Jimeno

“Methane may well be a greenhouse gas,” Jimeno once cautioned a group of shareholders, “but I'm not giving up broccoli!”

The Rise of Jimeno Botts strannikov 2012

Other broccoli vendors populated street corners in all major cities, many not directly affiliated with Jimeno's operations.

The Rise of Jimeno Botts strannikov 2012

Jimeno grew his own, some on farms dedicated to growing nothing but broccoli.

The Rise of Jimeno Botts strannikov 2012

Jimeno was no smoker and took a dim view of the vice personally but was famous for tolerating smokers and smoking.

The Rise of Jimeno Botts strannikov 2012

Having access to this fresh source of methane actually helped Jimeno run his nationwide broccoli business.

The Rise of Jimeno Botts strannikov 2012

Perhaps odd, perhaps not, Jimeno otherwise had no connections whatever with the tobacco sector.

The Rise of Jimeno Botts strannikov 2012

Some say he went so far as to ingratiate himself towards smokers and smoking, since Jimeno saw to it personally that ashtrays and lighters well you ask! butane, Jimeno had an efficient butane outfit operating in southern Louisiana, all stamped with the Jimeno Botts broccoli company logo, were ever to be found in copious supply at any and every office and warehouse of the Jimeno Botts broccoli company.

The Rise of Jimeno Botts strannikov 2012

Jimeno displayed praiseworthy enterprise when he built a pipeline on the edge of the fissure to capture some of the abundant and otherwise free methane, whose release otherwise only would have helped accelerate a global change in climate long since run amok.

The Rise of Jimeno Botts strannikov 2012

Jimeno thus had two sources of methane at his disposal: the potential source sitting in his broccoli fields and another natural source running through the pipeline.

The Rise of Jimeno Botts strannikov 2012

The spectacular conflagration at the Cider City office-warehouse complex of the Jimeno Botts broccoli plantation under investigation did in fact occur on the day in question.

The Rise of Jimeno Botts strannikov 2012