[Vo]:Re: Costaka Inc.: Making ethonol for a dollar a gallon, possibly by 2011.

One point worth emphasizing here is in regards to the comments made by Jim Ostroff, the 's author of this and other excellent articles. We, on vortex, especially moi, are often highly suspicious of the motive's of the Oil Companies. I have even seen the derogatory term: PetroMafia being used.

[Vo]:Re: Ocean glider uses ocean heat differentials

Quote from the link below: Wax-filled tubes inside the craft expand when it is gliding through warmer water. This heat is used to push oil from a bladder inside the hull to one outside, changing its buoyancy. Anyone knows how this works in more detail? From the above description one would

[Vo]:OT: Those Pesky Carbon Based Life Forms

Recently an esteemed Vort member suggested to another esteemed Vort member that the latter might benefit from the viewing of a DVD titled The Privileged Planet. See: http://www.illustramedia.com/tppinfo.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Privileged_Planet In this DVD it is speculated

Re: [Vo]:Creationism (was Re:OT: periodic table)

Thomas sez: OrionWorks wrote: Thomas sez: The discussion in question was on the Wall Builders, all one I suspect many progressives have difficulty following the logic attributed to comments such as ...a biblically based legal system is superior to all others. from the very next comment

Re: [Vo]:Re: Ocean glider uses ocean heat differentials

In reply to Michel Jullian's message of Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:26:12 +0100: Hi, [snip] Quote from the link below: Wax-filled tubes inside the craft expand when it is gliding through warmer water. This heat is used to push oil from a bladder inside the hull to one outside, changing its buoyancy.