the one thing that was mentioned to me, biodiesel. we are pretty much the only ones doing the complete cycle. we do get approached to use our facilities occasionally as a testing laboratory. it is always an exciting thing. this one does complement, so we will be looking at what the best use of fog is. i want to move to the next thing. >> i gather that as you come forward with a project alternative, you would detail the technology. as part of the process, this would be analyzed? >> air quality, water quality, everything, yes. that is our intention. >> the other piece in there that we do not necessarily see -- when a design team was put together to develop alternative, their work scope could specify how aggressive we needed to be to look at alternatives. as an rfp for an outside consultant, that is not something that we would see. if we wanted to be a part of the routine design effort, that is direction we might give to staff. >> one last question. with these various technologies, do we have the proper land print to put them on? when we

sfgov.or [unintelligible] we are conducting a study at southeast related to the production to generate biodiesel. i can give you several examples of the co-digestion. having done it for years, down south of the river. next is the biofuel category, involving processes that convert biomasses been to gas, liquid, or solid. with a high fuel value, it can be handled and burned like regular fuel. one example i will give is this process called slurry carb, involving high temperatures as high as supercritical water bringing slurry to 450 degrees, 600 psi. you limit the oxygen supply in the condition and it undergoes a process where it breaks down into carbon dioxide and a charred substance. you can harvest the charge for fuel. one example of the use of this fuel is cemented. here i have a picture of the rialto. a private developer conversion of vayo solid to energy. -- vayo -- and i think they just finished the selection process, the rfq process, and they are working on an rfp for fun of production. another example of the technology we are looking at, alternative the equipment. we are interested in look

this field contract is to support gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel for the city fleet and pieces of equipment including buses, fire trucks, ambulances, police vehicles, and other equipment to back up the hospital. the fuel contract is the result of a low bid competitive solicitation for a 1 year contract with four 1-year options to extend. the price is fixed for the term of the agreement including overhead and delivery of fuel costs. we concur with the budget analyst recommendation. if you have any questions, i am here. chairperson avalos: mr. rose, share with us your report, please. >> the only thing i would add is i do want to call to your attention on page 5 of our report that this "not to exceed amount" increase includes a contingency, but i think the contingency is well explained. i do recommend approval of this resolution. as you know, this contract was competitively bid last year and includes four options. this is the first option. chairperson avalos: very good. if there are no questions or comments, we will have public comment. public comment is open for item one. seeing none, i will

>>reporter: and with algae based biodiesels increasingly looking like they might be able to supply a real alternative to conventional fuel, we could soon see vehicles like the lifecar being used as apersonal power plant sitting on every drive, providing an essential back up should your local powerstation be unable to cope with demand. >>motorcycle trials is one of the world's most demanding motor sports. for two days in june the top riders, and a few wannabes, descended on scotland's nevis range to test their ability on one of the toughest - and wettest - outdoor courses in the sport. >>reporter: the spea fim trial world championship. finding the 'roll of the rocks' the world's elite trial riders strut their stuff on the scottish mountains of the nevis range. >>one of the sport's biggest stars -12 time world champion dougie lampkin was there hoping for his 100th grand prix win. he made it to the podium on the first day but didn't make the final cut. >>lampkin: i've always been very hungry for success i've never been satisfied with what i've already achieved ...i don't like losing - i

and this is an interesting one and this is a brand new one and this is algae, algae producing biodiesels. or the oil industry. now, my question to you, mr. ellison, which of these receives the greatest subsidy, reid tax dollars from the public? mr. ellison: drum roll first, congressman garamendi? i think we know. i'm going to take a wild guess. the oil industry. mr. garamendi: you are a brilliant legislator and a fine arbiter of the question. turns out you are right. it is the oil industry. let's take a look at this, our tax dollars. where do they go? this side is the oil industry and this is from 2002 to 2008. so we've got some numbers up here for fossil fuel, between 2002 and 2008, this is the oil and a little bit of the coal, $72.5 combillion of direct subsidies, our tax -- billion of direct subsidies, our tax money, being taken out of our pocket and given to the oil industry. $72.5 billion. where does it go? traditional fossil fuels, oil and coal. there you have it. now, on the other side, renewable energy. well, we have corn ethanol industry and they have received $16.8 billion. and