“Green” Technology was always something that my father was interested in. He was an inventor at heart, a tinkerer, and always had a farmers mentality. He was raised by a mother who was an environmental crusader and fought to preserve the Snake River from being dammed up and a father who taught him how to hunt and fish with respect for nature.

The talks i had with my father over the years sparked my interest in “what could be”, and “what is”. He always told me about the potential of hydrogen power for cars, and how it would be possible. He had a penchant for the “ultimate” solution, and ignored the bridge techologies which will most likely play a part in getting us there. He was very interested in biofuels, specifically biodiesel from various seeds. His background in biochemistry made me realize from a young age that he knew what he was talking about, and that these areas he talked about were quite plausable.

Now, he has passed away but I remember his interests. In fact, several of them have become my own. I drive a diesel Volkswagen Jetta. I intend to begin refining used vegetable oil from restaurants and running it through my car. I also will begin the process of documenting this, and many other interests, trends, and techologies on this site.

I originally had planned to have my father as a contributing member on this site, his view points and style of talk and writing were fascinating. Since he has passed away, i have found it very hard to adjust to not having him to talk with. This site will allow me to continue discussion with others, and track my observations related to green techology. In doing so, i can continue to remember those great conversations i held with my dad, and persue some of the things he and I enjoyed together.