[Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread Chip Mefford
Good day all;

As of this morning, there are 456 subscribers to this list. 

The recent news of Keith's passing come as sad news to us all and we saw a tiny 
uptick in traffic over those few days. Since then, we're back to some updates
on issues that many of us find interesting by Darryl, and not much else. 

So, I need to hear from you, as in a *lot* of you if you want to see this list 
continue. 

The archives are in place, and as of right now, it's the intention to keep them 
in
place, but I'm uncertain that this list is really serving any further purpose. 

Keith and I have discussed this very issue many times over the last 5 or so 
years.
I offered to host the list in order to keep it going a few years back. But now
that we are no longer blessed with Keith's insights, well, I'm not sure
this list is really relevant. 

So, please respond to this posting with your thoughts. I'll need to hear from
a lot of you. 

--chipper
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread Ivan Menchero

HI!

I use it as a Green News Gatherer... very few times I wrote in it but I do 
forward some relevant links to people.

If it disappears I will miss it

Regards,

Ivan

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From: Chip Mefford

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Subject: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list,your input 
needed.


Good day all;

As of this morning, there are 456 subscribers to this list.

The recent news of Keith's passing come as sad news to us all and we saw a 
tiny
uptick in traffic over those few days. Since then, we're back to some 
updates

on issues that many of us find interesting by Darryl, and not much else.

So, I need to hear from you, as in a *lot* of you if you want to see this 
list continue.


The archives are in place, and as of right now, it's the intention to keep 
them in
place, but I'm uncertain that this list is really serving any further 
purpose.


Keith and I have discussed this very issue many times over the last 5 or so 
years.
I offered to host the list in order to keep it going a few years back. But 
now

that we are no longer blessed with Keith's insights, well, I'm not sure
this list is really relevant.

So, please respond to this posting with your thoughts. I'll need to hear 
from

a lot of you.

--chipper
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread Dave Hajoglou
I like the list.  I used to be very vocal though now I mostly lurk.

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 5:25 AM, Chip Mefford c...@well.com wrote:

 Good day all;

 As of this morning, there are 456 subscribers to this list.

 The recent news of Keith's passing come as sad news to us all and we saw a
 tiny
 uptick in traffic over those few days. Since then, we're back to some
 updates
 on issues that many of us find interesting by Darryl, and not much else.

 So, I need to hear from you, as in a *lot* of you if you want to see this
 list continue.

 The archives are in place, and as of right now, it's the intention to keep
 them in
 place, but I'm uncertain that this list is really serving any further
 purpose.

 Keith and I have discussed this very issue many times over the last 5 or
 so years.
 I offered to host the list in order to keep it going a few years back. But
 now
 that we are no longer blessed with Keith's insights, well, I'm not sure
 this list is really relevant.

 So, please respond to this posting with your thoughts. I'll need to hear
 from
 a lot of you.

 --chipper
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread kalan

I can second what Ivan wrote, hope to contribute more in future.

On 19.11.2014 14:25, Chip Mefford wrote:

Good day all;

As of this morning, there are 456 subscribers to this list.

The recent news of Keith's passing come as sad news to us all and we saw a tiny
uptick in traffic over those few days. Since then, we're back to some updates
on issues that many of us find interesting by Darryl, and not much else.

So, I need to hear from you, as in a *lot* of you if you want to see this list 
continue.

The archives are in place, and as of right now, it's the intention to keep them 
in
place, but I'm uncertain that this list is really serving any further purpose.

Keith and I have discussed this very issue many times over the last 5 or so 
years.
I offered to host the list in order to keep it going a few years back. But now
that we are no longer blessed with Keith's insights, well, I'm not sure
this list is really relevant.

So, please respond to this posting with your thoughts. I'll need to hear from
a lot of you.

--chipper
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread Zeke Yewdall
I really like getting the updates, and do read almost all of them, though I
rarely comment on them.  I would hate to see it go.  I wish I could
contribute more as well, but haven't much in the past few years.

Z

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:44 AM, kalan gavin.ka...@gmail.com wrote:

 I can second what Ivan wrote, hope to contribute more in future.


 On 19.11.2014 14:25, Chip Mefford wrote:

 Good day all;

 As of this morning, there are 456 subscribers to this list.

 The recent news of Keith's passing come as sad news to us all and we saw
 a tiny
 uptick in traffic over those few days. Since then, we're back to some
 updates
 on issues that many of us find interesting by Darryl, and not much else.

 So, I need to hear from you, as in a *lot* of you if you want to see this
 list continue.

 The archives are in place, and as of right now, it's the intention to
 keep them in
 place, but I'm uncertain that this list is really serving any further
 purpose.

 Keith and I have discussed this very issue many times over the last 5 or
 so years.
 I offered to host the list in order to keep it going a few years back.
 But now
 that we are no longer blessed with Keith's insights, well, I'm not sure
 this list is really relevant.

 So, please respond to this posting with your thoughts. I'll need to hear
 from
 a lot of you.

 --chipper
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread Doug Turner
Chip,
Ditto, I read virtually everything that gets posted but seldom reply as I do
not have much to contribute at this moment in time.  Nevertheless, I would
miss the list if it were to disappear.
Doug Turner,
Hamilton, ON, Canada

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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread Chris Burck
I think I echo pretty much everybody else's responses thus far.  My time is
super limited right now, so I have little to contribute.  I do see the
updates that get posted, though, and read them.

Please let us know what you decide.
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread Michele Stephenson
Chip, I like this list as well. I read/skim all posts. I live in a very pro 
oil/gas area and I like being informed enough to provide decent debate on 
issues.

Your efforts are certainly appreciated.

Michele

 On Nov 19, 2014, at 6:25 AM, Chip Mefford c...@well.com wrote:
 
 Good day all;
 
 As of this morning, there are 456 subscribers to this list. 
 
 The recent news of Keith's passing come as sad news to us all and we saw a 
 tiny 
 uptick in traffic over those few days. Since then, we're back to some updates
 on issues that many of us find interesting by Darryl, and not much else. 
 
 So, I need to hear from you, as in a *lot* of you if you want to see this 
 list continue. 
 
 The archives are in place, and as of right now, it's the intention to keep 
 them in
 place, but I'm uncertain that this list is really serving any further 
 purpose. 
 
 Keith and I have discussed this very issue many times over the last 5 or so 
 years.
 I offered to host the list in order to keep it going a few years back. But now
 that we are no longer blessed with Keith's insights, well, I'm not sure
 this list is really relevant. 
 
 So, please respond to this posting with your thoughts. I'll need to hear from
 a lot of you. 
 
 --chipper
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread robert rabello
I've already made my feelings about this known off-list. Our community and the 
knowledge we share has matured to the point where there is very little, if any, 
new information being disseminated about biofuels here. Part of the difficulty 
is the illegality of distilling ethanol for fuel in most jurisdictions, which 
makes it nearly impossible for those of us who are running gasoline-powered 
vehicles to actually DO anything with what we've learned here. (My current 
truck is a Flex Fuel vehicle, which doesn't do me any good because there is no 
ethanol available where I live.)  I don't see that dynamic changing any time 
soon.

In that respect, we've become a list with only a handful of active members, 
exchanging very little practical information about the day-to-day use of 
biofuels. If it weren't for Darryl's contributions, activity on this list would 
be very scant, and certainly not worth the expense of keeping the list alive. 
As a long-time member (I'm pretty sure I was among the first to join, back in 
the Yahoo! days . . .) I believe the biofuels mailing list has outlived its 
purpose. I'll be sad to see it go, but in reality, this has been inevitable for 
a long time.

Robert Luis Rabello

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[Biofuel] [[Possible Spam]] Re: The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread John Chase


Hi - I have to admit, I have never contributed to this list 

However with that said, I have always looked forward to the posts from 
members.
The information, the views, and opinions that I have read over the years has 
helped shape my own views, and have helped me see the right through the 
wrong.


Archives are perfect for researching information, facts or theories on the 
hows and whys ... but up to date, current current flows (that are honest, 
non sugar coated) of information is just so damn rare.


I hope the glue that holds this together always will, and I do realize that 
I have to do my part, to ever claim membership in a community as valuable as 
this.


I WILL CLAIM THAT MEMBERSHIP

John Chase
Punta Gorda, Florida


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From: Chip Mefford

Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 7:25 AM
To: Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org
Subject: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list,your input 
needed.


Good day all;

As of this morning, there are 456 subscribers to this list.

The recent news of Keith's passing come as sad news to us all and we saw a 
tiny
uptick in traffic over those few days. Since then, we're back to some 
updates

on issues that many of us find interesting by Darryl, and not much else.

So, I need to hear from you, as in a *lot* of you if you want to see this 
list continue.


The archives are in place, and as of right now, it's the intention to keep 
them in
place, but I'm uncertain that this list is really serving any further 
purpose.


Keith and I have discussed this very issue many times over the last 5 or so 
years.
I offered to host the list in order to keep it going a few years back. But 
now

that we are no longer blessed with Keith's insights, well, I'm not sure
this list is really relevant.

So, please respond to this posting with your thoughts. I'll need to hear 
from

a lot of you.

--chipper
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread David Penfold
I think the list has been little more than a news aggregator for a while
now, and there are plenty of other means of achieving that.

A chapter has closed for me personally, and without the cut and thrust
of active debate and Keith's excellent moderation I think it may be a
fitting time to call it a day.

This is not a slight on the currently active members, but I personally
am just receiving it out of nostalgia at this point.

Anyway, that's my 2c...

David
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread Todd Braman
Chip,
Please retain my address on this list  Thank you for your efforts.
Todd BramanYakima, Washington, USA 

 On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 4:26 AM, Chip Mefford c...@well.com 
wrote:
   

 Good day all;

As of this morning, there are 456 subscribers to this list. 

The recent news of Keith's passing come as sad news to us all and we saw a tiny 
uptick in traffic over those few days. Since then, we're back to some updates
on issues that many of us find interesting by Darryl, and not much else. 

So, I need to hear from you, as in a *lot* of you if you want to see this list 
continue. 

The archives are in place, and as of right now, it's the intention to keep them 
in
place, but I'm uncertain that this list is really serving any further purpose. 

Keith and I have discussed this very issue many times over the last 5 or so 
years.
I offered to host the list in order to keep it going a few years back. But now
that we are no longer blessed with Keith's insights, well, I'm not sure
this list is really relevant. 

So, please respond to this posting with your thoughts. I'll need to hear from
a lot of you. 

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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread Eric Schaetzle
I also read news here I wouldn't otherwise get. But that depends on the 
willingness of those who share to continue doing so. Thanks for more than a 
decade of insight! 

Eric

 On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:15 PM, robert rabello rabe...@shaw.ca wrote:
 
 Chip,
 Ditto, I read virtually everything that gets posted but seldom reply as I do
 not have much to contribute at this moment in time.  Nevertheless, I would
 miss the list if it were to disappear.
 Doug Turner,
 Hamilton, ON, Canada
 
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread deborah howard
I've been happily reading many comments and postings over the years.  I don't 
need to continue on this list.   
Deborah Howard
Glastonbury, CT

On Nov 19, 2014, at 7:25 AM, Chip Mefford wrote:

 Good day all;
 
 As of this morning, there are 456 subscribers to this list. 
 
 The recent news of Keith's passing come as sad news to us all and we saw a 
 tiny 
 uptick in traffic over those few days. Since then, we're back to some updates
 on issues that many of us find interesting by Darryl, and not much else. 
 
 So, I need to hear from you, as in a *lot* of you if you want to see this 
 list continue. 
 
 The archives are in place, and as of right now, it's the intention to keep 
 them in
 place, but I'm uncertain that this list is really serving any further 
 purpose. 
 
 Keith and I have discussed this very issue many times over the last 5 or so 
 years.
 I offered to host the list in order to keep it going a few years back. But now
 that we are no longer blessed with Keith's insights, well, I'm not sure
 this list is really relevant. 
 
 So, please respond to this posting with your thoughts. I'll need to hear from
 a lot of you. 
 
 --chipper
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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread bmolloy
I have been a member of this list since the beginning of the old Journey to
Forever days and have been intrigued and informed throughout. I was
especially saddened by Keith's passing as I knew and worked with him in his
early days as a journalist in Cape Town.
Keith always welcomed off-biofuel topics e.g political, environmental and
social as leaveners to what would otherwise have been a preponderance of
technology and chemistry topics.
Keith was careful never to delete posts that were relevant to almost
anything of concern to those open to debate on any subject. He of course was
quick to spot trolls and their spoiling tactics and cut them off after an
initial warning. 
Now that Darryl has stepped into the breach to keep the list going I read
his postings avidly.
My point: let's not kill the golden goose that provides such food for
thought.
Bob Molloy, 
Kerikeri,
New Zealand. 

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Re: [Biofuel] The Future of the Biofuels mailing list, your input needed.

2014-11-19 Thread Thomas Irwin
Ok, How about Putin's speech at the Valdai conference in Sochi.

here is the link at Club Orlov

http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2014/10/putin-to-western-elites-play-time-is.html#more

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 9:50 PM, deborah howard dhowar...@cox.net wrote:

 I've been happily reading many comments and postings over the years.  I
 don't need to continue on this list.
 Deborah Howard
 Glastonbury, CT

 On Nov 19, 2014, at 7:25 AM, Chip Mefford wrote:

  Good day all;
 
  As of this morning, there are 456 subscribers to this list.
 
  The recent news of Keith's passing come as sad news to us all and we saw
 a tiny
  uptick in traffic over those few days. Since then, we're back to some
 updates
  on issues that many of us find interesting by Darryl, and not much else.
 
  So, I need to hear from you, as in a *lot* of you if you want to see
 this list continue.
 
  The archives are in place, and as of right now, it's the intention to
 keep them in
  place, but I'm uncertain that this list is really serving any further
 purpose.
 
  Keith and I have discussed this very issue many times over the last 5 or
 so years.
  I offered to host the list in order to keep it going a few years back.
 But now
  that we are no longer blessed with Keith's insights, well, I'm not sure
  this list is really relevant.
 
  So, please respond to this posting with your thoughts. I'll need to hear
 from
  a lot of you.
 
  --chipper
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