groundhogsteve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
My overall view is that there is no one energy solution. It is a
series of small incremental solutions that cover specific
situations.
Agreed.
I see fuel cells using hydrolysis from renewables as one part.
For some reality on fuel cell
Cross-post...
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
From: Darryl McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 10:10:52 -0500
Subject: [biofuel] (Fwd) Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: MIT study skeptical
about fuel ce
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Sorry, slip of the fingers prevented delivery on first
Darryl-
I agree that pure EV's are more efficient, but as I see it they have
two problems: Range and timing.
If pure EV's can have the range, great.
In terms of timing though, there isn't really a way to store
electricity produced by an intermittent renewable like solar and
wind, unless you
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Hello Everyone,
I have been laying dormant, just reading all the information everyone has
put out. This latest reading has gotten me to the point that I would request
the following information. Given that there is no infrastructure for
hydrogen storage or distribution. Has anyone given any
On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 01:46 pm, bratt wrote:
Because I study the Bible, I could give a complete and rational
explanation of why they feel Biblical material is possibly hate literature,
but the establishment might shut down this site.
(aside: this is not a dig at you being religeous)
have you
Dear Bratt,
The first real attempt on costs for energy has been done by the
EU commission and included the social costs to the environment
and society. One cycle nuclear ,came out among the cheapest
fossil power sources but with a R/P value around 60 years. If you
include recycling the R/P
Keith,
I went trough the documents you suggested and it is a bit depressing.
Typical US solutions, where the supply side is the important knowledge base
and the root to the situation, the use, is glanced through. With better
engineering on the user side, US could cut the current use with
Hi, I'm new to this biodiesel thing. I've read about the one step, two
step, and acid/base foolproof method. My question is - are there any
other catalysts that would make this reaction work? I'm a little green
in the chemistry department. I know about sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and
Has anybody pressed the oil from grain seed for biodiesel and then
used the cake for ethanol production? Seems that it could then be fed
to livestock as a portion of the feed program. This would not only
give you two kinds of fuel but also soap to wash with and pork chops
for the table.
James
A big thanks to you for your efforts in replying so quickly to my questions,
and the pics also.
I would appreciate a contact address for the 1 micron filters, and 200w heater.
Thanks again.
What country are you in?
Regards
Gary
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From: [EMAIL
One of the first things I taught my kids as they were old enough to move
out on their own was to never pay bills by Canada post. Too many letters
get lost in that system. Of course they didn't listen and had to pay to
reconnect their telephones, but they did learn.
Bright Blessings,
Kim
At
I would expect that if you had a ion exchange resin one
could raise/lower the pH of the system. Then the fisher
esterification or transesterification would proceed.
Then since NaOH or KOH was not added post reaction
clean up would be easier.
T
-Original Message-
From: Jim Raddon
Vern,
For me, one human life is important and I do not like any
number game. Terror bombing is for me a crime against
humanity. Preemptive aggression is disgusting, with or
without numbers and cannot have any valid excuses. I can
not accept collateral damages at all and those are caused
by the
Hi Ed and all
It is as a result of the economics involved in building, running and
decommision costs of nuclear power plants. Overall they are very
expensive, when all factors including storage and disposal of
radioactive waste is factored in. Income is bolstered by recycling
waste.
The
Dear Falk: There is much information that states the opposite to be true. One
such site is at http://www.worldwatch.org/alerts/990304.html
As you will see, the number of nuclear plants conctructed has been falling
because of costs to build them. They are not financially competitive. They
On Tue, 01 Apr 2003 14:53:54 +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
I am sure some here will find this of interest.
Not really. Only the blind, or those who don't wish to see,
can have failed to realize that the opposition to the assault
on Iraq has a constituency far wider, and deeper,
Ken Basterfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hakan, I do hope you are not about to downplay the prospect of the US
invading the UK, Daphne du Maurier would turn in her grave. I still have
hopes that we would roll over and take the proferred reparations that the
US will rain on us after we
Jesse,
I will be looking to see if I can find some key folks in days to come. I was
also
planning to look to national organizations once I have the information package
together.
I am not aware of anyone producing biodiesel in this area. Someone is
producing BD
for the Montreal bus fleet
Paul:
The postal workers wouldn't be opening my mail for amusement value. Maybe
for vindictiveness. Supposedly they are looking for racist content. The
Bible itself is very racist, and lays the groundwork for the conflicts you
see today.It includes the detailed origins and circumstance of
Sorry, slip of the fingers prevented delivery on first attempt.
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From: Darryl McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date sent: Tue, 1
Hakan,
I do agree with your position but we see lots of press about the people who
are killed by the military action and a lot less about the ones who are
being killed by their own government in Iraq. They also count and being
killed for no reason by your own government would seem to be a
When they give the numbers for nuclear they usually don't disclose subsidies
and true costs. Nukes are favored because centralized power is the economic
paradigm. I think centralized power has a lot of liabilities and
inefficiencies. It is a good business model though if you are the seller.
And
Ed,
All of this was included in the EU investigation, the first that
considered all the costs, including environmental and social
costs. It was a surprise about nuclear, but on the other hand
the environmental and social costs of fossil oil had not been
investigated before. The conclusion was
Andrew,
I made no slur on the so called 'usual suspects' of 'Lefties', 'pinkos',
'Arab-lovers', 'pro-Castro'. I only sent along for the group to review
an article that had some interesting information in it. If the opposition
is
as wide and deep as you indicate that it is then we would see
Dear Kirk,
What you are saying is true and in fairness even more so for the Oil
industry than for the Nuclear industry.
Hakan
At 08:25 AM 4/1/2003 -0700, you wrote:
When they give the numbers for nuclear they usually don't disclose subsidies
and true costs. Nukes are favored because
If you don't want to spend $20,000 for a VW you could wait for the Ford
Focus...But as a 2002 Golf TDI owner, it's worth the $20,000 (just get a
5-speed.)
Check out www.tdiclub.com if you haven't already, you'll find everything you
need to know about the VWs.
Good Luck!
Ryan
-Original
In a message dated 3/26/03 3:48:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Jennifer:
Wasn't there a soldier named Michael New that refused to serve as a UN
soldier because he had sworn alegiance to the USA? Didn't he end up in jail
for refusing this illegal order?
Water and Power from the Ocean
Fossil fuel usage in electrical services in the Pacific Region may be
a thing of the past if plans to use the power of the Pacific Ocean to
transform sea water into electric energy as well as fresh water.
This idea was included in topics discussed
I am sure some here will find this of interest.
Vern
Hm, yes, interesting... only:
The truth about casualties
... it isn't, it's warped.
This is a lot better, and more interesting:
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=15509
Not a Pretty Picture
By Rami Khouri, Pacific News Service
Unbelievable...
http://www.thenation.com/outrage/index.mhtml?bid=6
The Nation
'A Christian's Duty'
03/31/2003 @ 10:36am
Before this Administration came along, it was hard to imagine that
something as intensely personal and private as a man's prayer before
going into battle could be
That's the most reasoned article I've seen yet. Thanks.
Steve Spence
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From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
I am sure some here will find this of interest.
Vern
Mr Leo says:
The news agencies of our chief non-allies--France, Russia, China, and
Germany--were quick off the mark. Agence France Presse may have established
Let's try to get this straight - your chief non-allies are the entire
world with
Eric Margolis, the conservative columnist for the Toronto Sun offers
a blistering review of the war so far and what's to come. (It's worth
remembering that a significant group of conservatives, who have been
willing to stare out that front windshield, think the neocons who
have Washington by
I am sure some here will find this of interest.
Vern
And all this other stuff just doesn't matter, eh, Vern? Never mind
that they're people, and now they're dead? Not important at all?
Can't make an omelette without breaking eggs?
The bridge of death
U.S. Marines killed 12 civilians trying
The recipe seems clear on titrating: 10 ml isopropyl alcohol to 1 ml
WVO. 1 ml is a VERY small amount. Is it the ratio that is important
or is it important to use only those exact amounts? (i.e. if I double
the amount but keep the ratio the same and then half the amount added
to the batch
Definitely subsidized as well but I think nuke is the most costly form of
energy -- unless you wanted to power your house with flashlight batteries.
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From: Hakan Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 8:45 AM
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
This is old news now, but I thought maybe some might have missed it
---
Guerilla tactics allow ragtag army to defeat British...
...Army consisted of nearly 50,000 regular troops combined with over
30,000 mercenaries
in contrast the Guerilla army general never had more than
I hope it gets out, this time.
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From: Tom Tibbits [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 13:31
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Dirty Bombing
Lets get it right, DU, ammunition was not made for the Gulf War. It was
developed during
hello,
can biodisel be mixed with gasoline, and used in a gasoline engine?
would a 1% to 20 % work?
would this mix work in 2 cycle engines?
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Hm...
http://www.motherjones.com/news/dbriefing/
FOREIGN NEWS
Opium Rising in Afghanistan
The US's ousting of the Taliban in Afghanistan did wonders for the
country's warlords. The Associated Press reports that Afghanistan is
once again the world's leading producer of opium.
The recipe seems clear on titrating: 10 ml isopropyl alcohol to 1 ml
WVO. 1 ml is a VERY small amount. Is it the ratio that is important
or is it important to use only those exact amounts? (i.e. if I double
the amount but keep the ratio the same and then half the amount added
to the batch of
I would expect that if you had a ion exchange resin one
could raise/lower the pH of the system. Then the fisher
esterification or transesterification would proceed.
Then since NaOH or KOH was not added post reaction
clean up would be easier.
T
Hi Tom
Seems so, in theory and in labs, but,
Ken Basterfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hakan, I do hope you are not about to downplay the prospect of the US
invading the UK, Daphne du Maurier would turn in her grave. I still have
hopes that we would roll over and take the proferred reparations that the
US will rain on us after we
Let's save our prayers for all those in Iraq who are in harm's way, whichever
side
they are on, rather than for those that decided to launch the invasion.
Darryl McMahon
Darryl McMahon 48 Tarquin Crescent,
Econogics, Inc. Nepean, Ontario K2H 8J8
It's your planet.
On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 09:27 AM, intern99772003 wrote:
The recipe seems clear on titrating: 10 ml isopropyl alcohol to 1 ml
WVO. 1 ml is a VERY small amount. Is it the ratio that is important
or is it important to use only those exact amounts? (i.e. if I double
the amount but
I know the someone posted about useing Bio D with ethanol
in 2 cycle engines but they had to drill out the carb jets
to get it to work well
check the archives.
T
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From: buffaloman16362 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 1:30 PM
To:
being one of the very few presidents who lost a
reelection .. is just plain wrong to say that..
Since when is 2/3 of presidents not reelected considered to be a few
Toss out 'superheroes' that dont appear on money and its even worse.
I think if you look at the wartime era reelections...
they tried it in Hawaii. Very inefficient.
http://ww2.green-trust.org:8383/otec.htm
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From: Neoteric Biofuels
Andrew and Vern (and all),
I was interested in this article, though I could have
done without the vague and insinuating epithets
hard-left, radical, pro-castro.
Im not against war because it involves killing, but
rather I am for peace because it is not war. War
involves killing, which
although 1% might not hurt anything, it surely wouldn't benefit. wrong
characteristics for spark ignited engines. high cetane, low octane.
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Don't get your hopes up.
TRW had an OTEC demo in Hawaii 25 -- 30 years ago.
The originator was a Frenchman I do believe.
Turn of century stuff.
Kirk
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From: Neoteric Biofuels Inc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:25 AM
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
If anyone needs a good cheap scale for measuring small quantities of dry
chemicals, I recommend a reloading scale. You can get models priced
from $20 USD, but most are around $40 - $50 USD. They're accurate and
easy to calibrate. The only drawback is that most measure in grains,
but that's not
On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 04:04 am, Greg and April wrote:
shells and Tomahawk missiles, among others.
The last part is pure propaganda BS. DU has only been used ( and is
only
useful ) in defeating armor and in making tank armor. DU has no place
in
Tomahawks, artillery shell
On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 10:52 pm, Jim Raddon wrote:
Hi, I'm new to this biodiesel thing. I've read about the one step, two
step, and acid/base foolproof method. My question is - are there any
other catalysts that would make this reaction work? I'm a little green
in the chemistry department. I
On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:08 pm, itsmesrd wrote:
Has anybody pressed the oil from grain seed for biodiesel and then
used the cake for ethanol production? Seems that it could then be fed
to livestock as a portion of the feed program. This would not only
give you two kinds of fuel but also soap to
On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 05:13 am, Keith Addison wrote:
FOREIGN NEWS
Opium Rising in Afghanistan
same with Burma, same with central america
what I fail to understand is - these crops are very valuable, not as illegal
drugs, but as legal drugs One of Tasmanias best export industries is
On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 06:47 am, Steve Spence wrote:
although 1% might not hurt anything, it surely wouldn't benefit. wrong
characteristics for spark ignited engines. high cetane, low octane.
Can you crack BD and make a more petrol like material? (In the lab?)
--
Dr Paul van den Bergen
Centre
All rather convenient.
Funny though. God appointed G.W. Shrub? I thought the minority did, with a
little help sans some 90,000 voters wrongly expunged from from the voting
roles.
Done the born again thing. Jumped ship when I realized that independent
thought was not part of the program, or at
Don't know if anybody saw or posted this yet... Saw posted on
slashdot.ord
http://www.springfieldnews-
leader.com/projects/stewardship/turkey120402.html
Turkey plant finds high-tech pollution solution
Carthage company will turn poultry waste into products instead of
effluent.
By Mike
not that i'm aware. you could distill ethanol which is more petrol like than
biodiesel.
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From: paul van den
BIODIESEL BULLETIN
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ð WASHINGTON UPDATE
ð NORTH DAKOTA BLENDERS CREDIT SPRINTS TO FINISH LINE
ð FORT LEONARD WOOD ARMY BASE SWITCHES TO B20
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Keith Addison wrote:
Unbelievable...
http://www.thenation.com/outrage/index.mhtml?bid=6
The Nation
'A Christian's Duty'
This is genuinely sick!
robert luis rabello
The Edge of Justice
Adventure for Your Mind
http://www.1stbooks.com/bookview/9782
Yahoo!
Don't know if anybody saw or posted this yet...
Saw posted on slashdot.ord
Hi Eric,
I think theirs a write-up in the May 2003 issue of
Discover magazine commented about below --
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
I'm about to butcher this explanation, but that's
because I'm
I always figured that some form of pyrolisys would be the easiest robust waste
solution for mixed waste streams...
On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 11:58 am, eric12856 wrote:
Don't know if anybody saw or posted this yet... Saw posted on
slashdot.ord
http://www.springfieldnews-
You would probably ruin the bearings in a two stroke, using bio-fuel, because
the oil mixed with the fuel is there for lubrication of the bearings..
Ed
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From: buffaloman16362
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 12:30 PM
Subject:
I'm looking at a truck with dual tanks. Is there any advantage (or
disadvantage, for that matter) to buying a vehicle with a pre-existing 2-tank
setup? Is there anything I should watch out for or ask the seller about?
It's a Ford F-250 -- anybody had any experience with that model, good or
Hello Thor
Andrew and Vern (and all),
I was interested in this article, though I could have
done without the vague and insinuating epithets
hard-left, radical, pro-castro.
Im not against war because it involves killing, but
rather I am for peace because it is not war. War
involves
You would probably ruin the bearings in a two stroke, using
bio-fuel, because the oil mixed with the fuel is there for
lubrication of the bearings..
Ed
Hard to find a better lubricant than biodiesel Ed. Success reported
using biodiesel in place of 2-stroke oil (20% I think it was, but it
DU has no place in Tomahawks, artillery shell or any other exploding (
chemical explosion) type of munitions, because, despite this persons claims,
DU is not an explosive.
Partially correct, partially wromg.
There are three basic forms of DU rounds. The sabot which is just an armour
Paul:
so if the world needs these opiate derived drugs, and there is expertise and
cheap labour in 3rd world countries, why hasn't the west jumped all over it,
like they do everything else???
According to the book Dope, INC. the west has a great part to play in the
world drug trade. The
The Aluminum just does not resist and has a hole punched through it, with
little energy transfer to the armor or the DU. Iron may resist the blow
long enough for the motion energy of the kinetic penetrator to change to
heat energy to the point of vaporizing or infighting both Iron and DU, much
Please state sources.
- Original Message -
From: bratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 22:36
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Dirty Bombing
There are three basic forms of DU rounds. The sabot which is just an
armour piercing round, armor piercing
A hundred bin Ladens
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak recently warned that the war on Iraq
will create a hundred bin Ladens. As this Arab News editorial
notes, his prediction is already coming true, with 5,700 Iraqi exiles
and hundreds of other Arab jihadis headed for Baghdad: The most
Lucky you !! Nothing so wonderful as a plant, like the one up the road, where
the diseased chicken parts, and cancer dead whole chicken carcasses are made
into animal feed.
Didn't these A-h*les learn anything about proper animal feed from what happened
with mad cow in Britain?
EdB
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