Re: [Biofuel] What the bleep -was galloway

2006-08-22 Thread Martin Kemple
Question: Why didn't most Native Americans, for example, master the wheel for transportation on their own? Why didn't the Chinese, for starters, invent internal combustion much earlier than the opportunists who did? And why didn't the Arabs, for instance, harness electricity much sooner than the

Re: [Biofuel] sticker on diesel pumps.

2006-08-22 Thread Jeff Lyles
I wonder if the oil companies are not going to comply with taking sulfur out of diesel.I wonder it the republicans willuse this an "October" surprise and say that the democrats want to increase the price of gas and diesel by being pro environment and pro government interventionand pro big

Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol use

2006-08-22 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello Ken, Charles et al. Ethanol can be somewhat tricky to deal with when it comes to producing biodiesel. The glycerine drop is related to the amount of ethyl esters that you have created during the process. This is suggesting that you will need a certain qty of ethyl esters produced in order to

[Biofuel] Saving yourself from the search engines

2006-08-22 Thread Chandan Haldar
Some of you may be interested in this article: http://news.com.com/FAQ+Protecting+yourself+from+search+engines/2100-1025_3-6103486.html?tag=st.prev Chandan ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] U.S. Rice Supply Contaminated

2006-08-22 Thread Keith Addison
http://snipurl.com/v7vl Japan Ends U.S. Long-Grain Rice Imports By Associated Press 7:17 PM PDT, August 19, 2006 http://snipurl.com/v7vm U.S. Rice Supply Contaminated Genetically Altered Variety Is Found in Long-Grain Rice By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, August 19, 2006;

Re: [Biofuel] What the bleep -was galloway

2006-08-22 Thread Mike Weaver
Get it straight: Benjamin Franklin invented electricity. Henry Ford invented the car. The Wright brothers invented airplanes. Edison invented the phone. -'Merika Martin Kemple wrote: Question: Why didn't most Native Americans, for example, master the wheel for transportation on their own?

Re: [Biofuel] Blair feels let down by Bush [welcome to the club!]

2006-08-22 Thread Mike Weaver
Dear Chive, I think you must have meant Jutish, which I guess it is possible, but there must be a few Saxons, Celts and Anglos in there. My guess is that you are a smarmy chickenshit anti-semitic git. I'm calling you out. Defend your statement. -Weaver Clive Marks wrote: Of course they

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. Rice Supply Contaminated

2006-08-22 Thread MK DuPree
Thanks for the heads up Keith...wonder if it's too late to get to the commodity broker and trade rice short I'm being half facetious/half curious...anyone on the list who understands trading commodities have an idea on this? Or have you already made your millions??? Thanks. Mike DuPree

Re: [Biofuel] Water content - was tirating a virgin oil

2006-08-22 Thread Joe Street
Jan; Further to my post from yesterday regarding the 0.5% water in oil as a limit; I am assuming that this percentage relies on fairly anhydrous methoxide, and therefore is the maximum water that the process can tolerate. Is this a safe assumption? And if so would it be safe then to assume

Re: [Biofuel] Blair feels let down by Bush [welcome to the club!]

2006-08-22 Thread Paul S Cantrell
Clive,I second Weaver's calling you out. I suggest you get to explaining yourself post haste.On 8/22/06, Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Dear Chive,I think you must have meant Jutish, which I guess it is possible, but there must be a few Saxons, Celts and Anglos in there.My guess is that you

Re: [Biofuel] What the bleep -was galloway

2006-08-22 Thread Michael Redler
Martin,Necessity can be broadly defined by what is popularly needed in a civilization.Since "Necessity is the Mother of invention", it stands to reason that the path to any invention is paved by the civilization from which it came.Thecivilizations youmentioned were content withtechnical

Re: [Biofuel] Water content - was tirating a virgin oil

2006-08-22 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello Joe. If you are trying to recycle the surplus methanol you should be aware of this: MeOH + KOH MeO + K+ + H2O Methanol and potassium hydroxide will form water. That is your first water source. The second is the water content of the fresh methanol which should be below 0,5%. The

Re: [Biofuel] What the bleep -was galloway

2006-08-22 Thread Joe Street
Hey Redler; You're all wishy washy. Despite your engineering degrees! You should move to Canada. You'd fit right in. J ;) Michael Redler wrote: Martin, Necessity can be broadly defined by what is popularly needed in a civilization.Since "Necessity is the Mother of invention", it

[Biofuel] Republican platfrom

2006-08-22 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntVcAI8FvAI now am minus my a** as I laughed mine off. Talk about many a truth said in jest. Sure is their platform. Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at

[Biofuel] freezer or refrigerator.-12VDC_Power crosspost

2006-08-22 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.compactappliance.com/xq/JSP.detailmain/Engel_Compact_Portable_Freezer___Refrigerator__34_Qt_/itemID.774/itemType.Product/iProductID.774/qx/shopping/product/ENG35.htm?mtcpromotion=Kickers%3EPortable%20Coolers%3EEngel%2034%20Qt%20Portable%20Freezer%3E5this is an amazing

Re: [Biofuel] What the bleep -was galloway

2006-08-22 Thread Kirk McLoren
No roads. They knew of the wheel. I saw a toy in a museum. The romans impressed locals to carry their goods. A Roman soldier could impress a freeman for 3 miles. Then he had to switch. Not much wheels in that.IC engines require a steel industry and China was constrained for hundreds of years

Re: [Biofuel] tirating a virgin oil

2006-08-22 Thread Thomas Kelly
Jan, You wrote: The limit of FFA for a flawless trans-esterification is drawn at 5mg KOH/g of oil. Any value above will demand pre-treatment of the oil. I have been blending the WVO I collect - titration of 2 - 3 g of 90%KOH/L. I recently ran a 76L batch of poor quality WVO . It

[Biofuel] [Fwd: Re: Blair feels let down by Bush [welcome to the club!]]

2006-08-22 Thread Mike Weaver
Gustl, here was my first post. -Weaver Original Message Subject:Re: [Biofuel] Blair feels let down by Bush [welcome to the club!] Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:05:35 -0400 From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org References: [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] tirating a virgin oil

2006-08-22 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello Tom. Yes, it is likely that the high FFA content of the oil caused you problems with the methanol test. But, the water content is also important. You should get yourself a water test kit. One way of pre-treatment is to do a two-step process. After the first alkaline step, take off the

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. Rice Supply Contaminated

2006-08-22 Thread Kirk McLoren
That unabomber guy we should put his picture on the 5 dollar bill.KirkMK DuPree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the heads up Keith...wonder if it's too late to get to the commodity broker and trade rice short I'm being half facetious/half curious...anyone on the list who understands

Re: [Biofuel] Water content - was tirating a virgin oil

2006-08-22 Thread Tonomár András
Joe, My experience with recovered methanol is that it alway contains some water. I dont have a hydrometer, but I see my methoxide turning milky white as it desolves. At first I worried about the water contant, but my batches showed no loss of quality with recoevered

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. Rice Supply Contaminated

2006-08-22 Thread MK DuPree
Kirk...I'm a fathead. Not sure what you're saying. Mike - Original Message - From: Kirk McLoren To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] U.S. Rice Supply Contaminated That unabomber guy we should

Re: [Biofuel] What the bleep -was galloway

2006-08-22 Thread Michael Redler
I wasn't sure what you meant so...I looked it up.Main Entry: wishy-washyPronunciation: 'wi-shE-"wo-shE, -"wä-Function: adjectiveEtymology: reduplication of washy1 : lacking in character or determination : INEFFECTUAL wishy-washy leadership2 : lacking in strength or flavor : WEAK wishy-washy wines

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. Rice Supply Contaminated

2006-08-22 Thread Kirk McLoren
You know WHO he was blowing up - right? Genetic engineers. Press didnt say much about it.MK DuPree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kirk...I'm a fathead. Not sure what you're saying. Mike- Original Message - From: Kirk McLoren To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. Rice Supply Contaminated

2006-08-22 Thread MK DuPree
Really?!!! Wow...this List is amazing...thanks Kirk. I just have my very small corner (literally) of the world here in Lawrence, KS.Really thankful for some kind of link to the outside. Catch this: the day I received the post from Keith about the rice, I waspicking up trash inone of three

Re: [Biofuel] What the bleep -was galloway

2006-08-22 Thread Mike Weaver
Oh. I thought he meant you needed a bath... Michael Redler wrote: I wasn't sure what you meant so...I looked it up. Main Entry: *wishy-washy* Pronunciation: 'wi-shE-wo-shE, -wä- Function: /adjective/ Etymology: reduplication of /washy/ *1* *:* lacking in character or determination *:

Re: [Biofuel] What the bleep -was galloway

2006-08-22 Thread Martin Kemple
Thanks Mike! Intriguing perspective. Though I'm preternaturally suspicious of our (Westerners') proclivity for exceptionalism (from the creed of Manifest Destiny on the one extreme, to its opposite - that we're inveterate predator-imperialists, on the other), it's a hard box to escape from.

Re: [Biofuel] What the bleep -was galloway

2006-08-22 Thread Keith Addison
Thanks Mike! Intriguing perspective. Though I'm preternaturally suspicious of our (Westerners') proclivity for exceptionalism (from the creed of Manifest Destiny on the one extreme, to its opposite - that we're inveterate predator-imperialists, on the other), it's a hard box to escape from.

[Biofuel] Doubting Official 9/11 Story Is 'Disloyal To The United States'

2006-08-22 Thread D. Mindock
- Original Message - From: D. Mindock Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 10:40 PM Subject: Doubting Official 9/11 Story Is 'Disloyal To The United States' Under Fire! U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Targeted For Suggesting New Independent 9/11 Investigation Army: Doubting Official 9/11