Andrew Couch

On March 14, 2008, I listened to Andrew Couch talk about some environmental issues. Six years ago he had a company called Deep Fried Rides. He invented cars that ran on restaurant’s waste cooking oil. He is now a member of the Clean Water Coalition. Andrew Couch said the coalition does about six main things. I could not catch all of them, but here are a few. First, they track legislative activity, such as finding grant money. Second, they have grant assistance. Third, they help with market development. They help business leaders start businesses that help the environment. Fourth, they help develop infrastructure. Fifth, one of their main focuses is education and outreach for ages K-12. I did not catch the sixth thing, but he said one of them should be arguing. He said he spends most of his time arguing. His main focus seemed to be to inform us that there are many other alternative fuels. He also wanted to encourage all of us to conserve more energy. He continued to talk about how everyone thinks all of his ideas are stupid, but then he gave a great example. He said 30-40 years ago people thought the computer was a bad idea because it was huge, and they thought it was inefficient. Now, some people could not live without a computer. He had a great sense of humor, and I really enjoyed his talk. This is off the subject, but I wanted all of you to know what he calls his truck. . .The Terdlet! Sorry, I just thought that was so funny!