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Ah, who can resist a tale of Grease Bandits, Grease Lawyers and references to Grease Gold on a Monday?

From an article by Ben Arnoldy in the Christian Science Monitor:

"Grease Bandits Strike As Biofuel Demand Rises
As the price of this waste product and biodiesel ingredient has risen, so have thefts.

San Jose, Calif. - Mark Rosenzweig watched with suspicion as a tanker truck sidled up to a local Burger King’s grease bin last month. The driver
plunged a hose into the 300-gallon tub of used French-fry grease and slurped it into his tank.



Mr. Rosenzweig called the police, patiently citing legal codes to convince them that, yes, grease theft is a crime. He should
know. As a legitimate grease collector, he has his livelihood stolen four to five times a month these days.



In
March, grease bandits in South Bend, Ind., broke bin locks to get to
their oozy booty. One collector, Griffin Industries Inc., has two
detectives working cases in Kentucky, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and
against an entire grease gang in northern Arkansas.



Grease is a traded commodity like gold or pork
bellies, and its price has tripled in the past two years – leading to
increased theft. The reason: Grease can be used to make bio-diesel and
has seen the same price spike as corn and other biofuel inputs." More.

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