I am new to this site and have been following and trying to find some
info for a few weeks. I guess I will just ask.
I have a large farm and a large source of corn and soybeans from
farming. I am very interested in knowing if there is an economical way
I can either make my own biodiesel or
Hi All,
I haven't done or seen any recent degradation studies on rubber in tires. It
breaks down rather slowly in the environment at it doesn't wet (absorb
moisture)very well. Vulcanized rubber has some sulfur in it so burning tires
as a fuel is bad unless you have the right scrubbers. They have
on 4/22/05 8:21 AM, Steve Hess at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is this a process that would save me $$? Corn and soy
prices are very low so I am losing money growing them.
Poor dirt farmer in PA,
Steve Hess
Sorry, man -- I feel yer pain. But soy and corn are both
really very low in oil.
http://www.biofuels.ca/page17.html is an agent for Canada and the US.
Komet presses. German tech.
Press the oil and make some biodiesel from it (soy or corn)The residue in
meal for animals or fertilizing.
Have a nice day.
Luc
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From: Steve Hess [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with regard to using old tyres as growing beds - a permaculture
idea I think. It was found that there were heavy metals (mainly
cadmium) and other toxins in the tyres, and that they leached, ie
leaked into the environment, and thus most likely into the plants via
the soil.
Uh...
I am new to this site and have been following and trying to find some
info for a few weeks. I guess I will just ask.
Did you try these? At the end of every message:
Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html
Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable):
Hello all,
I guess that after reading the postings here for several years that maybe I am
able to offer
some facts to offset some of the myths that we all seem to hear and read about.
Ill address Mikes Email first:
(I'm glad somebody posted this because the debate about ethanol is
Thank you Mr. Jain, for the encouraging infmn. I will premix the acetone with
some petrol before putting it into the tank.
Will keep in touch after 2 months of regular use in petrol driven car.
Regards,
DVS
Y. K. JAIN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Mr. Subramanian,
I tried commercial acetone
Hi everybody,
There is no need to burn vulcanised rubber which has sulphur in it. Recycle it
like paper and plastics. But I also think both raw and vulvanised rubber can be
converted to isoprene wnich is a hydrocarbon compatible with petrol. With or
without desulphurisation. This will give us
This might also be useful, if subsidies are also attacked:
Fueling global warming
http://archive.greenpeace.org/climate/oil/fdsuboil.pdf
http://archive.greenpeace.org/~climate/oil/fdsub.html
Mike had two further points:
3.) Ethanol emits dangerous levels of formaldehyde (what?!).
4.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/19/health/webmd/main689459.shtml
CBS News | | April 21, 2005 03:31:14
School Bus Pollution Examined
April 19, 2005
(Photo: AP / CBS)
(AP) Pollution from school buses can turn up inside the buses,
according to a study from Los Angeles in Environmental
Children on school buses may face increased exposure to diesel pollution
Child Health News
Published: Tuesday, 19-Apr-2005
Diesel particle pollution inside urban school buses may be worse than
levels found in the surrounding roadway air, according to a study by
scientists at the University
GMWatch.org
Is industrially produced food the new killer? - Devinder Sharma (19/4/2005)
As the US and European Union remained locked in a battle over
certification, the fact remains that more and more such unwanted and
unhealthy foods are being dumped all over.
Wide ranging article from
GMWatch.org
U.S. awash with experimental GM crops - new report (14/4/2005)
The US is awash with poorly regulated experimental GM crops, a new
report from the Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG) makes
clear.
More than 47,000 field tests were authorized between 1987 and 2004 by
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From: Steve Hess [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 11:21 AM
Subject: RE: [Biofuel] home made fuel cell and other interesting pdf links
I am new to this site and have been following and trying to find some
info for a few weeks. I
Hi all you fine people.
I have been reading your input for about two months now and am about ready to
produce my first batch of biodiesel.
I am confused about which Used Vegetable Oil is best to produce biodiesel?
It seems that I have read something BAD about every oil I know of, especially
Hello all,
That eternal vigilance is the price of freedom is truer today than ever before.
No government can
be, should be, trusted to safeguard the common weal. These guys can teach
Machiavelli and Kautilya a
few lessons on cynical statecraft. If this is what they do to third countries,
To all,
The makers of Budweiser Beer have taken the daring
step of refusing to use GMO rice or the purchase of
ANY uncertified NON-GMO grains for their use.
I think that their position is 2 fold.
The first being that they do not want to get into any
future litigation regard potential ill
step of refusing to use GMO rice or the purchase of
ANY uncertified NON-GMO grains for their use.
I think that their position is 2 fold.
The first being that they do not want to get into any
future litigation regard potential ill effects from
drinking their brew containing such additives.
The makers of Budweiser Beer have taken the daring
step of refusing to use GMO rice or the purchase of
ANY uncertified NON-GMO grains for their use.
I think that their position is 2 fold.
The first being that they do not want to get into any
future litigation regard potential ill effects from
Anheuser Busch does virtually nothing that is
contrary to netting a dollar.
True -- They've even gone so far as to convince their
customers that beer is made from rice!!
Mike
--- Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The makers of Budweiser Beer have taken the daring
step of refusing to
Keith,
Thanks for the info. However, I am a poor farmer not a dumb one. I do have a
major variety of crops and corn is a rotation crop. There is not many
alternatives to rotation crops. When I count my time and fuel costs I may make
a few pennies on the corn but what I would like to do is
I am glad that you got the joke.
Charles Leveque
--- Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The makers of Budweiser Beer have taken the daring
step of refusing to use GMO rice or the purchase
of
ANY uncertified NON-GMO grains for their use.
I think that their position is 2 fold.
Burlington Northern had a test using Safflower. I think it was grown in Montana.
I am told it doesn't like too much water. Also it may have soy's problem - a
high iodine number.
Kirk
http://www.etagriculture.com/nov_dec2002/avenues.html
Safflower seed oil: Around the world, safflower is
Of course start your experiments with small batches of virgin oil, soy, or
whatever. For your used oil stock the best oil is the oil you can get. Try
to find a place that gives you the 'cleanest' oil, and at first try to get
the oil uses with the least animal fat in it. Using the
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