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Hi Tom,

I'm with you on the pollution issue.

At the manufacturing business I own, (which is where we ship both MOTM 
modules and Stooge Products from,)  we recycle 100% of our scrap sttel and 
aluminum.  We put machines parts in a centrifuge and spin the oil off of 
them, then reuse the oil.  When the oil gets to cruddy to reuse, we have a 
special furnace which can burn it to help heat our building.  We use the 
waste heat from our metal heat treating line to heat the building in the 
winter and to dry parts.  We even take the water-oil mixture that comes out 
of our air compressors, evaporate the water using heat from the heat treat 
operation, (which helps humidify the building,) then burn the oil in our 
special furnace.

I'm also a believer in alternative energy.  We have thoroughly explored the 
idea of both wind and solar power.  We just don't have enough wind in our 
area.  There is a 50 year payback for solar electric and the payback is even 
longer for wind.  We are presently looking into whether it is possible to 
burn corn to generate electricity.  We are located in a rural area and corn 
is very inexpensive.  Pound for pound corn has almost 60% the BTU content fo 
gasoline.  We haven't found a suitable turbine though.

On the MOTM/Stooge side, we are trying to find a way to flash the paint off 
old panels so we can reuse them.  If we are successful in this we would be 
able to offer a trade in allowance to those who wish to upgrade their 
panels.  But we have to be able to remove absolutely 100% of the paint and 
silkscreen ink.

Paul H.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Adam" <tom.adam@...>
To: "Paul Haneberg" <phaneber@...>; "MOTM - list" <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [motm] My initial take on the panel discussion


> Paul Haneberg wrote:
>
>>The Stooge name stands for quality.  We wouldn't want any bad looking
>>panels getting out there.  It could damage the vaunted stooge
>>reputation.
>>
>>
> Well, don't put any reference to "stooge" on it ;-)
> No seriously, I don't see any harm in selling - let's call it "lesser
> quality" - products to someone that "asks" for it?
> I live in one of the most polluted area's around the globe and I hate to
> see something useful turn into waste... And than there is the economic
> advantage too...
> But that's just my 0.02 and I understand your point of view. I have no
> experience whatsoever in running a business  so I leave it up to you..
>
> Keep up the good work!
> Cheers,
> Tom
>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
>>Tom Adam
>>Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 12:00 PM
>>To: Paul Haneberg
>>Cc: motm@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: Re: [motm] My initial take on the panel discussion
>>
>>Paul Haneberg wrote:
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>>>We will be experimenting with this as well.
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>>>Paul H.
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>>When experimenting I would think that you guys would try to make a real
>>panel.
>>I suggest you try making one of those Neural Agonizer panels. Even if
>>the paint or lettering is terribly wrong, I still would like that panel
>>;-)
>>
>>ToAd
>>
>>
>>
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