[Biofuel] I don't get it, (was: Shakeup for Big Pharm)

2007-01-17 Thread Chip Mefford
Bob Molloy wrote: Hi All, Something to ponder, a helluva shakeup for Big Pharm. Regards, Bob. (grumble, I hate formatted text) Medical Breakthrough Could Change Global Politics By Chris Floyd t r u t h o u t | UK Correspondent snip Tuesday 16 January 2007 BIG SNIP The

Re: [Biofuel] any info about Namibia

2007-01-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I grew up there in the 70's and 80's, it was occupied by South Africa at that stage and being used as a base to fight the communists in Angola. Since independance in 1990 it's been a stable, peaceful country. It has a checkered, and brutal, colonial history.(Read Andre Brink's harrowing The

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the topic...New BD stuff

2007-01-17 Thread Joe Street
Hmm. Last I checked aluminum and HDPE were different. So why do you assume your experience with making BD in plastic has any bearing on the suitability of aluminum as a reactor vessel? Anyways there was a thread way back about a tank coating material you should use to coat the inside of

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the topic...New BD stuff

2007-01-17 Thread Joe Street
Are you sure about that Jim? I use KOH as a etchant for aluminum. Works like gangbusters. I would assume methoxide would do the same. Joe JAMES PHELPS wrote: Mike, The answer is yes. If it is high alloy, even better. What happens is aluminum forms an oxide on its skin and it becomes

Re: [Biofuel] What's In Your Milk?

2007-01-17 Thread Joe Street
AFAIK the hormone BGH was allowed in dairy farms in the US but not in Canada. J John Mullan wrote: I'm not sure what's in U.S. milk, or Canadian milk for that matter. But I live right on the border and often we get groceries in the U.S. for significant savings. But I have to share the fact

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the topic...New BD stuff

2007-01-17 Thread JAMES PHELPS
This is a direct quote from a Metalurgical Engineer I know. I am speaking from experience with another fellows reactor - 2 years old and still going - most tanks will be 5xxx series but again - I advocate - TEST IT. I dont advocate this as a desired Choice of materials but PE instead. Jim

[Biofuel] Question

2007-01-17 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hi all, came across some info on Jatropha oil recently. The oil from some spieces is considered non-edible, but I have found no reason for it. Can somebody spread a little light on this ? Jan Warnqvist aGERATEC AB___ Biofuel mailing list

Re: [Biofuel] I don't get it, (was: Shakeup for Big Pharm)

2007-01-17 Thread Bob Molloy
Chip Melford asked: So, how does tweaking a substance protected by patent .achieve anything other than broken law or five or more? The answer was there in the original post: Quote: The potential benefits and geopolitical implications of this approach are almost limitless. Imagine a

Re: [Biofuel] I don't get it,

2007-01-17 Thread Chip Mefford
Bob Molloy wrote: Chip Melford asked: So, how does tweaking a substance protected by patent .achieve anything other than broken law or five or more? The answer was there in the original post: Quote: The potential benefits and geopolitical implications of this approach are almost

[Biofuel] Doomsday Clock

2007-01-17 Thread Philip Gwinnell
Hawking: Doomsday Clock closer to midnight By Roger Highfield, Science Editor (Daily Telegraph UK) Last Updated: 6:45pm GMT 17/01/2007 The world has nudged closer to apocalypse as a result of climate change and nuclear proliferation, Prof Stephen Hawking and other prominent

Re: [Biofuel] I don't get it,

2007-01-17 Thread Jason Katie
actually if an improvement or modification is made to an existing patent then it can itself can be patented as a whole new invention (at least in america) - Original Message - From: Chip Mefford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 5:24 PM

[Biofuel] Crude fatty acid distillate

2007-01-17 Thread tanuki
Hi everyone, An oil mill has just told me that they have excess of crude fatty acid distillate which they can give me with the following specifications : Free Fatty Acid (As Lauric) - 71.8% Iodine Value mg I/g - 10 Total Fatty Matter- 96% Moisture Impurities

[Biofuel] How richest fuel global warming - but poorest suffer most from it

2007-01-17 Thread Keith Addison
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2137667.ece Independent Online Edition Environment How richest fuel global warming - but poorest suffer most from it By Philip Thornton, Economics Correspondent Published: 09 January 2007 By the end of tomorrow the average Briton will have

[Biofuel] Use Of 'Precautionary Principle' For Chemicals Is Growing

2007-01-17 Thread Keith Addison
From: Risk Policy Report, Jan. 16, 2007 http://www.precaution.org/lib/07/prn_use_of_pp_grows.070116.htm[Prin ter-friendly version] Use Of 'Precautionary Principle' For Chemicals Is Growing Environmentalists and other public health advocates say recent movements by states, businesses and

[Biofuel] Dr Strangelove Saves The Earth

2007-01-17 Thread Keith Addison
From: The Economist, Jan. 15, 2006 http://www.precaution.org/lib/07/prn_global_engineering.070115.htm[P rinter-friendly version] Dr Strangelove Saves The Earth How big science might fix climate change Few scientists like to say so, but cutting greenhouse-gas emissions is not the only way to

Re: [Biofuel] I don't get it, (was: Shakeup for Big Pharm)

2007-01-17 Thread Keith Addison
Chip Melford asked: So, how does tweaking a substance protected by patent .achieve anything other than broken law or five or more? The answer was there in the original post: Quote: The potential benefits and geopolitical implications of this approach are almost limitless. Imagine a world

Re: [Biofuel] Dr Strangelove Saves The Earth

2007-01-17 Thread dwoodard
The geoengineering approach appears to ignore the problem of the seas becoming more acid due to more dissolved CO2. I don't see an engineering approach to that one at any bearable cost. Doug Woodard St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada On Thu, 18 Jan 2007, Keith Addison wrote: From: The