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California Newspaper Publishes Article Defining Increased Profits for American Biofuels.


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- American Biofuels, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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 (ABF ABF Arbetarnas BildningsFörbund
ABF American Breakfast (Thailand Hotels)
ABF Associated British Foods plc (London, UK)
ABF Association des Bibliothecaires Francais (French) 
), 35% owned by Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC OTC

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:GSPI GSPI Gail Seymour Productions ), today announced that the Bakersfield Californian Newspaper published a major article concerning ABF entitled en·ti·tle  
tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles
1. To give a name or title to.

2. To furnish with a right or claim to something:
 "Refueling Profits." The article outlines the increase of profits from the production of biodiesel from used-restaurant-oil versus virgin-soybean-oil.

This important article is reprinted in its entirety The whole, in contradistinction to a moiety or part only. When land is conveyed to Husband and Wife, they do not take by moieties, but both are seised of the entirety.  as follows:
The Bakersfield Californian
May 7, 2005. Business section, page A13

Refueling profits
ERIN WALDNER, Californian staff writer-mail: ewaldner@bakersfield.com

For one local company, used cooking oil might be fuel for higher
profits. American Biofuels LLC is using oils collected from 40
restaurants and other businesses to make biodiesel fuel at its
Stockdale Highway plant.

The plant, built in 2003, is designed to process refined soybean oil
and used cooking oils. The end product, biodiesel, is an alternative
fuel that's gentle on the environment.

William ("Stretch") Fowler, director of American Biofuels, said the
company decided to increase its use of waste cooking oils because
soybean oil has become so expensive.

He said he pays $2.60 per gallon of soybean oil, compared to 70 cents
per gallon of cooking oil.

"This will bring our costs down substantially," Fowler said.

The middleman in this operation is Norm Ramspeck, president of Safe
Environmental Alternatives in Bakersfield. A former truck driver,
Ramspeck collects the used cooking oils and delivers the stuff to the
biodiesel plant.

He parked his truck to the rear of Benji's French Basque Restaurant
Thursday morning. Two barrels containing leftover cooking oils were
waiting for him.

He proceeded to pump the oil into big containers in the back of his
truck.

From Benji's, he moved on to Cactus Valley Mexican Restaurant just
down the road, where two more barrels of cooking oil were waiting for
him.

When pieces of food are mixed in with the oil Ramspeck retrieves, he
has to scoop the food out so it doesn't clog his pump.

"That's where I really earn my money," he joked.

Ramspeck doesn't charge anything to pick up the oil. He also supplies
the barrels free of charge. His paycheck comes from American Biofuels.

"I get paid 70 cents a gallon," he said.

He collects about 2,500 gallons of oil every two weeks.

Fowler said historically, used cooking oil collected from restaurants
and food processors are rendered into a high-protein yellow grease
that's added to animal feed.

Two big players in this industry are Baker Commodities Inc. in Los
Angeles and Darling International Inc. in Irving, Texas. Darling has a
processing plant in Fresno and serves businesses in Kern County,
according to the company's Web site.

Dennis Luckey, executive vice president at Baker Commodities, said his
company competes with Safe Environmental Alternative in the
Bakersfield area for the collection of used restaurant grease. He said
presently, Baker's grease goes into animal feeds but that the company
is equipped to compete in biodiesel and is contemplating a venture in
that arena.

Ramspeck said he hopes to expand his operation to Fresno within a
month, at which point he said he will need to take on his first
employee. Ultimately, he wants to collect cooking oils from businesses
across the state.

He began working with American Biodiesel about four months ago.

He knew Joseph LaStella, president of Green Star Productions Inc.,
which has a 30 percent interest in American Biofuels. When LaStella
asked Ramspeck if he was interested in collecting waste cooking oils
that would be used to make biodiesel, "I thought about it for a long
time and decided it's a dirty job but someone has to do it," Ramspeck
said.

He received about $15,000 in seed money from American Biofuels,
according to LaStella.

LaStella initially thought maybe 20 percent of the businesses they
contacted would be interested in participating. Turned out, it was
more like 90 percent, he said.

San Joaquin Community Hospital was the first to get on board. Other
businesses, particularly restaurants, followed suit.

"Now I have restaurants calling me," Ramspeck said.

Lisa Liu, owner and manager of Chalet Basque, said she got involved
because she wanted to do something good for the environment and she
believes in supporting local businesses.

Norm Ramspeck pumps out about 55 gallons of cooking oil from drums at
Benji's French Basque Restaurant on Rosedale Highway. The oil will
then be delivered to the biodiesel plant to be processed for fuel.

The pumping of used cooking oil begins at Benji's French Basque
Restaurant. The oil will then be transferred to the biodiesel plant.

Copyright, 2005, The Bakersfield Californian


For more information on ABF call 818-893-1550, or fax 818-893-1250, or email ABF@GreenStarUSA.com or contact SEA at 530-624-5723.

Green Star Products, Inc. is an environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1]  company dedicated to creating innovative cost-effective cost-effective,
n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate.
 products to improve the quality of life and clean up the environment. GSPI is involved in the production of renewable clean-burning biodiesel and other products including lubricants lubricants

preparations for the lubrication of passages to reduce frictional injury, e.g. oily preparations, including petroleum jelly, lanolin or water-soluble preparations such as methyl cellulose.
, additives and devices that reduce emissions and improve fuel economy in vehicles, machinery and power plants. For more information, see GSPI'S Web site at http://www.GreenStarUSA.com or call Investor Relations Investor relations

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 at 619-864-4010, or fax 619-789-4743, or email info@GreenStarUSA.com. Information about trading prices Trading price

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 and volume can be obtained at several Internet sites including http://www.bloomberg.com and http://www.bigcharts.com under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol

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 "GSPI."

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 in the release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
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