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 equipmentincluding 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 c

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brown says he's not worried, attorney general today touting his own business credentials at a b biodiesel company in san diego. brown claims whitman's $100 million campaign and huge media buys have distorted his record. her most recent attack ad released this afternoon, targeting brown's use of a government jet for campaign purposes. >> people are going to vote for change, integrity and they're going to reject the negativity and the carpet bombing of deceptive commercials that we've been facing these last two months. >> reporter: but the event in san diego was a rarity for brown, who has not campaigned extensively, leaving it up to labor unions to attack his opponent. today in sacramento, hundreds from the california nurses' association dressed as suffragettes celebrated the 90th anniversary of women winning the right to vote, a right meg whitman exercised over the past three decades. >> the fact she hasn't voted in 18 years is disgusting. >> reporter: in los angeles, conan nolan, nbc bay area news. >>> well, this week, jaycee dugard is celebrating one year of freedom, and he h she's doin

clean energy industry -- because i don't want to see the solar panels and the wind turbines and the biodiesel created in other countries. i don't want china and germany and brazil to get the jump on us in the industries of the future. i want to see all that stuff right here in the united states of america, with american workers. and the investments we've made so far are expected to create 800,000 jobs by 2012 -- 800,000 jobs in an industry of the future. [applause] we want to create the infrastructure for the future -- not just roads and bridges -- but also the broadband lines and the smart grid lines that will ensure we stay competitively on top for years to come, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs all across the country in the process. so that's our plan to create jobs right here in america -- not just short term, but long term. but the fact is, most of the members of the other party voted no on each and every one of these initiatives. no on tax cuts to small businesses. no to clean energy jobs. no to the railroad and highway projects. now, i want to point out that doesn't stop them

there is also another effort to ae asat biodiesel from lalge in other renewable resource.ou really have to look at the whole picture. you cannot just choose one area. they will affect each other. host: with your background and education are you an engineer? guest: i am a scientist by trade. i got my degree from chapel hill. i realized in the 1980's there were energy crises back then and i really wanted to devote my knowledge of the ocean to harnessing the energy from the ocean. i have worked in renewable ocean energy for almost 30 years, starting with the department of energy's otec program, a resource in the tropics that was pioneered in the early 1900's by the french and then moving on into wave energy from tidal currents, ocean currents virginia's largest endemic renewable energy resources from the sea is offshore wind. that is my focus has been. host: many live in parts of a country where there has been a big public debate about offshore wind energy development. many of you have experience in land and earlier versions of of the wind farms, as they are called. we would