Re: [Biofuel] We Need To Solve The Oil Crisis--Now

2008-04-25 Thread Mike Weaver
I have a 2002 Golf: on a flat road at 1850 rpm or about 59 mph, it gets close to 60 mpg. On I 95 in the US, where it is impossible to go less than 70 mph without being killed by a trucker, the mileage drops into the high 40's, at 80 or so, into the low 40's. If I had another gear (6th) I think

Re: [Biofuel] This Company May Be the Biggest Threat to Your Future Health

2008-04-17 Thread Mike Weaver
Mother Jones, Utne Reader... Keith Addison wrote: Hi Chip Keith Addison wrote: Sources: Vanity Fair May 2008 Just a comment/observation; I've been reading Vanity Fair on and off for a few decades. Why is their reporting -when the decide to report on something- so

Re: [Biofuel] SCHOOL 1967 vs. 2007]

2008-03-28 Thread Mike Weaver
Ritalin is an upper, not a sedative. Kirk McLoren wrote: SCHOOL 1967 vs. 2007 Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack. 1967 - Vice principal comes over to look at Jack's shotgun. He goes to his car and

Re: [Biofuel] In other news. Milk labelling controvery in US

2007-12-21 Thread Mike Weaver
I happen to like pus...ever google somatic cell count + milk? ;-) Chip Mefford wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a raw milk dairy in massachusettes, i wouldn't waste my time or money on calling it organic, if i did i may wake up one day and find i'm out of buisness . Eventually the

Re: [Biofuel] October 77% OFF

2007-12-05 Thread Mike Weaver
is like having sex with a blow-up doll. There's no need to get personal. Let's leave sexual preferences out of this, eh? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL. I think not. :-) I also think not. Here's a case though, about Dick Cheney, I can't figure out if it's negative growth or positive growth:

Re: [Biofuel] The great Iraqi swindle

2007-10-20 Thread Mike Weaver
*And we keep getting richer but we can't get our picture On the cover of the Rolling Stone -Dr Hook * Kirk McLoren wrote: As long as we're there, spreading freedom, the heist of the taxpayer will continue. GW Bush believes that contractors have an inalienable right to steal our

Re: [Biofuel] The real 9/11 culprit - Winston Churchill?

2007-10-17 Thread Mike Weaver
One can find Churchill's fingerprints on just about every Western historical artifact, both good and bad, for the roughly the past 120 years. Keith Addison wrote: Meeting Mountbatten a few months after partition, Churchill assailed him for helping Britain's enemies, Hindustan, against

[Biofuel] Don't let's be beastly to the Germans

2007-10-17 Thread Mike Weaver
What I can't stand is when someone says begs the question when they mean raise the question. Begging the question describes a logical fallacy. As for political hair shirt - that's too obtuse for comment. Having survived the Allied firebombing of his native city of Pforzheim as a child,

[Biofuel] On a lighter note...

2007-10-17 Thread Mike Weaver
Oct. 12-13, 2007 Yesterday, Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the environment. Then, in a stunning reversal, the Supreme Court awarded it to George Bush. --Amy Poehler I think I know why you're happy tonight ... 'cause Al Gore won the Nobel prize. Al Gore won the Nobel

Re: [Biofuel] The real 9/11 culprit - Winston Churchill?

2007-10-17 Thread Mike Weaver
I think Winnie was a pretty mixed bag myself. A better question might be why the British were so anxious to go *back* into Iraq? I think it was Stanley Maude ? who went stomping into Mesopotamia around 1916 and I don't think the Brits were out until '56 or so. No guarantee on those dates.

Re: [Biofuel] The real 9/11 culprit - Winston Churchill?

2007-10-17 Thread Mike Weaver
Good: Early in his political career he worked hard to implement a minimum wage in England. But probably the one thing he's rightly remembered well for is his refusal to capitualte to Hitler, although I think David Lloyd George probably got that ball rolling. His speeches rallied Britain during

Re: [Biofuel] Don't let's be beastly to the Germans

2007-10-17 Thread Mike Weaver
Thanks, I thought so. These are 18-20 of Santomauro's piece.Which question(s) are you asking? 18) Why has Holocaust Revisionism been criminalized in at least eleven countries…what other historic truth needs the threat of prison or the destruction of one's career to maintain itself. Should

Re: [Biofuel] Don't let's be beastly to the Germans

2007-10-17 Thread Mike Weaver
have debunked it yourself. And finally, thank you for your gracious invitation; next time I make it to the Southern Hemisphere we can hoist a few and no doubt settle the Middle East question in record time. Best regards, Mike Weaver Bob Molloy wrote: Hi Mike, Greetings

Re: [Biofuel] Twentynine steps to the unthinkable

2007-09-29 Thread Mike Weaver
do learn to read with getting smudge marks on your computer screen from using your finger, I urge you to do a little reseach before you post these moronic bleatings. You're a bird brain, and I mean that as an insult to the birds. -Mike Weaver 1) Why did Elie Wiesel and countless other Jews

Re: [Biofuel] Volkswagon Rabbit and Cummings 5.9 Diesel

2007-09-25 Thread Mike Weaver
I added a clear in-line fuel filter ahead on the big expensive filter and have 60k on the car. I've replaced the cheap filter a few times 3 minuts and 3.99. I did replace the big filter at 59k - it was somewhat mucky and had some water but worked fine. Michael Miller wrote: Both engines

Re: [Biofuel] OECD warns against biofuels subsidies

2007-09-11 Thread Mike Weaver
We probably ought to phase subsidies to petroluem produces are well ;-) Keith Addison wrote: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e780d216-5fd5-11dc-b0fe-779fd2ac.html FT.com / World - OECD warns against biofuels subsidies By Andrew Bounds in Brussels Published: September 10 2007 22:28 | Last

Re: [Biofuel] Who owns you Americans?

2007-09-06 Thread Mike Weaver
Bigger car bigger house Matiss Lazdins wrote: So what do we have to live for? subsistence is what I am aiming for. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel

[Biofuel] Smashing Capitalism

2007-08-27 Thread Mike Weaver
Smashing Capitalism Barbara Ehrenreich August 20, 2007 Somewhere in the Hamptons a high-roller is cursing his cleaning lady and shaking his fists at the lawn guys. The American poor, who are usually tactful enough to remain invisible to the multi-millionaire class, suddenly leaped onto the scene

[Biofuel] Iraq corruption whistleblowers face penalties

2007-08-25 Thread Mike Weaver
One after another, the men and women who have stepped forward to report corruption in the massive effort to rebuild Iraq have been vilified, fired and demoted. Or worse. For daring to report illegal arms sales, Navy veteran Donald Vance says he was imprisoned by the American military in a

Re: [Biofuel] Dick Cheney is right

2007-08-17 Thread Mike Weaver
It was the first time I'd seen it... Doug Younker wrote: Respectfully this is old news. Americans ignored it when it was trotted out before the run up to the Iraq invasion. Even with the fact his words have proven true, I doubt that many more Americans are going to care today. I don't

[Biofuel] Bloody outrage

2007-08-17 Thread Mike Weaver
My Encounter with [Insert Scary Music] ... Socialized Medicine! My foot had been sore for a couple of weeks and it wasn’t getting better. I usually would ignore that, but we were about to leave on a two-week vacation with my wife Joy’s parents to celebrate both of our big anniversaries (their

Re: [Biofuel] Bloody outrage

2007-08-17 Thread Mike Weaver
Bush says we can have both the most expensive military in the world AND huge tax cuts for the wealthiest. So there. swalms wrote: So stay in Uruguay! -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Tom Irwin *Sent:* Friday, August 17,

Re: [Biofuel] Bloody outrage

2007-08-17 Thread Mike Weaver
: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, August 17, 2007 5:05 am Subject: [Biofuel] Bloody outrage To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org My Encounter with [Insert Scary Music] ... Socialized Medicine! Gasp! snip I was back at Ann’s in just over an hour from when I left—with my letter, my

Re: [Biofuel] Bloody outrage

2007-08-17 Thread Mike Weaver
] On Behalf Of Mike Weaver Sent: 16 August 2007 15:05 To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Bloody outrage My Encounter with [Insert Scary Music] ... Socialized Medicine! ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http

Re: [Biofuel] Weapons of mass destruction finally found

2007-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
I'm surprised and disappointed at this. It's totally false and misleading. The US has NEVER lost AK-47's in Iraq. We lose much better weapons. AK-47's are junk compared to the hardware WE'VE lost track off. If you're going to just fling around anti-Americanism, PLEASE get the facts

[Biofuel] Dick Cheney is right

2007-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
I almost never forward these things, but this is unbelieveable. Click here to check out the video. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2879id=10983-8084785-uDWw_zt=1 Dear Michael, This weekend, we came across a pretty remarkable snippet of video online. You've really got to see it to believe it. Just

Re: [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's....

2007-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
What you should really be scared of: The 6 Most Over-Hyped Threats to America (And What Should Scare You Instead) http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=Newssid=2312 http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=Newssid=2312 A fear of traffic accidents, paedophiles or bullies, and the growth of home

Re: [Biofuel] I'm tired of being afraid...

2007-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
All I fear is fear itself Fritz Friesinger wrote: Hey Doug, I'm afraid of only one thing, humanity will never learn lessons from the past Fritz - Original Message - *From:* doug swanson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* Biofuel List mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel in V6 diesel engine

2007-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
you're being kind... Jason Mier wrote: thats because the old american diesels were poorly designed (being modified gassers) and burned out after a few sickly weak years. From: Doug Younker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject:

Re: [Biofuel] Weapons of mass destruction finally found

2007-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
Huh. My AK47 is piece of junk - always jamming at the wrong time. Jason Mier wrote: the RUSSIAN AK47 is the better weapon, but most of the AKs around today are (get this) a cheap Chinese knockoff. Russian designers did a very good job with their firearms, but they never released any specs

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. sends mixed message on climate

2007-08-15 Thread Mike Weaver
Yeah, you guys do it, and let us know how it turns out... Keith Addison wrote: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-emissions12aug12, 1,523570,full.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpagectrack=1cset=true U.S. sends mixed message on climate As Bush calls on developing nations to curb

[Biofuel] [Fwd: 40 MPG Weekly Update - U.S.: Leader in Chilled Glove Box Technology - 08/15/07]

2007-08-15 Thread Mike Weaver
Strange but true http://www.40mpg.org WEEKLY UPDATE *U.S.: LEADER IN CHILLED GLOVE BOX TECHNOLOGY* *August 15, 2007:* The United States may be lagging the rest of the world when it comes to vehicle fuel-efficiency innovation ... but we are No. 1 when it comes to chilled glove box

Re: [Biofuel] B-99 in my gas tank...

2007-08-15 Thread Mike Weaver
Also works well as a paint thinner/cleaner Keith Addison wrote: Hello George A new employee of mine mistakenly put 2 gallons of B99 in the gasoline tank for a small gas-powered reefer unit on our Isuzu NPR. I'm guessing the mix is now 8 gallons gasoline to 2 gallons BioDiesel. Do I need

Re: [Biofuel] Big Pharma, like Big Oil, owns Congress

2007-08-15 Thread Mike Weaver
What's the difference between methamphetimine and Adderall? The name and advertising budget... Kirk McLoren wrote: US Congress: Under the Influence of Big Pharma In all, at least 15 congressional staffers, congressmen and federal officials left to go to work for the

Re: [Biofuel] International Biodiesel Day

2007-08-11 Thread Mike Weaver
You just can't count on anyone these days - but was it from an African fire-starting procedure that he got the idea? Keith Addison wrote: Hello Mike On this day in 1893 Rudolf Dieselís engine ran for the first time, and it ran on peanut oil. So today we celebrate ìInternational Biodiesel

[Biofuel] I'm ready to settle this once and for all

2007-08-10 Thread Mike Weaver
Thanks for the write up - has anyone mixed all this discussion up and settled out the most salient points? Joe Street wrote: Thanks a lot Tom for all that work in a short time. You have really shed some light on this discussion. Jumping to your questions at the end, it seems clear then

[Biofuel] International Biodiesel Day

2007-08-10 Thread Mike Weaver
On this day in 1893 Rudolf Diesel’s engine ran for the first time, and it ran on peanut oil. So today we celebrate “International Biodiesel Day” and raise our glasses to the genius of using fuel that grows back! Praise the Lard! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel#Historical_background

[Biofuel] The Bush Family America Doesn’t Know

2007-08-09 Thread Mike Weaver
It's like a Hardy novel... The Bush Family America Doesn’t Know *Lynn Stuter* In 1938, William Dodd, ambassador to Germany, sent President Franklin Delano Roosevelt the following message: A clique of U.S. industrialists is hell-bent to bring a fascist state to supplant our democratic

Re: [Biofuel] VW Passat TDi

2007-08-07 Thread Mike Weaver
From my experience it's probably caused by a slightly incomplete reaction or a bad wash. YMMV Andres Secco wrote: Right. I saw it transparent also like gelatine. Potato protein or animal protein, Animal is white. Depends on what was fried with the raw oil. Is it clogged with a

Re: [Biofuel] Biofuel Quality Test

2007-08-07 Thread Mike Weaver
FWIW - I let the batch settle for a week or so (the lazy man's way) and that also seems to help w/ this. Thomas Kelly wrote: Shawn, I suspect that the dense substance at the bottom of the flask was unreacted glycerides, indicating an incomplete reaction. I now drain a sample of

Re: [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water

2007-08-07 Thread Mike Weaver
The little island in Maine my family hails from did that as a joke - they have a large fresh water pond and bottled and sold the water in the one store. Made a pretty penny. Of course, the water does taste good, but it's the same stuff that comes out of the tap in the houses. -Mike Joe

Re: [Biofuel] Biofuel Quality Test

2007-08-07 Thread Mike Weaver
from an incomplete reaction? Tom - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Biofuel Quality Test FWIW - I let the batch

Re: [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water

2007-08-06 Thread Mike Weaver
It's been my experience that if given the choice between a USD 50k granite and Viking kitchen, or USD 50k worth of energy-saving upgrades, the kitchen wins everytime. Hakan Falk wrote: So, it is the building code and inspection regime that does not work. With a good building code and

Re: [Biofuel] VW Passat TDi

2007-08-06 Thread Mike Weaver
Also check the fuel return system - the filter has a return - be sure the lines are clear. I added an inexpensive and (easily replaced) clear inline filter before the big expensive filter and I've never had any problems with the main fuel filter. When I did finally change it at 60k , it had

Re: [Biofuel] VW Passat TDi

2007-08-06 Thread Mike Weaver
Is it clogged with a whitish-looking gel? Andres Secco wrote: If it is 100% biodiesel can be the fuel filter. This device is clogged by some incomplete reacted portions of the oil. There are some proteins wich forms a gelatine around the filtering system. It is a common problem and can be

Re: [Biofuel] re-powering a boat

2007-07-19 Thread Mike Weaver
Re-fit with a Yanmar and run biodiesel Jason Mier wrote: i have just come across a fair sized boat(33ft), but basket case doesnt even begin to cover the condition its in. i was wondering, since it will be a total rebuild, what hardware would be better for a plugin gas/electric repowering.

Re: [Biofuel] Magic Compost Enhancer

2007-07-13 Thread Mike Weaver
Foxfire. Used to be my bible - are they still around? -Weaver Doug Younker wrote: robert and benita rabello wrote: Indeed! And they need technology to separate urine? Grief! A plastic jugg next to the toilet will do. This saves water, and my maize plants are SO much happier . .

Re: [Biofuel] biofuel specific?

2007-07-12 Thread Mike Weaver
If you switch to a linux-based email system you could use procmail to filter the messages for you...otherwise I am sure you can set up filters in Microsoft Outhouse er, Outlook and numerous other clients... -Weaver Kurt Schasker wrote: Biofuelers: I have been lurking on this list

Re: [Biofuel] Totally off topic - Outboard motor question

2007-07-10 Thread Mike Weaver
Second question: what size boat would it drive? Flat water mostly for fishing. Slow river with medium current. Yeah yeah, and most diesel mechanics are in full agreement that biodiesel will destroy diesel engines too... Z On 7/9/07, Fred Oliff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having read

Re: [Biofuel] The Dark Side of Soy

2007-07-04 Thread Mike Weaver
Actually, I think soy being touted as a good source of protein for us poor meat-deprived vegetarians is a crock. As far as I can tell, there is no danger of developing protein deficiency or Kwashiorkor unless you really work at it. It almost always accompanies caloric deficiency, and is

Re: [Biofuel] The Dark Side of Soy now milk

2007-07-04 Thread Mike Weaver
of her plagues. Kirk Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, I think soy being touted as a good source of protein for us poor meat-deprived vegetarians is a crock. As far as I can tell, there is no danger of developing protein deficiency or Kwashiorkor unless you really work

[Biofuel] Microsoft Moves To Change NY State Election Law

2007-06-17 Thread Mike Weaver
Microsoft has moved forcefully into New York State with proposed changes to NY state election law drafted by Microsoft attorneys. A document has been circulating (PDF) among the legislators for a while now. The proposed changes would gut the source-code escrow and review provisions in current law

Re: [Biofuel] Time is running out to Save Raw Almonds!

2007-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
There was a whole write up recently about urban farming; as soon as I come off my latest energy binge I'll look for it. -Mike Hi Dawie Keith has emphasized before that meaningful food production doesn't require huge tracts of land. It is amazing what can be done in very small spaces. Modern

Re: [Biofuel] Fuel-sipping trains

2007-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
I wonder if you could look at the carbon output and extrapolate backwards to get a rough idea what the cost is. Interesting side note: I was at the bus stop in my neighborhood, which is for lack of a better word, one of the more exclusive suburbs in the country, mosty due to its proximity to DC.

Re: [Biofuel] Fuel-sipping trains

2007-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
Immediate gratification. That's a large part of why we are in this mess. Wonder what the payback time of those granite counters and appliances is? On 6/15/07, Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder if you could look at the carbon output and extrapolate backwards to get a rough

Re: [Biofuel] Fuel-sipping trains

2007-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
to protect and preserve what little arable land is left. Mike Weaver lives in this region, and the neighbors of whom he speaks are everywhere. You'd have to see it. -- ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http

Re: [Biofuel] Fuel-sipping trains

2007-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
Actually 2 years - but the ashtray was full and power carpet wasn't working. LOL. I bet your Escalade was 3 years old, and you didn't want to be seen in that old a car anyway. But, I applaud getting the Lexus instead of just a newer Escalade. :) On 6/15/07, Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Biofuel] Meanwhile, back in the US of A: A price to pay for alternative fuels

2007-06-09 Thread Mike Weaver
THOSE WHO MAKE THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY GAS CAN AVOID PAIN AT THE PUMP BUT NOT THE TAXES. A price to pay for alternative fuels Some N.C. officials seek relief from obscure laws BRUCE HENDERSON [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bob Teixeira decided it was time to take a stand against U.S. dependence on

Re: [Biofuel] pH meters

2007-06-04 Thread Mike Weaver
My Hanna's been ok - it was around 40-50 USD. I'm sure you could get a better one, though. I've been pretty good about calibrating it. I haven't used an Oakton. Some people have had good luck with finding a meter at places that sell beer-brewing supplies. YMMV, Mike Joshua, I would

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. government fights to keep meatpackers from testing all slaughtered cattle for mad cow

2007-06-04 Thread Mike Weaver
So why doesn't Creekstone just test in Canada or Mexico or anywhere the USDA doesn't have jurisdiction? Fedex. the government doesnt want the extent of mad cow to be known as it is high in some areas. Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: See also:

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. government fights to keep meatpackers from testing all slaughtered cattle for mad cow

2007-06-04 Thread Mike Weaver
Same problem in NH w/ deer. prob the highest incidence in North America is in the US Colrado Springs is a problem area. It spread into the local deer population. Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So why doesn't Creekstone just test in Canada or Mexico or anywhere the USDA doesn't

Re: [Biofuel] How America is betraying the hungry children of Africa

2007-05-28 Thread Mike Weaver
Let Them Eat Promises Food vs fuel? US ethanol and tortilla riots? Why are these people in Malawi growing maize and soy anyway? Hardly their best choice. See also: http://snipurl.com/rcij [Biofuel] Bushfood http://snipurl.com/rcik [Biofuel] Myth: More US aid will help the hungry

[Biofuel] Hybrid Solar House

2007-05-28 Thread Mike Weaver
http://enertia.com/Science/HowItWorks/tabid/68/Default.aspx Swiped from Digg ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

[Biofuel] BBC Greg Palast Rove Voter Fraud Story

2007-05-26 Thread Mike Weaver
This interview conducted on May 26, 2007 on the Alex Jones Show exposes criminal behavior in our government that should be on every major news media program in America . . . but it is conspicuously absent. Our media is so massively controlled every single American should be screaming in the

Re: [Biofuel] Newbie Seeking Diesel Van Recommendations

2007-05-24 Thread Mike Weaver
I think your best bet is a Ford or Chevy. They are hard to find but worth the look. Joe Street wrote: Look for a mitsubishi delica. A buddy of mine just imported one with low miles from Japan. He loves it. Joe Luke Kareklas wrote: Hello All, I am a Kid's Birthday Party

Re: [Biofuel] Newbie Seeking Diesel Van Recommendations

2007-05-24 Thread Mike Weaver
-- probably won't find a used one of those though. On 5/23/07, Mike Weaver mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think your best bet is a Ford or Chevy. They are hard to find but worth the look. Joe Street wrote: Look for a mitsubishi delica. A buddy of mine just imported one

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: US Gasoline Prices Hit All Time Historical Highest Level - Adjusted For Inflation

2007-05-23 Thread Mike Weaver
time I've done that exercise I've found that I'd very early cast out every last vestige of the Smart and designed an Austin Seven instead! Also, the Smart's brief is to do the job that ought to be done by walking. -D - Original Message From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: US Gasoline Prices Hit All Time Historical Highest Level - Adjusted For Inflation

2007-05-22 Thread Mike Weaver
Still, this morning as I went into the city in my relatively small VW Biodiesel Golf, I saw hundreds of single occupant SUVs pass me. Why don't we have smart cars in the US? I don't even need a VW most of the time. All I need to carry is a few computers and a tools. Keith Addison wrote: If

Re: [Biofuel] Governments using filters to censor Internet, survey finds

2007-05-22 Thread Mike Weaver
What are you running? DD-WRT? That's what I run on my Buffalos. Been tinkering with antennas some. Joe Street wrote: Hey Doug; I have always noticed your amateur radio callsign attached to your signature. I looked you up on QRZ.com and see you have an advanced rating. So now that this

Re: [Biofuel] EMF-Omega-News 5. May 2007 (April articles)

2007-05-18 Thread Mike Weaver
Two legs bad. Four legs good. Keith Addison wrote: I can see what you're saying Mike, and I agree, but it has a limited sense. I think you should be more inclusive Certainly, as you said, We are all bound to each other and the planet in a grand scheme of interdependence, where what happens to

[Biofuel] 2008 elections

2007-05-17 Thread Mike Weaver
*“The wheels have come off, the engine is on fire and no one is driving,” Captain David Iglesias told me yesterday. I’d asked the Naval Reserve officer, heading off to duty in Norfolk, why he didn’t want his old job back, United States Attorney for New Mexico.* The busted, burning,

Re: [Biofuel] Why I love living in Virginia

2007-05-17 Thread Mike Weaver
/16/guns.on.campus.ap/ Hopefully it won't pass before the legislature goes home and cooler heads will prevail. I should mention that I work at a state college in Charleston. Ack! On 5/15/07, Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Virginia Citizens Defense League to give away automatic pistols

Re: [Biofuel] Why I love living in Virginia

2007-05-17 Thread Mike Weaver
are convinced your understanding of the issue is more valid than history. Our crazed shooter at the university wouldnt have gotten to first base in Israel. Why? Kirk */Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: The syphilized East had a much higher murder rate than the wild west

[Biofuel] It is a mystery why stevia, a South American plant more than 300 times sweeter than sugar, remains illegal for use as a sweetener in the United States.

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Weaver
Bitter Battle over Truth in Sweeteners By Christopher Wanjek mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], LiveScience's Bad Medicine Columnist posted: 15 May 2007 09:45 am ET Share this story Add to delicious

Re: [Biofuel] graybearded diesel advice

2007-05-15 Thread Mike Weaver
Thanks - I'm looking for a manual now! Roderick Roth wrote: Hi Mike This definitly sounds like timing and certain diesels will drive the mechanical fuel pump with a tapered collet. Since your engine is quite new, I would suspect that the jam nut has either slightly loosened or was not

Re: [Biofuel] Any Diesel gurus put there?

2007-05-15 Thread Mike Weaver
disturbed something and it's sucking some air now?? Go over the whole system carefully... Easier to pull in air than fuel... - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 7:28 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Any Diesel gurus put

Re: [Biofuel] Isopropyl Alcohol supplies - Used to be Titrationquestion from a Newbie

2007-05-15 Thread Mike Weaver
Look for 99% anhydrous iso Thomas Kelly wrote: Andrew, I thought that rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) sold at pharmacies was 70%. I just noticed that a container of isopropyl alcohol in our bathroom cabinet was 91%. It was purchased at a local pharmacy; 1 quart (950ml) for $2.49

Re: [Biofuel] Isopropyl Alcohol supplies - Used to be Titrationquestion from a Newbie

2007-05-15 Thread Mike Weaver
I found it at a well-stocked independant pharmacy Thomas Kelly wrote: Mike Weaver wrote: Look for 99% anhydrous iso Where? Look for 99% anhydrous iso Thomas Kelly wrote: Andrew, I thought that rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) sold at pharmacies was 70%. I

[Biofuel] Any Diesel gurus put there?

2007-05-14 Thread Mike Weaver
Greetings all, Left my 4.7 HP Changfa diesel outside in the shed through the winter and now it won't start. I left it with about 1/2 a tank of BD in it, and actually I did get it to start and run twice as soon as the weather warmed up (this week). It started with a fair amount of black smoke as

Re: [Biofuel] Gas prices - government hot air - making drivers fume

2007-05-10 Thread Mike Weaver
companies have their hand in this, he said. But a large part of this problem is that half the vehicles on the road are SUVs or big minivans. Americans, unfortunately, have a love affair with these big vehicles. They push demand up, and that pushes up the price. Mike Weaver wrote: I'm

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Gas Station Owner Told to Raise Prices

2007-05-10 Thread Mike Weaver
in something not new. And there are children going to bed hungry. Disgusting toads. Kirk */Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: I'm surprised at you, Keith. You're not very sympathetic. SUV OWNERS PUZZLED BY HIGH GAS PRICES by Ben Radstein, staff reporter Before

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Gas Station Owner Told to Raise Prices

2007-05-09 Thread Mike Weaver
I'm surprised at you, Keith. You're not very sympathetic. SUV OWNERS PUZZLED BY HIGH GAS PRICES by Ben Radstein, staff reporter Before the war in Iraq began, SUV owners were polled http://www.uncoveror.com/suv.htm about their attitudes toward the upcoming conflict, and by a

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Gas Station Owner Told to Raise Prices

2007-05-09 Thread Mike Weaver
to a lot of 6 year olds. Hate to be seen in something not new. And there are children going to bed hungry. Disgusting toads. Kirk */Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: I'm surprised at you, Keith. You're not very sympathetic. SUV OWNERS PUZZLED BY HIGH GAS PRICES by Ben

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Gas Station Owner Told to Raise Prices

2007-05-09 Thread Mike Weaver
You're related to Rush Limberger? robert and benita rabello wrote: Mike Weaver wrote: William bellowed. That's a bunch of vegan tree-hugger doom-saying nonsense! Where did you get that idea, Al Gore? Are you trying to cause panic? Why do you liberals hate America? We will have oil

[Biofuel] Gas prices - government hot air - making drivers fume

2007-05-09 Thread Mike Weaver
with these big vehicles. They push demand up, and that pushes up the price. Mike Weaver wrote: I'm surprised at you, Keith. You're not very sympathetic. SUV OWNERS PUZZLED BY HIGH GAS PRICES by Ben Radstein, staff reporter Before the war in Iraq began, SUV owners were polled http

Re: [Biofuel] Australia hands over man to US courts

2007-05-08 Thread Mike Weaver
Go Linux Keith Addison wrote: BEFORE he was extradited to the United States, Hew Griffiths, from Berkeley Vale in NSW, had never even set foot in America. But he had pirated software produced by American companies. Now, having been given up to the US by former justice minister Chris Ellison,

Re: [Biofuel] Australia hands over man to US courts

2007-05-08 Thread Mike Weaver
All of it. Like Joseph Jenkins's book, with Linux, you can either do it yourself for free, or buy a DVD and support. I personally like Macs, though I have to say Mr. Jobs has turned out to have feet of clay... Keith Addison wrote: Go Linux Why would I want to do that? That's for

Re: [Biofuel] Australia hands over man to US courts

2007-05-08 Thread Mike Weaver
Amiga or die doug wrote: Careful, I can see this forming into a flame war! (Mine is bigger than yours scenario) Really, once you wean off the Redmond product, it dosen't matter if its Linux or Mac. The only reason why I probably would not buy a Mac is historical: I used to hate the

Re: [Biofuel] The president receives lessons from his neoconservative tutors

2007-05-07 Thread Mike Weaver
The title is, of course, lifted from Winston Churchill, who at least did some good once in a while, though on the whole a mixed bag. The Brits finally grew tired of their empire. Why did they leave India? Keith Addison wrote:

Re: [Biofuel] Troubles with the First Batch.. Request Advise from the Experienced!!

2007-05-07 Thread Mike Weaver
I would just start over - I think you need to get a good crack before worrying about wash tests. You should see a very clear line with no middle layer at all. Be sure there is no water in your oil, double check your titration, and maintain steady heat. I found it useful to learn on new oil in

Re: [Biofuel] Free Market

2007-05-07 Thread Mike Weaver
Aye, laddie. robert and benita rabello wrote: Thomas Kelly wrote: There's no apostrophe in its as used below: A car company can move it's factories to Mexico and claim it's a free market. That would be the first its, ; right Miss Grundy.? Possessive its in Standard

Re: [Biofuel] Free Market

2007-05-07 Thread Mike Weaver
I am sick and tired of people wasting apostrophes. There is a finite supply, and the Oxford English Dictionary estimates that we've already used more than half. Moreover, with more and more people studying English, this alarming trend will only get worse. Remember. Think before you

[Biofuel] Australia hands over man to US courts

2007-05-07 Thread Mike Weaver
BEFORE he was extradited to the United States, Hew Griffiths, from Berkeley Vale in NSW, had never even set foot in America. But he had pirated software produced by American companies. Now, having been given up to the US by former justice minister Chris Ellison, Griffiths, 44, is in a Virginia

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. force aims to secure Africa

2007-05-06 Thread Mike Weaver
That's one choice I'd hate to have to make - the US or ECOMOG. Every Car Or Movable Object Gone. Kirk McLoren wrote: threatened by transnational terrorists. They are the bloody terrorists. How much protection money will Africa have to pay? Kirk */Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED]/*

Re: [Biofuel] Free Market

2007-05-06 Thread Mike Weaver
There's no apostrophe in its as used below: A car company can move it's factories to Mexico and claim it's a free market. Besides, just because drugs are safe for Canadians doesn't mean they are safe for Americans. We're more better, and thus have different DNA. Kirk McLoren wrote:

Re: [Biofuel] EMF-Omega-News 5. May 2007 (April articles)

2007-05-06 Thread Mike Weaver
Don't be ridiculous. I'll borrow the money. Just like my uncle. Sam Kirk McLoren wrote: Yes, we have to learn to pull in the same direction. Effort opposing each other is an isometric. Wont get you very far. Also we have to get past money as the objective of work. We have mislead

[Biofuel] DOE Announces up to $200 Million in Funding for Biorefineries

2007-05-03 Thread Mike Weaver
*DOE Announces up to $200 Million in Funding for Biorefineries* On May 1, 2007, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced that the DOE will provide up to $200 million, from FY07 to FY11, to support the development of small-scale, (at ten percent of commercial scale),

Re: [Biofuel] Bayer Corporation gets Rachel Carson honors

2007-05-01 Thread Mike Weaver
That's nothing. Big Pharma is trying to ban vitamins and carrot juice in the US. Keith Addison wrote: Unbelievable! Well, almost... Bayer's press releases below. Excerpt: Bayer employees are proud that we as a company take action that supports the public interest and demonstrates

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: patent for transesterification of oil to Biodiesel

2007-04-30 Thread Mike Weaver
Google prior art patent I don't think there is much to worry about Keith Addison wrote: I'd appreciate some opinions on this, if anyone would like to comment. Just to stir it up a bit, a somewhat ridiculous small company in Japan called Someya Shoten which feels it leads the world in matters

Re: [Biofuel] bee followup

2007-04-26 Thread Mike Weaver
and still market the meat as organic. Also, the SCC read in even organic milk is often quite high. I don't want to drink baked pus, which can be 10% of the volume of milk. Yechh. Chip Mefford wrote: Mike Weaver wrote: In the US, all Organic means, thanks to congress, is that the labell says

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