In 2008, the tequila industry produced 310 million liters of tequila. For every liter of tequila distilled, 10 liters of vinazas (wastewater) is produced. In 2008, over 2.5 billion liters of vinazas is unaccounted for.
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Save the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) Video interview of Vinazas: The Corpse of the Spirit of Mexico coming soon on CocktailMatch.com!
Save the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) Could this man's process for purer vodka also be the answer to the Vinazas Crisis?
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Ames, Ia. — Hans van Leeuwen envisions a range of benefits from his innovations: a better feed for pigs from an ethanol byproduct, a protein source to feed the hungry, and a purer vodka.The Iowa State ...
Mickael Thomassin Detrás de extendidos ejércitos de agave azul declarados Patrimonio de la Humanidad en 2006 y presumidos por México al mundo entero, hay una historia que poco se menciona: la mayoría de las factorías tequileras aniquilan la vida de los afluentes por las descargas de sus vinazas
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Una de las industrias más representativas del país, la tequilera, enfrenta el problema de que sus aguas contaminadas amenazan el equilibrio ecológico
Save the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) The use of agave as a biofuel is discussed in the forthcoming report Vinazas: The Corpse of the Spirit of Mexico.
www.biomassmagazine.com
Agave, a plant of a large botanical genus grown mainly in Mexico, is the missing energy crop, according to researchers participating in the Agave Project, and could be revolutionary for the biofuels and ...
Save the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) Our hope is that the cultivation of blue agave is also considered as a viable source for biofuels as stated in the report Vinazas: The Corpse of the Spirit of Mexico."
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U.S. commercial airlines and military aircraft would make a strong long-term market for alternatives to jet fuel, said Glenn Tilton, the chief executive officer of UAL Corp and its United Airlines unit.
Save the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) "We saw the Beautiful Copper Stills and there proto type Compost Facility that uses their waste water to cool and break down the used agave fibers. The end result was mind blowing. Totally natural, high mineral compost made with an environmentally safe water system. I am not an expert at all on this but from what I und...erstand, this will be in effect with all distilleries by 2012."--Mark Alberto Holt
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Read "Mark Alberto Holt and The World International Tequila Conference."
Pay close attention to his description of the Tequileño distillery and its Compost Facility.
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One man’s adventures sitting on the wrong side of the right bar, drinking the elixir most magical, in the best town in the world
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I will be guesting on the "Tequila Whisperer" show tonight, Thursday 9/24/09 at 7PM PDT, wrapping-up last week's Spirits of Mexico show, and to present some BREAKING Environmental news from the tequila-producing region of Mexico.
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Rachel Again all, please do your full research on this issue, don't just take sides without educating yourself
Save the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) I will be guesting on the "Tequila Whisperer" show this Thursday 9/24/09 wrapping-up last week's Spirits of Mexico show, and to present some BREAKING Environmental news from the tequila-producing region of Mexico. Listen in!
Save the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) As reported by Just-Drinks.com, research company AC Nielsen has been tracking a new type of consumer for the past 2 years called LOHAS – which stands for Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability. Far from a fad, LOHAS is split into seven subsets: mature, community, ideologists, frugal preservers, trendy hedonists, body conscious and bargain hunters. Which one are you?
Save the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) LOHAS... "...a hugely important band of consumers who already account for 30% of all German consumers and 20% of all those buying FMCG [Fast Moving Consumer Goods] products in the US. Furthermore, they have already affected the strategies of retailers from the supermarkets to the discounters and from producers in choco...late to beer." Olly Wehring, Editor, Just-Drinks.com
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An interesting blog post by the editor of Just-Drinks.com, Olly Waring.
Pay particular attention to the AC Nielsen portion where he mentions the term LOHAS.
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Save the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) Read the Alquimia tequila story, and founder Dr. Adolfo Murillo's quest to bring organic agave growing protocols back into the tequila industry.
Save the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) Join me on Lippy's "Tequila Whisperer" next week. We'll discuss BREAKING Enviromental news from the Tequila region on Thurs., 9/24/09, and what you can do to Save the Paisaje Agavero. Catch us then!
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