Jim Greer, the VP of Finance has left Calstar.

This follows the departure of the Director of Research, the CEO, and the Director of Marketing.

More evidence that Calstar is a Greenwash.

The radiation dose for the main radioisotopes – radon 226, thorium 232 and potassium 40 corresponds to a radium equivalent activity of 330 becquerel per kilogram. This compares with activities of 10-150 for soils, clays and rocks, and 90 for portland cement.

Worse still, the gamma index for fly ash is 1.2-1.3 – this is above the safe limit for building products (1.0) and compares with the values of 0.1-0.6 for soils, clays and rocks, and 0.35 for portland cement.

The fly ash that Calstar uses emits dangerous levels of alpha and gamma radiation – levels that are 2-12 times higher than for soils, clays and rocks, and 3-4 times higher than for portland cement.

Calstar – Greenwashing a toxic product.

http://calstarproducts.com/products/environmental-safety/

Calstar gives 10 year and 50 year limited warranties for their “pavers” and “bricks” respectively. These warranties are only for performance and not for product safety.

Calstar’s warranties are inferior to the standard 25 year, 50 year and lifetime warranties for concrete pavers and concrete bricks, and 50 year and lifetime warranties for clay pavers and clay bricks.

Why are Calstar’s products warranties inferior to those of concrete and clay products?

The answer is safety and durability. Calstars fly ash “bricks” and “pavers” leach out toxic metals, and are not durable – they are less hard, less shock and impact resistant, less abrasion resistant, less freeze-thaw resistant and less salt resistant than concrete and clay products.

And why is there no warranty for product safety?

Calstar offers no warranty with regards to the heavy metals and other toxics contained in their “bricks” and “pavers”. Why? The answer is simple – the products are not safe and Calstar’s own test data shows that the toxics leach out within a few hours.

They have now removed the non-existent elements from their document.

You are welcome Julie Rapoport aka “Green Arrow” aka “richtea” – Products Manager of Calstar!

Calstar’s hasty correction of their safety document poses the question – does this “mistake” in Calstar’s safety document indicate a pathetic attempt at data falsification? After all, how can Calstar’s R&D experts fudge something as trivial as chemical symbols – unless they are incompetent beyond belief, or they are (ineptly) fabricating data?

Calstar – the Greenwashing continues.

Julie Rapoport – too scared to come out in person and stand by your numerous nonsensical statements.

So Julie – have you discovered any new elements lately? In addition to the non-existent metals “Mb” and “Va” that you claim were tested for in your safety document?

calstarproducts.com/pdf/fly_ash_overview.pdf

So Julie, which is it – mind-boggling scientific incompetence, or an equally incompetent at data fabrication?

Anything to say, or are you, as usual, going to hide behind another pseudonym and bark occasionally?

Calstar – the Greenwashed toxic “brick” company.

What innuendo? My statements are perfectly clear – Calstar is incompetent and engaged in Greenwashing a dangerous product made from a hazardous waste.

Would you like further clarification of that, Julie?

Calstar’s dazzling incompetence is abundantly clear from the long list of wacky pseudo-scientific statements made by you and your colleagues, and the loony documents you produce.

Case in point – your delinquent document claiming that Calstar has tested for the non-existent metals “Mb”" and “Va”. Quite stunning ineptitude by you and your “R&D experts”. The level of incompetence here is so shameful that one has to wonder if it is actually symptomatic of data fabrication.

So, would you like me to tell you the correct symbols, or would you like to invent some other new elements? I am happy to do so at no charge – with my compliments.

What stinks? Your “bricks”? Your “experts”? Your sales? Your incompetence? Take your pick.

19 million dollars. So, with your “brick factory” at partial capacity and stockpiling bricks, and with your staff cuts, how long will it take to run at a profit and pay back the primary debt? 10 years? 15 years? And this after three rounds of funding and five years of operation! Dazzling!

And here I am believing that a successful startup is one that does not need VC funding or is self-financed after the first round, and is operating a profit within three years. I must be mad!

I see that your spelling still has not improved – it is “blinkered” with an “l”.

One does indeed wonder – about Calstar’s Product Manager, Julie Rapoport. Blinkered beyond beggared belief.

Having gone through your comments, I find them both informational & destructive, clearly designed to damage one particular manufacturer and product. That stinks. To my knowledge, Calstar has raised some 19 million dollars thus far; what have you to show for getting venture capital?

By the way, if you are as good at providing valid criticism as guessing names, I must doubt your judgment. So, what other scams are you exposing – or are you just a binkered dog barking at a single tree? One wonders, believe me.

calstarproducts.com/pdf/fly_ash_overview.pdf

Calstar claims to have tested for 17 toxic metals, including the metals “Mb” and “Va”.

However, the elements “Mb” and “Va” do not exist.

Is Calstar so incompetent that it’s R&D lacks even the most basic understanding of chemistry?

Or is this more fabrication by Calstar?

How can one rely on anything this company claims, when their statements are full of wild inaccuracies and misrepresentations?

Calstar – the Greenwashed toxic “brick” company.

Any more shocking discoveries? Lets see:

Calstar factory in operation for almost one year, but next to nothing to show for it.

Bricks being stockpiled at the Calstar plant because they are not selling.

Efflorescence and hazing issues with Calstar bricks at model installations.

Color transfer, smudging, surface wear and edge loss issues with Calstar pavers at model installations.

Documented leaching and toxicity issues with the Oak Creek fly ash that Calstar bricks are made from.

Documented metal leaching and toxicity issues with Calstar’s fly ash bricks.

Did I forget anything Julie?

The EPA – well, I imagine that the EPA is quite busy formalizing fly ash designation under hazardous waste.

Interest to declare?

Oh yes, I certainly have an interest – in Exposing Greenwash Scams like Calstar.

What is your interest? Oh I forgot – Julie Rapoport – you stand to profit from your toxic fly ash bricks.