[biofuel] Help! Any parts worth scavenging?

2002-06-10 Thread Christopher Witmer
, that will be useful in building the dual tank SVO system for the diesel vehicle? Thanks! Christopher Witmer Tokyo [* In Japan a car like this one -- more than ten years old -- has zero market value, despite its low mileage. I will have to pay money to junk it. Unlike the USA, there are few junkyards where people

Re: [biofuel] Help! Any parts worth scavenging?

2002-06-10 Thread Christopher Witmer
.) Christopher Witmer Tokyo Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send quot;unsubscribequot; messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups

Re: [biofuel] Foolproof method

2002-06-10 Thread Christopher Witmer
All this is based on my reading rather than actual experience, but as long as the solar radiation is only being applied to the biodiesel as heat, the controlled use of that heat to rid WVO of water should present no problem. (Are you sure the time and temp you gave is correct? It sounds more

Re: [biofuel] Foolproof method

2002-06-10 Thread Christopher Witmer
Well, on paper at least you want to minimize exposure to heat prior to use. But I assume you are not planning to store the stuff for weeks or months in constant exposure to direct sun, and if the duration is short (say, a day or two) your vehicle may not notice any practical difference, even

[biofuel] Acid esterification method: recommended for new oil?

2002-06-12 Thread Christopher Witmer
vegetable oil, just to keep things as simple as possible. I will probably go with a soy-rapeseed-silicone blend, as that is cheapest and also commonly used by local restaurants.) Thanks! Christopher Witmer Tokyo Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Will You Find

Re: [biofuel] Just a mile marker that would ordinarily be unnoticed...

2002-06-12 Thread Christopher Witmer
the activists. God save us from everyone who thinks his personal agenda is so holy that any means are justifiable in promoting it. It doesn't take many such people to throw society into chaos. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Appal Energy wrote: Here's a bit of new that won't see much mainstream press

Re: [biofuel] Revealed: how the smoke stacks of America have brought the world's worst drought to Africa

2002-06-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
Technology editor? Sounds more like political propaganda editor. The article's thesis may be correct, but it can't be scientifically established one way or the other. One thing is for sure -- Africa has been experiencing droughts since long before America's smokestacks -- or even America --

Re: [biofuel] Diesel seen overtaking petrol as top motor fuel

2002-06-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
Gee I wish someone would tell this to Japan's leaders. They are really behind the curve -- they don't seem to have even heard of biodiesel, and seem to be trying to phase out diesel engines altogether. -- Chris Witmer Tokyo Keith Addison wrote: Diesel seen overtaking petrol as top motor

Re: [biofuel] Revealed: how the smoke stacks of America have brought the world's worst drought to Africa

2002-06-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
Keith Addison wrote: I'm a bit puzzled by whose guilt you think is being manipulated, and where political propaganda might come into it - why do you think it's political? Well, the opening sentence, for one thing: To those who live there, it is as if the rich have stolen the rain. That

Re: [biofuel] African droughts triggered by Western pollution

2002-06-17 Thread Christopher Witmer
This is an issue that will take care of itself over time. When global warming raises the ocean's level sufficiently, the Western Sahara region, western Mauritania and most of Senegal will become a shallow sea, providing plenty of rainfall for what is now the Sahel, no doubt.

Re: [biofuel] Revealed: how the smoke stacks of America have brought the world's worst drought to Africa

2002-06-17 Thread Christopher Witmer
Forests that do not end up in ashes end up decomposing, and the net emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere are more or less equal in either case. Appal Energy wrote: Perhaps you would suggest that the forests must all be in ashes before there's proof sufficient for you?

Re: [biofuel] Revealed: how the smoke stacks of America have brought the world's worst drought to Africa

2002-06-17 Thread Christopher Witmer
Appal Energy wrote: Your glib and simple dismissal is one of blindness. Todd, My glib and simple dismissal is because I actually have a MEMORY. I remember all the mountains of irrefutable scientific evidence trotted out by environmentalists in the early 1970s warning that we faced a new

Re: [biofuel] Revealed: how the smoke stacks of America have brought the world's worst drought to Africa

2002-06-18 Thread Christopher Witmer
matter of business. -- Christopher Witmer Tokyo Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/3PCXaC/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey

Re: [biofuel] Revealed: how the smoke stacks of America have brought the world's worst drought to Africa

2002-06-18 Thread Christopher Witmer
science on a massive scale existed in the 1970s, it still exists today. If the potential for crappy policy advice in the political realm existed in the 1970s, it still exists today. Computers may have advanced; the people who use them haven't. -- Christopher Witmer Kris Book wrote: I suspect

Re: [biofuel] Revealed: how the smoke stacks of America have brought the world's worst drought to Africa

2002-06-18 Thread Christopher Witmer
Appal Energy wrote: Permit me to point out that [you are] not exactly value-free and neutral. You haven't exactly hesitated to bring a basketful of your own pre-suppostions to the table, now have you? Precisely. The above is not something I needed to have pointed out to me. One

Re: [biofuel] Revealed: how the smoke stacks of America have brought the world's worst drought to Africa

2002-06-18 Thread Christopher Witmer
Todd, if I replied that the feeling is mutual I would be a liar. I believe that all human beings are created in the divine image and therefore worthy of respect. But tell me, does your disdain also apply to the researchers and policy advisors who in the 1970s laid a load of crap on us that

[biofuel] FWIW: Spectator (UK) Article Prepare for the Big Chill

2002-06-21 Thread Christopher Witmer
Cover story from The Spectator: Prepare for the big chill A new ice age is due now, says Andrew Kenny, but you won't hear it from the Greens, who like to play on Western guilt about consumerism to make us believe in global warming

Re: [biofuel] biodiesel in Direct Injection Diesels

2002-06-23 Thread Christopher Witmer
Neil, Properly made biodiesel ought to work fine; the problems start to occur in dual-fuel situations. That could mean either a mixture of vegetable oil and diesel/kerosene, or straight vegetable oil. In a dual fuel situation, the engine is started on either fossil or bio diesel, and then

Re: [biofuel] Farmers Turn To Composting, Georgia, USA

2002-07-01 Thread Christopher Witmer
A very welcome development indeed -- let us hope we shall also see wider application of the composting principles set forth in Jenkins' Humanure Handbook. MH wrote: Farmers Turn To Composting To Protect Crops, Revive Soils Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

Re: [biofuel] heat biodiesel

2002-07-02 Thread Christopher Witmer
William Clark wrote: I have another question. What effects does heat have on biodiesel? Is biodiesel sensitive to sunlight? My questions are regarding the use of solar on biodiesel to inhibit bacterial growth. Bill C. Bill, Neither dino nor bio diesel like heat or light; in general

Re: [biofuel] Green Roofing

2002-07-06 Thread Christopher Witmer
Unless the design is well thought out, possibly. But when done properly the roof should be leak-free much longer than normal due to the protection from sunlight and other environmental factors that deteriorate rooftop water seals. Chris Witmer Tokyo Appal Energy wrote: And a roofer's

Re: [biofuel] home heating oil

2002-07-09 Thread Christopher Witmer
This also interests me greatly and I'd love to hear about others' solutions in this department. In winter I heat and (partially) illuminate my home with Aladdin stoves and lanterns (my understanding is that biodiesel does not work with these wick-based devices); I also get hot water

Re: [biofuel] Re: Open Season on Open Space

2002-07-13 Thread Christopher Witmer
I hope that's hyperbole . . . just because some people are noisy jerks who violate others' property -- admittedly a serious problem -- doesn't mean anyone has a right to be judge, juror and literal hangman. If the gov't won't do it, then use whatever legal means are at your disposal and let

Re: [biofuel] Re: Open Season on Open Space

2002-07-13 Thread Christopher Witmer
. But if our response is also characterized by disrespect for law and other people's property rights, then we're not making the situation better, we're making it worse. -- Christopher Witmer Appal Energy wrote: Sometimes what you call vigilante justice is the only justice that money can't buy

Re: [biofuel] Re: Open Season on Open Space

2002-07-14 Thread Christopher Witmer
and injuries you've had to endure, and I hope you're able to get the satisfaction you're entitled to where your property rights are concerned. Until people learn to develop renewed respect for law and others' rights, I think the situation is going to continue to worsen. -- Christopher Witmer

Re: [biofuel] Re: 4x4 vs. hardcore environmentalists

2002-07-14 Thread Christopher Witmer
Hey guys, the simple fact of being a pig-headed idiot is its own punishment. It's hot, at least where I live. Why don't we drop this so we can all take off our flameproof suits for a breath of fresh air? Otherwise I'm afraid Keith might just change the name of this list to Biofool. --

[biofuel] Re: Mercury Free dry cell recycling

2002-07-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
A lot of non-rechargeable dry cells can be recharged. I do it all the time. In fact, I used to go around on the designated days when dry cells could be put out in the trash and collect dead dry cells, recharge and use them. But now I have more dry cells than I can use . . . Christopher Witmer

Re: [biofuel] Re: Mercury Free dry cell recycling

2002-07-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
the EP-7 Battery Recharger but I couldn't bring it up in an internet search. Happy hunting! Christopher Witmer Tokyo Hall, Edward C. wrote: You say a lot of dry cells are rechargeable, how can I tell the difference between those that can be recharged and those that should be left

Re: [biofuel] Re: Mercury Free dry cell recycling

2002-07-18 Thread Christopher Witmer
it from taking a charge, and zapping them would sometimes break up whatever it was that was interfering with the charge process. I don't know about dry cells exploding but I remember being knocked on my backside by a zap from one of those capacitors. You only do *that* once! -- Christopher Witmer

Re: [biofuel] Dung to Electricity

2002-07-18 Thread Christopher Witmer
Dung. Hmmm . . . dung, dung, dung . . . now that rings a bell. (Sorry 'bout that. I have an offal sense of humor sometimes.) Christopher Witmer (Brains frying in the Tokyo summer) Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free

Re: [biofuel] Re: Science Fiction or Speculation

2002-07-20 Thread Christopher Witmer
Hoo-Whee! That was some science friction! Diatribe: the only tribe that refuses to be civilized. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Access Your PC from Anywhere - Free Trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/o5uw2C/0ncEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM

Re: [biofuel] Re: Science Fiction or Speculation

2002-07-20 Thread Christopher Witmer
or the Church. Christopher Witmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Its the oil cos, you should be pissed off at.. and the church did you know they named the enzyme that runs the world back in the 1600.. lucerferion the thing that makes a lighting bugs tail glow is named after the devil. ATP

Re: [biofuel] Re: Witch Hunters

2002-07-22 Thread Christopher Witmer
Mike Nixon wrote: Harrumpf Don't know what the world is coming to these days. Trolls indeed. By jove, if I'd had them in my Regiment then I'd troll them, I could tell you! Younger generation. Don't understand 'em, don't want to. Bring back National Service I say. Now,

[biofuel] Used lubricants as fuel?

2002-07-25 Thread Christopher Witmer
of thing . . . Christopher Witmer Tokyo Steve Spence wrote: Using ATF as a diesel fuel additive.. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/NsdPZD/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM

Re: [biofuel] drying out alcohol

2002-07-25 Thread Christopher Witmer
Naughty boy! ROFLMAO Neoteric Biofuels Inc. wrote: Betty Ford. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/NsdPZD/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM

Re: [biofuel] Used lubricants as fuel?

2002-07-25 Thread Christopher Witmer
Yecch! That's one experiment I'll forego then. Thanks for letting me know, Todd. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Appal Energy wrote: What you are proposing is close to the same as turning your 4 stroke fuel into two stroke fuel. Sure. It might run, trailing a blue cloud as you go

Re: [biofuel] Used lubricants as fuel?

2002-07-26 Thread Christopher Witmer
from my teenagers' faces can all be burned cleanly in a sufficiently primitive genset, it may be worthwhile to reconsider home electrical generation. Thanks again for your very clear explanation. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Andy wrote: I have been running this engine on 50% used engine oil

Re: [biofuel] Code

2002-07-28 Thread Christopher Witmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forgive my ignorance but could someone please complete the following... IMHO - Biofuelers make better lovers. FWIW - I found a great deal on a used (1979) diesel genset today -- has a Yanmar 40HP engine, 24KW/200V output and has been run for just 35 hours total. OTOH

Re: [biofuel] Car Makers to Challenge State's New Emissions Law

2002-07-28 Thread Christopher Witmer
to see what could result from the right combination of biofuels and better engines. It's a shame when diesel technology is written off in people's minds because they can't envision or imagine it as potentially much cleaner than it has been in the past. Christopher Witmer Tokyo

Re: [biofuel] Used lubricants as fuel?

2002-07-29 Thread Christopher Witmer
appealing indeed. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Andy wrote: I built a Generator set using a Chinese built German engineered single cyl. diesel. It uses an indirect combustion system for efficiency and the ability to run on a wide range of fuels including used lube oils and transmission

Re: [biofuel] Used lubricants as fuel?

2002-07-30 Thread Christopher Witmer
Personally, I can think of few people more deserving than Andy and his family; after all, his ingenuity has turned waste engine oil, something that is often just poured out onto the ground to pollute the soil and water, into useful electricity, using what sounds to me like a very

Re: [biofuel] One man's solution: was Mass Production

2002-07-30 Thread Christopher Witmer
conventional greenhouses. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Kris Book wrote: My wife and I want to see a commercial greenhouse on every vacant lot, parking lot of every church, school, hospital, and in every neighborhood in the world. With the right backing, organic greenhouse farming combined

Re: [biofuel] Genset Efficiency - was: Used lubricants as fuel?

2002-07-30 Thread Christopher Witmer
better in an earthquake too. I'm sure if I had a properly built underground house my whole family would be happy to forego the air conditioning in summer. With better construction techniques a lot of air conditioning (and heating) would be unnecessary. Christopher Witmer Tokyo MH wrote

Re: [biofuel] Used lubricants as fuel?

2002-07-31 Thread Christopher Witmer
at utterpower.com that they were using it to heat water for their cabin. Thanks very much, Christopher Witmer Tokyo Andy wrote: We are using the genset 24-7 with short shutdowns to check oil, water and to do a quick lookover for any problems . . . This genset is very easily maintained

Re: [biofuel] Somewhat OT: Animal Waste

2002-08-02 Thread Christopher Witmer
bet they have them in Europe as well. It doesn't seem like there would be much of a market for them in the USA, except perhaps in big city centers like New York. Christopher Witmer Tokyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With animals, it's still an open question as to whether they could be trained

Re: [biofuel] Somewhat OT: Animal Waste

2002-08-02 Thread Christopher Witmer
Yes, Ken, this is serious; are you? Why are you even online via computer, since, according to your own logic, it must rob you of dignity, strength, power, etc., you poor domesticated thing. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Ken wrote: this isn't serious, is it?!? can we now go back to the wild

Re: [biofuel] Somewhat OT: Animal Waste

2002-08-03 Thread Christopher Witmer
as a previously underutilized asset. (Of course biodiesel gives us one of the most exciting examples of that.) Thar's gold in them thar dunghills! Christopher Witmer Tokyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then, as long as we're attempting to address this matter of inconvenience and municipal runoff waste (because

[biofuel] WTK: tweaks and add-ons to make *stationary* diesels less polluting

2002-08-03 Thread Christopher Witmer
* Addition of an exhaust catalytic converter *if* durable and cheap enough! Thanks, Christopher Witmer The Fuelish Acolyte Tokyo Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages

Re: [biofuel] WTK: tweaks and add-ons to make *stationary* diesels less polluting

2002-08-04 Thread Christopher Witmer
Illustrated magazine? In any case, I guess the proper order would be 1) get the heat out, 2) get the particles out, and 3) get the NOx out -- right? Keep those suggestions coming! Gratefully, Christopher Witmer Tokyo Appal Energy wrote: Don't see why, if you are looking for less polluting

Re: [biofuel] Hubbert Peak

2002-08-04 Thread Christopher Witmer
be done, but only with long-term commitment. There is a lot of inertia to overcome until critical mass can be reached. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Keith Addison wrote: Margaret Mead's often-quoted statement is always apt: Never underestimate the power of a small group of individuals to change

Re: [biofuel] Sewage Waste Water - was: Somewhat OT: AnimalWaste

2002-08-04 Thread Christopher Witmer
pretty. Desalinization holds great potential but it is very energy intensive. Many people could make better use of rainwater that falls on their own roofs. Just a few ideas. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives

Re: [biofuel] Sewage Waste Water - was: Somewhat OT: AnimalWaste

2002-08-04 Thread Christopher Witmer
Great? Aargh! Here's my proposal for a two-birds-with-one-stone bottled water solution: Terrier Water! Freshly effervesced from the depths of the dog We'll put a big red fire hydrant right in front of the water-bottling company, everybody will be happy. Christopher Witmer Tokyo (Potable

Re: [biofuel] Sewage Waste Water - was: Somewhat OT: AnimalWaste

2002-08-05 Thread Christopher Witmer
the water utility goodbye. The annual rainfall patterns in each locale will largely determine what each person can do. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe

Re: [biofuel] Hubbert Peak

2002-08-05 Thread Christopher Witmer
This is indeed true; however, sometimes if we systematically boycott all the companies whose policies we don't agree with, we can end up hurting ourselves most. We have to decide, okay, is this the hill that I want to die on? Sometimes it is and sometimes it's just not worth the price that we

Re: [biofuel] Heavier Vehicles Not Always Safer

2002-08-10 Thread Christopher Witmer
and more fuel-efficient as they shed weight. I'm sure it is pretty much the same with most other manufacturers as well. Perhaps people fixated on mass as a safety enhancer only need to put on a few hundred pounds of fat to be better protected in any auto . . . Christopher Witmer Tokyo Keith Addison

Re: [biofuel] Heavier Vehicles Not Always Safer

2002-08-10 Thread Christopher Witmer
. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Curtis Sakima wrote: This 4X4 enthusiast/nutcase's $0.02: aaarrgh!! When I hear about these kids using the backseat of an SUV or baby standing of her lap in a SUV ... it makes me puke. Here these people are ... making a total idiot of themselves ... when all

[biofuel] What think ye of these gadgets?

2002-08-11 Thread Christopher Witmer
additives and also stuff that you spray through the air intake and I'm curious as to how well any of these really work. Thanks! Christopher Witmer Tokyo Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- 4 DVDs Free +sp Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/Ey.GAA

Re: [biofuel] What think ye of these gadgets?

2002-08-12 Thread Christopher Witmer
Steve Spence wrote: - Original Message - From: Christopher Witmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Finally, I'm also interested in any recommendations as to the best way to de-carbonize diesel engines, short of an overhaul. I have seen various fuel additives and also stuff that you spray through

Re: [biofuel] What think ye of these gadgets?

2002-08-12 Thread Christopher Witmer
GREAT link, Ken! Thanks very much. Here's another link I found that may be helpful in extending battery life: Lead Acid Battery Desulfation Pulse Generator http://www.shaka.com/~kalepa/desulf.htm Christopher Witmer Tokyo Ken wrote: Here is some great material written from RV experience

Re: [biofuel] What think ye of these gadgets?

2002-08-12 Thread Christopher Witmer
in the way of add-on kits for the little guy. I guess this is still a relatively less developed area of diesel engine technology. Christopher Witmer Tokyo craig reece wrote: The Vitalizer looks like a scam. The AutoEngineLube device is something that would be useful, I think. Propane

Re: [biofuel] What think ye of these gadgets?[Dns error]

2002-08-12 Thread Christopher Witmer
Something must have just happened, since I could access with no trouble. Try the link again later, or fish it out of Google's cache. Christopher Witmer Tokyo craig reece wrote: Yes - I even did a search for phrannie, batteries on Google, got a bucha hits, all to other phrannie pages

Re: [biofuel] What think ye of these gadgets?

2002-08-13 Thread Christopher Witmer
, but it would probably be prudent to turn off the misting device shortly before shutting down the engine, to help eliminate any residual water in the engine . . . (?) Christopher Witmer Tokyo Keith Addison wrote: Should be lots in the archives about misters, check it out. This thingie should

Re: [biofuel] Bonnie Raitt Launches Her 'Green Highway' On Tour Traveling Display

2002-08-15 Thread Christopher Witmer
Great idea! Why don't they take the concept a step further and use non-amplified acoustic instruments and human voices, the way all music performances used to be done? Christopher Witmer Tokyo Kenneth Kron wrote: Bonnie Raitt Launches Her 'Green Highway' On Tour Traveling Displays, Hybrid

[biofuel] Antinomies in diesel engine operation?

2002-08-15 Thread Christopher Witmer
on this? And, can these two technologies be effectively combined or is there a sense in which they work at cross purposes? Thanks! Christopher Witmer Tokyo Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- 4 DVDs Free +sp Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/RN.GAA

[biofuel] Please help me think through this decision

2002-08-15 Thread Christopher Witmer
experience nor extensive learning in all the areas that need to be considered. Please share with me your opinions on the prudence of what I'm contemplating here. Gratefully, Christopher Witmer Tokyo Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- 4 DVDs Free +sp Join Now http

Re: [biofuel] Which is better for the environment?

2002-08-15 Thread Christopher Witmer
possible to change one's intestinal bacteria to those conducive to surviving on a non-animal diet, but it is not going to be easy. What is easy is harming one's health by trying. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Ken wrote: http://www.beyondveg.com/ More on that, and believe me I've tried... Ken

Re: [biofuel] Please help me think through this decision

2002-08-15 Thread Christopher Witmer
Ken, the battery is of the AGM type, so it does qualify in the broad sense as lead-acid although it isn't flooded. I'm no expert on batteries by any means, but I figure if it gets recharged when it drops down to 80%, it should do fine . . . no? Christopher Witmer Tokyo Ken Provost wrote

Re: [biofuel] Which is better for the environment?

2002-08-15 Thread Christopher Witmer
rationalization of meat eating.) Christopher Witmer Tokyo Appal Energy wrote: OkayI may be gullible enough to accept some things at face value, but this theory seriously pushes my probability limit.' Plausible? Perhaps. Harmful if tried? Uhya.right. Is that a printing

Re: [biofuel] More on nitrogen fixing in the human gut (was: Which is better for the environment?)

2002-08-15 Thread Christopher Witmer
nutcase: Intestinal flora and human health, by Tomotari Mitsuoka, professor emeritus, The University of Tokyo http://www.monash.edu.au/APJCN/Vol5/Num1/51p02.htm#top It is actually a very good article, although it makes no reference whatsoever to the particular theory I mentioned. Christopher Witmer

Re: [biofuel] Which is better for the environment?

2002-08-15 Thread Christopher Witmer
Just make sure your draft beer hasn't had the yeast filtered out of it and you'll be just fine. :-) Appal Energy wrote: What is easy is harming one's health by trying. I suppose that's why I'm getting older by the day.If I had only visited the meat counter with greater frequency

Re: [biofuel] Which is better for the environment?

2002-08-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
No, no, I mean this -- B is for Beer (i.e., Biofuel for Human B'ns, to keep this on topic: http://www.mcmenamins.com/Brewing/mrtipsy1.html#Anchor-363 And now I think I'll go have another glass of vitamins and protein, er, I mean, biofuel, or whatever. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Appal Energy

Re: [biofuel] Which is better for the environment?

2002-08-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
. . . ;-) Christopher Witmer Tokyo kirk wrote: several pounds of undigested meat found in the lower intestinal track and colon of dead meat eaters [Western diet meat-eaters who have died] (Diet for a New America, John Robbins). Maybe they died because they weren't healthy and digesting their food

Re: [biofuel] Which is better for the environment?

2002-08-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
A. Price's books! Christopher Witmer Tokyo Keith Addison wrote: If you have any references for that, Christopher, I'd be most interested to see them. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- 4 DVDs Free +sp Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA

Re: [biofuel] Which is better for the environment?

2002-08-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
to people on this list, where there seems to be broad familiarity with the problems plaguing the modern meat and dairy industry. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Keith Addison wrote: But which particular dairy products are those, Kirk? Good clean stuff from a real dairy with milk from healthy cattle

[biofuel] Fire sale on forklift batteries - use for electric vehicle, photovoltaic other home power apps

2002-08-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
Mailing List for your additional 5% discount! Best regards, Christopher Witmer Tokyo * * * * * * * (Information Provided by Seller) * * * * * * * * Hawker PowerSafe 6VM-1500 48 volt DC battery string providing 1500Ah of battery backup at 48 Volts DC (48VDC). These batteries have a retail value

Re: [biofuel] Prof Boocock and homebrew biodiesel producers

2002-08-18 Thread Christopher Witmer
Think Revenuers. Why should the final outcome be any different than that of ethyl alcohol distilled for drinking? In both cases we have the same collusion of interests: a government that wants to make sure it loses no tax money, and established manufacturers who want to protect themselves

Re: [biofuel] Louis Wichinsky

2002-08-18 Thread Christopher Witmer
/resamp.html I'm not nearly so hard on Simon as Keith is, but I still find some of Simon's basic premises hard to swallow. I have a few of Simon's books, but after reading chapter 40 of The Ultimate Resource II, I sure won't be adding that one to my bookshelf anytime soon. Christopher Witmer Tokyo

Re: [biofuel] Looking at Alternative Transportation

2002-08-20 Thread Christopher Witmer
Lubricity! Use plenty of SVO and you'll be just fine. MH wrote: Even though its a tight fit for this big SOB Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- 4 DVDs Free +sp Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM

[biofuel] (FWIW) Melting glacier 'false alarm'

2002-08-21 Thread Christopher Witmer
FWIW -- Melting glacier 'false alarm' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F08%2F17%2Fwglac17.xml/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- 4 DVDs Free +sp Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM

Re: [biofuel] diesel engine after market products?

2002-08-21 Thread Christopher Witmer
to install all these in my car, it would be sufficiently peppy even with a heavy load. Christopher Witmer Tokyo Mark Payton wrote: I am aware that there have been some significant advances in diesel technology in the last few years. One notable improvement is the common rail technology. One

[biofuel] Any good, active e-list for photovoltaic applications?

2002-08-25 Thread Christopher Witmer
I need to locate an online discussion group or email list where the nuts and bolts of photovoltaic electrical generation systems are discussed in detail. If anyone could recommend such a venue, I would be most grateful. Thanks! Christopher Witmer Yahoo! Groups Sponsor

[biofuel] What is the smallest displacement diesel engine used in common automobiles?

2002-09-02 Thread Christopher Witmer
What is the smallest displacement diesel engine used in common automobiles? From what I can tell, around 2.0 liters total displacement seems to be about as small as they come here in Japan. Thanks, Christopher Witmer Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- 4

[biofuel] What is the significance of compression ratio in cogeneration context?

2002-09-02 Thread Christopher Witmer
engines? I think my source said something to the effect that Cummins has some engines with relatively high compression ratios, beyond 20:1. Also, how easy is it to increase an engine's compression ratio? I seems to me that one could damage one's engine trying, if one was careless. Christopher

Re: [biofuel] peanut oil

2002-09-03 Thread Christopher Witmer
disposed toward FDR and his policies.) Christopher Witmer Tokyo Ken Provost wrote: Sounds like you know something about agronomy. Not to put you on the defensive, but why do farmers always talk in those terms -- ie, the govt. won't pay me enough to grow this stuff, so it's not worth

Re: [biofuel] FW: [distributed-generation] Small Is Profitable

2002-09-06 Thread Christopher Witmer
with the powerco execs and engineers; all the nuclear power plants are still way out in the countryside. Christopher Witmer kirk wrote: SNOWMASS, Colo., Sept. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new book called Small Is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right

Re: [biofuel] CO2 Plant Growth Response Table Description

2002-09-07 Thread Christopher Witmer
, not of useful plants (something that sounds bizarre on the face of it). http://www.prwatch.org/improp/oism.html I would be interested to know what the real scoop is on this topic. The noise level of the ax-grinding on all sides complicates matters considerably. Christopher Witmer kirk wrote: I

Re: [biofuel] biodiesel/moonshine.

2002-09-09 Thread Christopher Witmer
This is true; drinking concentrated alcohol (such as straight out of a still) is a good way to burn your throat, since it will pull water right out of the cells lining the throat. Christopher Witmer Keith Addison wrote: As for moonshine, all this stuff is much too strong - you don't want

Re: [biofuel] biodiesel/moonshine.

2002-09-10 Thread Christopher Witmer
That line of work takes balls . . . Have you mutated yet? ;) rpg wrote: - Original Message - One day sucked a bit too hard on pipette whilst doing dilutions and half filled mouth with alcohol mix. Spat it out awful quick and rinsed mouth with water. That night the inner layer of

[biofuel] Need info on Perkins D3152 Engine

2002-09-12 Thread Christopher Witmer
? Any opinions on this engine or its suitability for conversion to SVO use would be appreciated. And if anyone has any literature on it or a closely related engine, I'd love to know! Thanks, Christopher Witmer Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- 4 DVDs Free +sp

Re: [biofuel] Need info on Perkins D3152 Engine

2002-09-13 Thread Christopher Witmer
Thanks, Steve. The table at the link below is especially interesting since the engine I'm looking at is in fact part of a genset. Do you know what the meaning of the abbreviations CV and g/CVh are in the context of this table? Gratefully, Christopher Witmer Steve Spence wrote: 40 bhp (30

[biofuel] Converting a diesel van to an electric generator

2002-09-16 Thread Christopher Witmer
way of linking the engine to it. Rather than reinventing the wheel, if I could find an example of someone who has already done this it would be a big help. Any ideas, thoughts, etc.? Christopher Witmer Tokyo Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- 4 DVDs Free +sp

Re: [biofuel] Converting a diesel van to an electric generator

2002-09-17 Thread Christopher Witmer
liters that seems to be the minimum for a van. I'll definitely have to look into this more closely. Thanks, Christopher Witmer Tokyo Appal Energy wrote: Gennies are readily available for power take offs (PTOs). It might (or then again it might not) be considerably simpler in some instances to go

Re: [biofuel] Dumb Question Was: Using ethanol (was source of ethanol)

2002-09-17 Thread Christopher Witmer
Well, originally it was a bunch of misguided do-gooder Christian pietists who decided that the Bible's commendation of alcohol just had to be wrong, and they were going to see to it that we were all protected from ourselves. Of course, after the fiasco of Prohibition was repealed, the ATF

Re: [biofuel] Dumb Question Was: Using ethanol (was source of ethanol)

2002-09-18 Thread Christopher Witmer
' piece of the pie.) For the most part they will just have to stick with taxing boring things like motor vehicle fuels and ethanol. Christopher Witmer Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Plan to Sell a Home? http://us.click.yahoo.com/J2SnNA/y.lEAA/MVfIAA/FGYolB