URGENT ALERT!!! CALL Senate BEFORE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19th

Folks,
This may be our last shot at keeping a sustainable Biodiesel recyclling accessible in Virginia. Kevin Rooney and Chris Funderburg have put together our final opportunity to kill this bill. It just passed the House and it's up for vote in the Senate on THIS MONDAY FEBRUARY 22nd


Our last shot to keep our options alive is to PLEASE CALL THESE SENATORS (IF YOU CAN ONLY CALL ONE SENATOR,


PLEASE CALL THE CHAIRMAN-- TICER) BY FRIDAY-- BY MONDAY IT WILL BE TOO LATE! PLEASE PASS ON THIS PLEASE READ, JOIN AND PASS ON THESE 2 LINKS (and this email) TO ALL VIRGINIA RESIDENTS WHO WILL HELP US CALL THESE SENATORS!
http://www.facebook.com/nova.biodiesel
http://novabiodiesel.blogspot.com


This may be our final shot at keeping our CO-OP financially viable. PLEASE ACT NOW!


Please see the below 5 arguments against this bill and select the portion(s) of the script that explain why YOU BELIEVE this bill should simply die on the floor!


AND PLEASE THANK KEVIN ROONEY, JEROME SEGOVIA, MIKE WEAVER AND CHRIS FUNDERBURG!


FROM KEVIN ROONEY:
Please call these Senators.
Ticer (Chairman) -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S49
Whipple, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S50
Hanger, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S47
Watkins, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S52
Reynolds, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S51
Puckett, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S55
Ruff, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S59
Blevins, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S61
Obenshain, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S68
McDougle, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S69
McEachin, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S73
Petersen, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S76
Northam, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S75
Stuart, -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S78
Marsden -- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+mbr+S80


They are in the Ag committee and with them we will have a better chance of killing this. Most of the no votes on the Delegate side were from Rural areas. We need to let them know what is going on. Please see my attachment that I have given each of the 40 senate offices. If you send an e-mai lit is IMPERATIVE that you follow up with a call . They get hundreds each day. I have had great success doing that!


Kevin Rooney


PLEASE ASK ALL YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS TO
1) PASS ON THIS LINK: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=12355&post=49817&uid=326546634459#post49817
2) "FRIEND" NOVA BIODIESEL HERE: http://www.facebook.com/nova.biodiesel




FIVE ARGUMENTS AGAINST THIS BILL
Say NO to the Grease Police!
HB1322 is a legislation in search of a problem: What specific problem does this bill address?
1. This bill was written on behalf of Valley Proteins, which has a well-documented history of environmental violations. The state of Virginia as well as the EPA have cited Valley Proteins numerous times for regulatory violations. VP is in no position to demand that others submit to additional regulation when they consistently ignore the current laws.
2. Valley Proteins is concerned with grease theft. It is worth noting that there is no difference between theft of grease and theft. Existing laws adequately address property theft; there is no need for a super theft law that applies only to veggie oil. If people are stealing their grease then they should work with local law enforcement, not run to get a special interest law passed.
3. Very little input was afforded from affected citizens; no veg oil users, restaurant owners, nor BD producers were involved in drafting this legislation.
4. If Valley Proteins is losing grease from their barrels, , let them buy padlocks.
5. Who is going to enforce this? The Grease Police?