pumps may be calibrated differently). This time, pay attention to how many gallons it takes to fill up the tank. This is usually shown at the pump.
Record the mileage again, just like before. We will call this Mileage B.

3. Subtract Mileage A from Mileage B. This will give you the number of miles you drove since your last fill-up.

4. Divide your answer by the number of gallons it took to fill up your tank. This will give you your car's MPG.
The higher the MPG, the more efficient your car is, and the cheaper it'll be to keep it fueled.

By using Bi-Tron Global's product line you can boost engine power while saving gas expenses.

Bi-Tron...revolutionary 'Next Generation' lubrication technology

Today, Bi-Tron's global products are renowned for their positive environmental impact. We all now have to ask ourselves: "What are we doing to preserve the environment - for our self, our children and the children of tomorrow?"

Start making a difference today.
Bi-Tron's proprietary and revolutionary 'Next Generation' lubrication technology can significantly reduce harmful automobile exhaust pollutants while increasing fuel efficiency and overall performance.

By reducing friction, Bi-Tron can improve the efficiency of your vehicle's engine and drive train, allow more complete fuel combustion thereby releasing more energy, while reducing harmful tailpipe emissions.

With the help of the Bi-Tron's line of products, everyone is now able to start doing their own part to help clean up the environment. By using Bi-Tron Global's product line you can boost engine power while saving gas expenses.

Our exclusive line of time-tested products can:

*Help improve the quality of the air we breathe.
*Protect your second largest life-time purchase-your vehicle.
*Reduce your vehicle's operating and maintenance expenses. Saving on weekly gas or diesel purchases is a huge plus in today's economy!
*Bi-Tron products will not void any manufactory's warranties and are sold with a 100% customer satisfaction, money-back guarantee.

Environmentalism...a quick history lesson

Environmentalism...the story of the recent past.

"Carbon with two oxygen atoms is a quite different animal from carbon with a single oxygen atom attached."

Carbon monoxide is where the environmental movement really began.
Donora, Washington County, Pa., 1948: A cloud of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and other pollutants from the local zinc smelter blankets the town, killing 20 people.
Los Angeles, in the 1960s: Carbon monoxide and a brew of other pollutants turn the air brown, making "smog" a part of everyone's vocabulary. But CO is a mistake; it's the product of incomplete combustion. You can do something about it, namely, stick a catalytic converter on the tailpipe of your car or a scrubber on the stack of your smelter.
That's been done in many places, and the results are clear. In 2002, for instance, Southern California met federal requirements for CO levels for the first time since the government set them in 1963. Carbon monoxide was a pollutant; you could fix it, just as we could fix the sulfur, nitrogen, and mercury still pouring out of the smokestacks of many of our power plants. Just as the diesel engine industry will now have to make some technical changes.

Carbon dioxide, on the other hand, isn't a pollutant in any normal sense. Until very recently, scientists defined a clean engine as one that produced only CO2 and water vapor. It's inevitable that if you burn fossil fuel you will produce carbon dioxide, which we now understand as the driving force behind global warming. And so the best hope for preventing climate change is to burn less fossil fuel. Which is a very different task than fixing an engine, and helps explain why, so far, we've gotten nowhere.
Adding catalytic converters to fight smog in Los Angeles was a battle, of course. The auto industry, as with seatbelts and airbags and every non-cupholder innovation, resisted reflexively. But in the end, politicians ordered new standards: The cost of converters was small in comparison with the total price of a car, and better yet, it was hidden. This was a piece of equipment, not a tax or a mandate. No one really noticed. And it worked. When it came to pollution control, environmentalism was up to the task.

But environmentalism, by itself, isn't up to the task of stopping global warming. Going after fossil fuels means going after the base of our economy, and hence of our daily habits. That is too central a target for a movement whose successes have involved fixing things around the edges. For instance, the obvious first step to reduce carbon emissions would be to increase the price of fossil fuels. Everyone knows that. But political leaders haven't done it because there are strong pressures from vested interests not to, and no pressure at all from the citizenry to do so. The vested interests won't go away, and voters aren't clamoring for higher gas prices now in exchange for a more livable planet down the road. So the best our leaders (even ones like Bill Clinton, who acknowledged the problem thanks to Al Gore) have been willing to do, is talk about magic technologies a few decades away, like hydrogen cars, that might somehow allow us to avoid ever making difficult choices.

So we have a split between a robust environmental movement taking on the relatively simple problems of old-fashioned pollution and a weak one getting nowhere on preventing the collapse of the planet's stable climate. That will likely continue until something breaks the logjam.

It may be scarcity that does the trick. The currently increasing cost of oil helps (though it does nothing to lessen the temptation of an endless surplus of carbon-laden coal).
Maybe fear will do it. One reason Europe takes climate change so seriously is that 35,000 French and Belgians died in a two-week heat wave the summer before last.
Or it may be some wild card: some new metaphor, some new leader. Or, more likely, some new vision.
Or maybe just the crunch on the economy as fuel prices start affecting everyone's spendable incomes...the trickle down effect of the increased cost of everything being produced, manufactured and shipped, will be what breaks this logjam.

We must do more than remedy existing problems; changing our behavior now will prevent new ones.

global warming

TIME has weekly column on Environment

"The Trouble With Biofuels"
Two new studies show that biofuels aren't the solution to global warming — and may even exacerbate the problem.

"TIME" in parnership with CNN
http://www.time.com/time/goinggreen

Driving Tips to Save on Gas

How to Save Money on Gas

1. Avoid having to stop. If approaching a red light, see if you can slow down enough to avoid having to actually stop (because you reach the light after it is green). Speeding up from 5 or 10 miles per hour will be easier on the gas than starting from full stop.

2. Anticipate the stop signs and lights.Look far ahead; get to know your usual routes. You can let up on the gas earlier. Coasting to a stop will save the gasoline you would otherwise use maintaining your speed longer. If it just gets you to the end of a line of cars at a red light or a stop sign a few seconds later, it won't add any time to your trip.

3. Take off slowly from a full stop. This is one adjustment that will have dramatic effects on your gas mileage; don't tear off from a stoplight or stop sign! If you move out slowly, it will help save you money at the pump.

Also, if you are driving a stick shift, note that 50% throttle at 1200 rpm's uses less gas than 10% throttle at 2500 rpm's. As long as the engine is not lugging or pinging, shift as soon as possible and use plenty of throttle. The engine is more efficient when it does not have to pump air past a closed throttle plate. Warning: The last part of this advice is only true for fuel-injected cars or those with constant velocity carburetors.

4. Open roads? Maintain even speeds. Hills? Coast from the top, accelerate half way from the bottom to increase speed going up the other side. Curves? Look ahead and coast when you can to maintain safe speeds and speed up slowly coming out of a curve.

In general...Drive at a consistent speed. Avoid high acceleration and hard braking. Use cruise control when you can.

5. Slow down. Drive the speed limit. (this is hard, I know) Air resistance goes up as the square of velocity. The power consumed to overcome that air resistance goes up as the cube of the velocity. Rolling resistance is the dominant force below about 40 mph. Above that, every mph costs you mileage. Go as slow as traffic and your schedule will allow. Drive under 60-65 since air grows exponentially denser, in the aerodynamic sense, the faster we drive. To be precise, the most efficient speed is your car's minimum speed in it's highest gear, since this provides the best "speed per RPM" ratio.

6. Avoid idling. While idling, your car gets exactly 0 miles per gallon. Although starting the car used to use a lot of gas, it's now the same as idling for about 30 seconds. Idling to warm up is particularly bad, as the engine needs extra fuel to warm up. After start up, allow your car to idle 15-30 seconds, then drive conservatively until it reaches normal operating temperature. Park your car and go into the restaurant rather than idling in the drive-through. Idling with the air conditioning on also uses extra fuel.
Stopping and starting the engine frequently will cause extra wear. Don't stop the engine if you are going to idle for less than a minute.
In very cold environments, it is recommended to allow the vehicle to idle and warm up, rather than just start it and take off. You might save gas, but your engine oil won't do its job until it's fully liquid, so you'll spend more money on overhauls. That's where Bi-Tron shines. Rest assured that oil will be there every time you start your engine with Bi-Trons Engine Treatment!

Politics...and the Price at the Pumps

Candidates Face Gas Pump Pinch

Updated January 14, 2008
Author: Toni Johnson

In the state of Michigan, site of the January 15 presidential primaries, gasoline prices averaged 92 cents higher than January of last year, according to one study. With the highest unemployment rate in the country, soaring foreclosure rates, and the state economy in the doldrums, Michigan voters are expected to send out what the Detroit News calls “an economic SOS.”

Nationwide, the economy is also a chief concern of voters and higher gasoline prices are shaping up as a major issue (foreignpolicy.com) in the 2008 presidential campaign. A NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll taken in late 2007 shows 70 percent of respondents ranked gas prices and heating oil as the number one economic issue (PDF) significantly affecting them. The issue garnered the highest U.S. interest of any news story in 2007, says a recent Pew Research Center poll.

The candidates have certainly noticed. At a January 5 debate, McCain said: “At that price of oil we’re going to send $400 billion a year overseas to oil-producing countries.” Iowa Republican caucus winner Mike Huckabee added: “One of the reasons that we're dependent is because we have allowed the oil companies to dictate not just prices, but policy.” But in New Hampshire at least, in spite of the issue’s high profile, an International Herald Tribune article reports some voters found the candidates “had disappointingly vague approaches to energy policy.”

Biofuels enjoy bipartisan support among the candidates (AP), and the recent raising of fuel efficiency standards was widely backed by both parties in Congress. But Democrats and Republicans have differed on how to deal with the oil and gasoline issue. The recent congressional debate over the newest energy law reflected contrasts in the two parties. Democratic candidates, including John Edwards, Iowa caucus winner Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), and Clinton, would seek mandates for biofuels, favoring increasing production to around 60 billion to 65 billion gallons per year in the next two decades. Calls for biofuel mandates are similar to the requirements Democrats sought for renewable energy production—blocked by Republicans—in the new law. Several Republican candidates favor increasing biofuel production but have not called for specific production requirements.

Democratic candidates also support tougher fuel economy standards (at least 40 miles per gallon by 2020) than the latest energy law. McCain would have pushed for a fuel economy standard similar to the law but wanted to move up implementation time by four years. And some Republicans, including candidates Rudy Giuliani and Romney, favor solutions such as building more oil refineries and expanding domestic drilling, including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. McCain, along with Democratic candidates, opposes drilling in the refuge.

It is unclear what effect the proposed policies would have on prices in the short term. Supply-side initiatives like more drilling can take at least five years before they can be brought online, experts say. Implementing tougher fuel economy standards is also a relatively slow process because it takes time for the nation’s auto fleet to change. And some energy experts question how much biofuels can help ease prices and bolster supplies, saying gasoline makers may respond to mandates by lowering production (AP).

Most energy experts agree that, with supplies tight and demand increasing, the days of inexpensive oil are over. A recent increase in oil market speculation has also helped increase price volatility. A CFR Task Force Report on U.S. oil dependence included among its policy options an increase in the gas tax, with the revenues possibly to be used to research energy technologies.
(full article see http://www.cfr.org/publication/15238/candidates_face_gas_pump_pinch.html)

America Needs Us

With the bleak news on economy, with housing markets in decline and foreclosures at a high, and oil prices at an all time high in the barrel wholesale market......
Question: Do you think the price at the pump on gas will reach an all time high?
If you do then you know the higher oil goes the more it will mean to the consumer to save a few dollars every time they fill-up?

BREAKING NEWS --- Average gas price is at $3.10 per gallon nationwide. It is predicted that the price will rise $.20 cents over the next 14 days causing gas prices to hit an all time high of $3.30 per gallon average. People want an answer to how they can save at the pump... and Bi-Tron Global has the answer.

Because of the Ecomomy, people just like us all over the US, are taking a conservative look at how and where they spend their money. It is very likely that they are going to think twice when making major purchases, such as new vehicles. They are going to look for better ways to maintain and stretch the lifespan of their cars and pick-ups and save on trips to the repair shops however they can. Again...the Bi-Tron products are just what they need!

You are truly at the right place, at the right time, with the right company and with the right product!! Never has the time been better... never has a product been more needed than right now... people want what we have... and they want it NOW! We are now geared up and prepared to give it to them NOW!!

This is my last post for today and I wanted to end it with a bit of humor.

It has been snowing all day and it is COLD! so thought this was perfect!

For anyone who is not familiar with blogging, I just wanted to let you know that things are posted with the most current entry at the top of the page. Start at the bottom of this page and read entries from the bottom up....then stay with me as I keep adding new info!

Thanks! Stay Warm and enjoy the weekend!

Connie

How Important is Timing?

This message is about the importance of Timing and how to take advantage of it to get the best results in your Bi-Tron Business.

You know, not too long ago, Bill Gates, the CEO of Microsoft and the richest man in America, in an interview on “Larry King Live”, stated, that the three keys to fantastic success in any business, are:

1. Being in the right place at the right time.
2. Having the vision to see where an industry is going
3. Taking both immediate and massive action

You are in the right place at the right time!
The environment is all the focus and as gas prices rise ever higher, Bi-Tron’s growth continues to explode.

When you sign up, you are provided with two marketing websites...both link to you by adding your unique name to the beginning of the URLS or links.
By using BitronGlobal.biz and/or NeverPayforFuel.com, you will be able to grow your Bi-Tron Business for years and years to come.

So what is the best way to make this happen? Start with people you know via the internet in your address book.
Use the Tell-A-Friend Feature on your website to share Bi-Tron with everyone you know.
Then, all you must do is follow up, BY PHONE, with those who've visited your Website and get them on a Conference Call.
Remember, the key is timing, so take advantage of it by taking both immediate and massive action!

What's Next?

The number one Marketing Tool...is the live Conference Call.
If you learn the best way to invite and get as many people on any of these calls, you are well on your way to success. Let the leaders in this company do the explaining for you. They will cover the topics needed to give anyone a pretty good idea if the products are something they NEED and will explain details on the company and the compensation plan. The next day when you call them to see what they think, they will know if they are interested or not. Never pre-judge anyone, if they drive or own a car, they need to know about Bi-Tron.

There are now Bi-Tron conference calls SIX days a week!
Each call will have a unique topic so be sure to dial in regularly with your team and guests!

Monday
7pm PST, 9pm CST, 10pm EST
Hosts: Judy Benjamin, Fred Erickson, Todd Gregg and Special Guest

Tuesday
7pm PST, 9pm CST, 10pm EST
Hosts: Pamela Maxey, James Bucker, Mike Franklin and Lillian Henderson

Wednesday
7pm PST, 9pm CST, 10pm EST
Hosts: D. Michael Rideout and Special Guest

Thursday
7pm PST, 9pm CST, 10pm EST
Hosts: Pamela Fairchild Maxey, James Bucker, Mike Franklin and Lillian Henderson

Saturday9am PST, 11am CST, 12 EST
Host: Pamela Maxey, James Bucker, and Mike Franklin

Sunday6pm PST, 8pm CST, 9pm EST
Host: Judy Benjamin

To listen in dial: 1-212-461-5800 Pin 8988#

"See" you there!

First Things First

1.)Go to your sponsor's site and find the 'Opportunity' button. Get familiar with all the options.
You can start big, med or small. They all have their particular advantages. Read up and ask your sponsor questions if you have them. No matter what investment fits your needs, by getting signed in, it saves you a spot as close to your sponsor as available.
http://www.bitronglobal.com/pdf/BiTron_Global_Comp_Presentation.pdf


Visit the Products section to get familiar with what you want to have Auto Shipped each month. View some of the great videos. Here's a link: http://www.go2see.bitronglobal.biz/retail.dhtml (retail prices)

2.)Sign 'Yourself' up!
What better way to get familiar with the process. I just went to my sponsors website and clicked on all the links that directed me to the 'Sign Up' process. Pick a good name for your website. It can be your own name or something clever and easy for others to remember. This will be connected to YOU and people will know they are at the right place to be sponsored by YOU.

It is also very important to get set up for Autoship...so do it at the same time. It won't go into effect until the next month, but it is one less thing to later in setting up your business.


http://go2see.bitronglobal.biz/

Getting Started

January:
I was shown this business by my favorite marketing buddy, Larry Trenary. This is what he did to sponsor me...
He sent me a short e-mail one morning with a link to his site, then called me that same evening to chat and find out what I thought. We visited about the products a little, then more so about the compensation plan. No-pressure, he said he'd get back to me in a few days after I looked around at other Bitron sites and videos. I took the week-end to look it over and signed myself up. I guess you could say I am on his 'warm-market' list, not to be confused with cold calls.

Larry and his sweet wife Sonja and I have been down this road before. We have joined forces before in some great programs...and with some great success. Over the years we have learned to be very selective and will not even look unless a company meets certain criteria.

The products have to be unique and something everyone NEEDS. The company has to be well established and able to withstand HUGE growth. Leadership and Marketing tools such as websites and back offices are the last two, but very important. Bitron Global is a company that has all these ingredients, plus so much more.

This is the birth of this blog and my participation in Bitron Global...and I plan to share Everything as I go....so stay tuned!