Conservative Green: Biodiesle from rendered liberals

**Toad** · December 26th, 2008, 03:42

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...s-1211431.html

Surgeon uses human fat to run his cars

Health department raids liposuction clinic as doctor leaves for South America
By Guy Adams in Los Angeles
Friday, 26 December 2008

A leading Beverly Hills plastic surgeon claims to have found an environmentally friendly way to combine two of America's great obsessions – after converting his 4x4 to run on fat removed from clients during liposuction operations.

Alan Bittner, who founded a high-profile clinic on Rodeo Drive, the Bond Street of Los Angeles, claims to be able to power both his Ford Explorer and his girlfriend's Lincoln Navigator on biofuel converted from excess flesh from human tums, bums and thighs. "The vast majority of my patients request that I use their fat for fuel – and I have more fat than I can use," he says. "Not only do they get to lose their love handles or chubby belly, but they get to take part in saving the Earth."

Dr Bittner made his claim in a posting on the internet site lipodiesel.com, adding that he has performed roughly 7,000 liposuction operations, and that a gallon of human fat will produce roughly the same quantity of biofuel.

Scientists say there is no reason why human fat cannot be turned into biofuel, since it contains triglycerides which are no different from those found in waste animal fats that are already being used for the same purpose. However the discovery left medical regulators unimpressed. Using human medical waste to power vehicles (or indeed for any other commercial purpose) is largely illegal, and Dr Bittner's clinic has been raided by California Health Department officials. The magazine Forbes says that Dr Bittner's ability to create what he calls "lipodiesel" first came to light in lawsuits filed by several former patients, who recently accused him of allowing his girlfriend and assistant, who were both unlicensed, to carry out intricate operations.

A gallon of "lipodiesel" will give motorists roughly the same mileage as they would get from regular diesel, the magazine added. At present, most biofuel is made from a mixture of specially grown corn, and left-over beef or pork products.

Sadly, Dr Bittner is no longer around to bask in his new-found fame. His practice in Beverly Hills suddenly closed shortly after last month's raid, and he is believed to have moved to South America.

Lawyers representing several former patients are currently attempting to track him down. One of them, Andrew Besser, claims Dr Bittner's unlicensed girlfriend removed too much fat from his three clients, leaving them horribly disfigured. Dozens of other patients have complained to the State Medical Board, he added.

Dr Bittner's lawyer is yet to comment. A notice on his website claims that the doctor is currently living in Colombia.

**Toad** · December 26th, 2008, 03:45

I dunno. If I could convert a Hummer SUT to run off fat liberals... I think I'm OK with that.

Not guilty.

**Ryan Ruck** · December 26th, 2008, 03:50

Screw ANWR! This means Michael Moore could power us for decades!

**Backstop** · December 26th, 2008, 04:03

Man, I'm no doc.

But I was under the impression there were strict guidelines re: the disposal of human parts.

And putting them in your fuel tank would not be one.

**American Patriot** · December 26th, 2008, 17:54

Originally Posted by Toad

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...s-1211431.html

Surgeon uses human fat to run his cars

Health department raids liposuction clinic as doctor leaves for South America
By Guy Adams in Los Angeles
Friday, 26 December 2008

A leading Beverly Hills plastic surgeon claims to have found an environmentally friendly way to combine two of America's great obsessions – after converting his 4x4 to run on fat removed from clients during liposuction operations.

Alan Bittner, who founded a high-profile clinic on Rodeo Drive, the Bond Street of Los Angeles, claims to be able to power both his Ford Explorer and his girlfriend's Lincoln Navigator on biofuel converted from excess flesh from human tums, bums and thighs. "The vast majority of my patients request that I use their fat for fuel – and I have more fat than I can use," he says. "Not only do they get to lose their love handles or chubby belly, but they get to take part in saving the Earth."

Dr Bittner made his claim in a posting on the internet site lipodiesel.com, adding that he has performed roughly 7,000 liposuction operations, and that a gallon of human fat will produce roughly the same quantity of biofuel.

Scientists say there is no reason why human fat cannot be turned into biofuel, since it contains triglycerides which are no different from those found in waste animal fats that are already being used for the same purpose. However the discovery left medical regulators unimpressed. Using human medical waste to power vehicles (or indeed for any other commercial purpose) is largely illegal, and Dr Bittner's clinic has been raided by California Health Department officials. The magazine Forbes says that Dr Bittner's ability to create what he calls "lipodiesel" first came to light in lawsuits filed by several former patients, who recently accused him of allowing his girlfriend and assistant, who were both unlicensed, to carry out intricate operations.

A gallon of "lipodiesel" will give motorists roughly the same mileage as they would get from regular diesel, the magazine added. At present, most biofuel is made from a mixture of specially grown corn, and left-over beef or pork products.

Sadly, Dr Bittner is no longer around to bask in his new-found fame. His practice in Beverly Hills suddenly closed shortly after last month's raid, and he is believed to have moved to South America.

Lawyers representing several former patients are currently attempting to track him down. One of them, Andrew Besser, claims Dr Bittner's unlicensed girlfriend removed too much fat from his three clients, leaving them horribly disfigured. Dozens of other patients have complained to the State Medical Board, he added.

Dr Bittner's lawyer is yet to comment. A notice on his website claims that the doctor is currently living in Colombia.

LAWYERS? Wait, he's being sued, or charged with something? WTF?

The assholes from PITA wanted Ben and Jerry's to start using Human Breast milk to make ice cream.

**Brian Baldwin** · December 27th, 2008, 11:34

He's being sued and/or charged because he is using lipo fat... Everyone knows that liberals are the biggest (no pun intended) participants in Liposuction... ie: hollywood and their cronies. So I imagine if he had instead only used rich GOP members they'd have been fine with it and given him a Nobel Prize. But right now they fear that Michael Moore, Barbara Streisand, Barney Franks, and Al Gore could end up running through some conservative gas tank. lol

**Brian Baldwin** · December 27th, 2008, 11:38

BTW... I also believe that Carbon Dioxide levels in our atmosphere would be cut in half over night if Libs would just STFU... It's a likelihood that humans exhale more CO2 per year around the world than do cars.

So I think it would be a great idea to render the world's socialists and liberals down for fuel so we can fix the global warming they worry about and weening us off foreign oil at the same time... Less libs mean much less CO2 and since they out number conservatives 10 -1 or more that makes for years of guilt free driving!