Mary writes in…

My beloved scooter was stolen from my driveway on South Candler Street near Agnes Scott sometime between 10pm on June 19th and 7pm on June 20th. It is a red 2008 TGB Laser R9. Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos of my specific scoot, but it’s all stock and is identical to the photos I’ve attached to this email, save for a few small details: the decals on my scoot say “LASER R9″ instead of “LASER R5″, I had a black plastic milk crate bolted to the rear rack, there are a few scuff marks on the right handlebar end, and a 3″ long crack crack in the plastic handlebar cover next to the brake fluid reservoir. Sadly, I did not have any band stickers or other unique markings on it.

It had a Georgia tag when it was stolen, the thieves have probably removed that by now, but the VIN is still registered in my name. The bike is a 150cc scooter and so is much taller, wider, and longer than the 50cc ones that are allowed to run without tags. If you see a suspiciously large red scooter with no plates, take a closer look; it might be mine.

Any tips or sightings (including suspicious Craigslist ads) should be reported to the Decatur Police Department and/or Agnes Scott Police (the theft occurred on Agnes Scott-owned property). I’d appreciate it if tipsters would drop me a line at hinklem@gmail.com as well.

Refuel Biodiesel on Arizona Avenue closed a while back due to permitting issues with the city of Atlanta, as I recall.  But as Carl notes, Clean Energy Biodiesel Fuels is opening today in the same area.  Here are some details for the event…

CEB Biodiesel Fueling Station

250 Arizona Ave. NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30307

12:00 pm-2:00 pm

Come help us celebrate the opening of our new retail biodiesel station in Atlanta with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony. Local and federal officials, company representatives, oil providers and biodiesel users throughout the City will be in attendance. Clean Energy Biofuels’ retail station is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities I-75 Clean Corridor program, seeking to create the longest alternative fuels corridor in the United States. The retail pump is a partnership of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Clean Energy Biofuels.

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• The economic history of the last 2,000 years in one graph [Atlantic]

JP Morgan chart courtesy of the Atlantic