[Biofuel] Sweden first to break dependence on oil
01 October 2005 Mona Sahlin, Minister for Sustainable Development Sweden first to break dependence on oil! New programme presented http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/3212/a/51058 In recent weeks we have read about and anguished over the devastation in the United States. These natural disasters have also reminded us how vulnerable we are to the forces of the weather. A hurricane that puts a number of oil rigs out of action affects the availability of oil, the economies and the price of petrol around the world. We have seen the consequences in every country. In light of the oil supply disruptions, the Swedish Government recently decided to allow withdrawals from the country's emergency stocks of petroleum products. The whole world is now dreading the problems brought about by dependence on oil. In a situation where President Bush speaks to the nation about using cars less - and where Ford and Toyota demand that the President takes steps to reduce dependence on oil - each and every one of us can see how the devastation created by the hurricanes rapidly changes the attitude towards fuel. It is as though the idea that oil is a finite resource is only now seriously having an impact on the debate. But there is reason to believe that this awareness will also remain on the agenda in the slightly longer term. Climate change is the greatest and most important environmental challenge of our time. Most of the world's climate researchers agree that the Earth's climate system is changing - and in order to slow down these changes, emissions of greenhouse gases must be reduced. The Government is therefore setting a new policy target: the creation of the conditions necessary to break Sweden's dependence on fossil fuels by 2020. A Sweden free of fossil fuels would give us enormous advantages, not least by reducing the impact from fluctuations in oil prices. The price of oil has tripled since 1996! Old oil price records are now being beaten at a rapid rate. It is already a major competitive advantage for Sweden's industry and the economy that, by international standards, the country has such a small dependence on oil. Swedish policy instruments such as investment grants, norms for energy use, loans with interest subsidies and information drives have formed the basis of a conscious policy to gradually reduce oil use. Since 1994 the use of oil in the housing and services sector has decreased by 15.2 TWh. The use of oil in industry has remained largely unchanged - although industrial production has increased by 70 per cent! Measures to increase energy efficiency and to promote the development of district heating continue to be politically important tools. An increasing number of households are taking advantage of the benefits of district heating and heating pellets; car industry order books are being filled with hybrid and ethanol cars. This trend must be speeded up. The Government is therefore presenting a national programme against dependence on oil with the following main features. . Tax relief for conversion from oil. It is unacceptable that many owners of single-family homes are dependent on oil for their heating and are thus hard hit by high oil prices. In the next few weeks I will be presenting a Government Bill on financial support for the owners of single-family homes and multi-dwelling buildings in order to encourage conversion from oil heating to renewable energy heating, beginning next year. The public sector must take the lead and set a good example. For some time now, therefore, special support has been available to libraries, public swimming baths and hospitals, for example, that become more fuel efficient by converting to renewable energy. . More renewable energy. Oil and coal are finite fuels. The target must be that we base our entire energy supply on renewable fuels. The EU trading system represents an important step towards improved competitiveness in renewable energy at European level. In our country, renewable electricity has increased by approximately 4.5 TWh since 2002, not least by means of the green certificate system. We will give a longer term perspective on electricity certificates in a Government Bill to be presented next spring. The level of ambition has been set very high - by 2016, renewable electricity production will have increased by 15 TWh from the 2002 level. A directive to state-owned Vattenfall means the company will be responsible for major investments in renewable energy for the future. A new inquiry will submit proposals to the Government on how also agricultural production of renewable energy can be increased. . Measures for renewable fuels. Breaking dependence on oil in the transport sector will be a great challenge and the Government therefore has an ambitious policy to increase the percentage of renewable fuels. For the individual, it will pay to choose an environmentally friendly car.
[Biofuel] Sweden plans to be world's first oil-free economy
Sweden plans to be world's first oil-free economy · 15-year limit set for switch to renewable energy · Biofuels favoured over further nuclear power John Vidal, environment editor Wednesday February 8, 2006 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,,1704954,00.html Sweden is to take the biggest energy step of any advanced western economy by trying to wean itself off oil completely within 15 years - without building a new generation of nuclear power stations. The attempt by the country of 9 million people to become the world's first practically oil-free economy is being planned by a committee of industrialists, academics, farmers, car makers, civil servants and others, who will report to parliament in several months. The intention, the Swedish government said yesterday, is to replace all fossil fuels with renewables before climate change destroys economies and growing oil scarcity leads to huge new price rises. Our dependency on oil should be broken by 2020, said Mona Sahlin, minister of sustainable development. There shall always be better alternatives to oil, which means no house should need oil for heating, and no driver should need to turn solely to gasoline. According to the energy committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, there is growing concern that global oil supplies are peaking and will shortly dwindle, and that a global economic recession could result from high oil prices. Ms Sahlin has described oil dependency as one of the greatest problems facing the world. A Sweden free of fossil fuels would give us enormous advantages, not least by reducing the impact from fluctuations in oil prices, she said. The price of oil has tripled since 1996. A government official said: We want to be both mentally and technically prepared for a world without oil. The plan is a response to global climate change, rising petroleum prices and warnings by some experts that the world may soon be running out of oil. Sweden, which was badly hit by the oil price rises in the 1970s, now gets almost all its electricity from nuclear and hydroelectric power, and relies on fossil fuels mainly for transport. Almost all its heating has been converted in the past decade to schemes which distribute steam or hot water generated by geothermal energy or waste heat. A 1980 referendum decided that nuclear power should be phased out, but this has still not been finalised. The decision to abandon oil puts Sweden at the top of the world green league table. Iceland hopes by 2050 to power all its cars and boats with hydrogen made from electricity drawn from renewable resources, and Brazil intends to power 80% of its transport fleet with ethanol derived mainly from sugar cane within five years. Last week George Bush surprised analysts by saying that the US was addicted to oil and should greatly reduce imports from the Middle East. The US now plans a large increase in nuclear power. The British government, which is committed to generating 10% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2012, last month launched an energy review which has a specific remit to consider a large increase in nuclear power. But a report by accountants Ernst Young yesterday said that the UK was falling behind in its attempt to meet its renewables target. The UK has Europe's best wind, wave and tidal resources yet it continues to miss out on its economic potential, said Jonathan Johns, head of renewable energy at Ernst Young. Energy ministry officials in Sweden said they expected the oil committee to recommend further development of biofuels derived from its massive forests, and by expanding other renewable energies such as wind and wave power. Sweden has a head start over most countries. In 2003, 26% of all the energy consumed came from renewable sources - the EU average is 6%. Only 32% of the energy came from oil - down from 77% in 1970. The Swedish government is working with carmakers Saab and Volvo to develop cars and lorries that burn ethanol and other biofuels. Last year the Swedish energy agency said it planned to get the public sector to move out of oil. Its health and library services are being given grants to convert from oil use and homeowners are being encouraged with green taxes. The paper and pulp industries use bark to produce energy, and sawmills burn wood chips and sawdust to generate power. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] Get cycling, urges Hollywood movie's website
Thursday 22nd December 2005 Get cycling, urges Hollywood movie's website http://www.bikebiz.co.uk/daily-news/article.php?id=6336 Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, and William Hurt, the new Warner Bros film 'Syriana' is a complex thriller set against the backdrop of a world thirsty for oil, and with politicians and oil producers and terrorists eager to get their slice of the action. The film's production company has set up a campaigning website to further explore the West's crippling dependence on oil. The Peak Oil concept is therefore going mainstream and the first point in a 'reduce your oil use' action plan is to cycle instead of drive. However, the 'Oil Change' website majors on getting Americans to switch to energy efficient cars and there's even a tie-in with the Segway Corp to win a battery-driven Segway. These 'Human Transporters' may have less of an energy footprint than cars but they're hardly as eco-sound as bicycles... Not exactly normal Hollywood material, 'Syriana' offers a gripping portrayal of the moral, political and financial corruption unleashed by the world's insatiable thirst for oil. 'Syriana' takes audiences inside a global energy system that keeps us warm at night, gets us to work in the morning, and creates devastating potential for conflict and violence. Participant Productions, one of the producers of 'Syriana', teamed up with the US Natural Resources Defense Council and the nature lovers at the Sierra Club to create Oil Change, a web-delivered public campaign that provides smarter energy solutions that will lower energy bills and cut our dependence on oil. Syriana is crystallizing the growing concern up and down the political spectrum that we are paying too high a price for our oil, said NRDC Media Director Jon Coifman, who has been closely involved with the project. The movie is hitting at a critical moment in terms of national consciousness, and it's doing so in a way that people really connect with. That's why it is so crucial to tap that audience energy. The film was premiered in New York City last week. Participant Productions was founded in 2004 by eBay pioneer Jeff Skoll. Two of the first three 'Lifestyle Oil Savings Tips' in an Oil Change PDF are cycle-friendly: 1. Take a Ride. Go for a Stroll. Instead of driving to the corner store or a friend's house, walk there or ride your bike. Youll enjoy the fresh air and get a little exercise. And your doctor will tell you its good for your heart. 3. Find a Walkable Community. Moving? Try to pick a place thats close to work and lets you get around without firing up the car. Communities that combine residential neighborhoods, jobs and shopping -- and which support pedestrian and bike opportunities -- reduce aggravating commute time and help keep you and our planet -- in shape. http://www.participate.net/oilchange ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] World's First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
SunOpta Providing Steam Explosion Technology for Worlds First Cereal-Straw Ethanol Plant 10 August 2005 http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/08/sunopta_providi.html World's First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Plant February 8, 2006 DJ FOCUS: World's First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Plant http://www.agriculture.com/ag/futuresource/FutureSourceStoryIndex.jhtml?storyId=42200421 CENTRAL CITY, Neb. (Dow Jones)--Opening of the world's first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant is slated for this fall in northern Spain, even though costs of producing alcohol fuel via the emerging technology are still estimated to be about 50%-100% higher than that for plants which use grain as a feedstock. The Ontario-based SunOpta BioProcess Group (formerly Stake Technology), a division of SunOpta Inc. (STKL), announced last week that plans for start-up of a wheat straw-to-ethanol plant near Salamanca, Spain, are proceeding on schedule. The facility, which represents the first commercial cellulosic ethanol production plant on the planet, is being supplied to Abener Energia S.A. of Seville, Spain, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abengoa S.A. (ABG.MC). Abengoa is the largest ethanol producer in Europe, the second largest in the world, and operator of a research and development division in St. Louis. The Spanish facility, which is scheduled to be operational in the fall of 2006, is located adjacent to a cereal grain-to-ethanol plant operated by Abengoa, which is currently coming on-line. Manufacturing of major equipment for the cellulosic module is currently being completed and will be shipped to site in coming weeks. Although President George W. Bush revived a 60-year-old idea of using alcohol fuel drawn from wood chips and stalks, or switchgrass, to replace foreign oil during his State of the Union address last week, it turns out very little of the world's energy is actually being produced via the technology thus far. Small research facilities focused on cellulosic ethanol have intermittently been in operation or are in development in several U.S. states -- such as Louisiana, California, Idaho and Nebraska. The only other factory on earth that currently generates energy from the breakdown of plant fibers, rather than sugar, or sugar derived from grain starches, is a demonstration facility operated by the Iogen Corporation in Ottawa, Canada. Industry experts estimate that the Iogen facility produces about 200,000 gallons of ethanol from straw annually, as opposed to the 54 million gallon capacity planned for the forthcoming Spanish plant. Although Brazil has successfully replaced 45% of its gasoline with fuel alcohol since about 1990, experts point out that all Brazilian-produced ethanol is currently derived from the simple fermentation of sucrose, rather than cellulose from cane stalks or other fibrous materials. Sugar cane juice is simply squeezed from cut stalks and fermented by yeast into ethanol. The waste cane stalks, known as bagasse, are burned as fuel to provide the power plant with energy for the process. By contrast, U.S. ethanol manufacturers utilize starch from feedstock, such as corn, grain sorghum or wheat, which must be converted into sugar using enzymes, for the ultimate fermentation into ethanol by simple yeast. Cellulosic ethanol production involves a highly technical three-step chemical process which begins by extracting the cellulose from biomass -- such as corn stalks, rice straw, wheat straw, switchgrass, corn fiber, soy fiber and the like -- which is basically glued together with a tough compound known as lignin. To produce ethanol, the cellulose must first be unglued using a pre-treatment process, such as dilute acid hydrolysis, autohydrolysis, or ammonia fiber explosion. The cellulose is then converted to sugar using special enzymes costing 500% to 1,000% more than those commonly needed to process starch. The resultant sugar is then fermented into cellulosic ethanol utilizing a genetically modified form of yeast. Estimates concerning the cost of producing ethanol via this process vary widely. Most viewers see present cost of cellulose ethanol as around $3.50 per gallon - double cost from carbohydrate, said Harrison Cooper president of the Bountiful Applied Research Corporation in Bountiful, Utah. There has been mention (that) cellulose enzyme/fermentation costs might be (reduced) to as low as $1.30, but this is based on hopeful conjecture. Murray Burke, vice president and general manager of SunOpta's BioProcess Group, disagrees with those figures, estimating that modern grain alcohol plants being built today may have a breakeven as low as 90-95 cents per gallon, compared
[Biofuel] nanotube batteries
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/MIT_Researchers_Fired_Up_About_Battery_Alternative.html MIT Working on Nanotube Batteries, Could Be a Breakthrough Just about everything that runs on batteries -- flashlights, cell phones, electric cars, missile-guidance systems -- would be improved with a better energy supply. But traditional batteries haven't progressed far beyond the basic design developed by Alessandro Volta in the 19th century. Work at MIT's Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems (LEES) holds out the promise of the first technologically significant and economically viable alternative to conventional batteries in more than 200 years. Joel E. Schindall, the Bernard Gordon Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and associate director of the Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems; John G. Kassakian, EECS professor and director of LEES; and Ph.D. candidate Riccardo Signorelli are using nanotube structures to improve on an energy storage device called an ultracapacitor. Capacitors store energy as an electrical field, making them more efficient than standard batteries, which get their energy from chemical reactions. Ultracapacitors are capacitor-based storage cells that provide quick, massive bursts of instant energy. They are sometimes used in fuel-cell vehicles to provide an extra burst for accelerating into traffic and climbing hills. However, ultracapacitors need to be much larger than batteries to hold the same charge. The LEES invention would increase the storage capacity of existing commercial ultracapacitors by storing electrical fields at the atomic level. Although ultracapacitors have been around since the 1960s, they are relatively expensive and only recently began being manufactured in sufficient quantities to become cost-competitive. Today you can find ultracapacitors in a range of electronic devices, from computers to cars. However, despite their inherent advantages -- a 10-year-plus lifetime, indifference to temperature change, high immunity to shock and vibration and high charging and discharging efficiency -- physical constraints on electrode surface area and spacing have limited ultracapacitors to an energy storage capacity around 25 times less than a similarly sized lithium-ion battery. The LEES ultracapacitor has the capacity to overcome this energy limitation by using vertically aligned, single-wall carbon nanotubes -- one thirty-thousandth the diameter of a human hair and 100,000 times as long as they are wide. How does it work? Storage capacity in an ultracapacitor is proportional to the surface area of the electrodes. Today's ultracapacitors use electrodes made of activated carbon, which is extremely porous and therefore has a very large surface area. However, the pores in the carbon are irregular in size and shape, which reduces efficiency. The vertically aligned nanotubes in the LEES ultracapacitor have a regular shape, and a size that is only several atomic diameters in width. The result is a significantly more effective surface area, which equates to significantly increased storage capacity. The new nanotube-enhanced ultracapacitors could be made in any of the sizes currently available and be produced using conventional technology. This configuration has the potential to maintain and even improve the high performance characteristics of ultracapacitors while providing energy storage densities comparable to batteries, Schindall said. Nanotube-enhanced ultracapacitors would combine the long life and high power characteristics of a commercial ultracapacitor with the higher energy storage density normally available only from a chemical battery. This work was presented at the 15th International Seminar on Double Layer Capacitors and Hybrid Energy Storage Devices in Deerfield Beach, Fla., in December 2005. The work has been funded in part by the MIT/Industry Consortium on Advanced Automotive Electrical/Electronic Components and Systems and in part by a grant from the Ford-MIT Alliance. Related Links Massachusetts Institute of Technology Get your daily alternative energy news Alternate Energy Resource Network 1000+ news sources-resources updated daily http://www.alternate-energy.net Next Generation Grid http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid/ Tomorrow-energy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tomorrow-energy/ Alternative Energy Politics http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Alternative_Energy_Politics/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] US Gov plans massive data sweep
February 09, 2006 editionThe Christian Science MonitorUS plans massive data sweepLittle-known data-collection system could troll news, blogs, evene-mails. Will it go too far?By Mark Clayton | Staff writer of The Christian Science MonitorThe US government is developing a massive computer system that cancollect huge amounts of data and, by linking far-flung information fromblogs and e-mail to government records and intelligence reports, searchfor patterns of terrorist activity.The system - parts of which are operational, parts of which are stillunder development - is already credited with helping to foil some plots.It is the federal government's latest attempt to use broaddata-collection and powerful analysis in the fight against terrorism.But by delving deeply into the digital minutiae of American life, theprogram is also raising concerns that the government is intruding toodeeply into citizens' privacy."We don't realize that, as we live our lives and make little choices,like buying groceries, buying on Amazon, Googling, we're leaving traceseverywhere," says Lee Tien, a staff attorney with the ElectronicFrontier Foundation. "We have an attitude that no one will connect allthose dots. But these programs are about connecting those dots -analyzing and aggregating them - in a way that we haven't thought about.It's one of the underlying fundamental issues we have yet to come togrips with."The core of this effort is a little-known system called Analysis,Dissemination, Visualization, Insight, and Semantic Enhancement(ADVISE). Only a few public documents mention it. ADVISE is a researchand development program within the Department of Homeland Security(DHS), part of its three-year-old "Threat and Vulnerability, Testing andAssessment" portfolio. The TVTA received nearly $50 million in federalfunding this year.DHS officials are circumspect when talking about ADVISE. "I've heard ofit," says Peter Sand, director of privacy technology. "I don't know theactual status right now. But if it's a system that's been discussed,then it's something we're involved in at some level."Data-mining is a key technologyA major part of ADVISE involves data-mining - or "dataveillance," assome call it. It means sifting through data to look for patterns. If asupermarket finds that customers who buy cider also tend to buyfresh-baked bread, it might group the two together. To prevent fraud,credit-card issuers use data-mining to look for patterns of suspiciousactivity.What sets ADVISE apart is its scope. It would collect a vast array ofcorporate and public online information - from financial records to CNNnews stories - and cross-reference it against US intelligence andlaw-enforcement records. The system would then store it as "entities" -linked data about people, places, things, organizations, and events,according to a report summarizing a 2004 DHS conference in Alexandria,Va. The storage requirements alone are huge - enough to retaininformation about 1 quadrillion entities, the report estimated. If eachentity were a penny, they would collectively form a cube a half-milehigh - roughly double the height of the Empire State Building.But ADVISE and related DHS technologies aim to do much more, accordingto Joseph Kielman, manager of the TVTA portfolio. The key is not merelyto identify terrorists, or sift for key words, but to identify criticalpatterns in data that illumine their motives and intentions, he wrote ina presentation at a November conference in Richland, Wash.For example: Is a burst of Internet traffic between a few people theplotting of terrorists, or just bloggers arguing? ADVISE algorithmswould try to determine that before flagging the data pattern for a humananalyst's review.At least a few pieces of ADVISE are already operational. ConsiderStarlight, which along with other "visualization" software tools cangive human analysts a graphical view of data. Viewing data in this waycould reveal patterns not obvious in text or number form. Understandingthe relationships among people, organizations, places, and things -using social-behavior analysis and other techniques - is essential togoing beyond mere data-mining to comprehensive "knowledge discovery indatabases," Dr. Kielman wrote in his November report. He declined to beinterviewed for this article.One data program has foiled terroristsStarlight has already helped foil some terror plots, says Jim Thomas,one of its developers and director of the government's new NationalVisualization Analytics Center in Richland, Wash. He can't elaboratebecause the cases are classified, he adds. But "there's no question thatthe technology we've invented here at the lab has been used to protectour freedoms - and that's pretty cool."As envisioned, ADVISE and its analytical tools would be used by otheragencies to look for terrorists. "All federal, state, local andprivate-sector security entities will be able to share and collaboratein real time with distributed data warehouses that will provide
Re: [Biofuel] US Gov plans massive data sweep
But as the recent testimony from Paul Pillar shows (as if we didn't know it already...), the US government can't even be bothered to look at the information it already has. How will having more information help? On 2/11/06, Kirk McLoren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: February 09, 2006 edition The Christian Science Monitor US plans massive data sweep Little-known data-collection system could troll news, blogs, even e-mails. Will it go too far? By Mark Clayton | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The US government is developing a massive computer system that can collect huge amounts of data and, by linking far-flung information from blogs and e-mail to government records and intelligence reports, search for patterns of terrorist activity. The system - parts of which are operational, parts of which are still under development - is already credited with helping to foil some plots. It is the federal government's latest attempt to use broad data-collection and powerful analysis in the fight against terrorism. But by delving deeply into the digital minutiae of American life, the program is also raising concerns that the government is intruding too deeply into citizens' privacy. We don't realize that, as we live our lives and make little choices, like buying groceries, buying on Amazon, Googling, we're leaving traces everywhere, says Lee Tien, a staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. We have an attitude that no one will connect all those dots. But these programs are about connecting those dots - analyzing and aggregating them - in a way that we haven't thought about. It's one of the underlying fundamental issues we have yet to come to grips with. The core of this effort is a little-known system called Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight, and Semantic Enhancement (ADVISE). Only a few public documents mention it. ADVISE is a research and development program within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), part of its three-year-old Threat and Vulnerability, Testing and Assessment portfolio. The TVTA received nearly $50 million in federal funding this year. DHS officials are circumspect when talking about ADVISE. I've heard of it, says Peter Sand, director of privacy technology. I don't know the actual status right now. But if it's a system that's been discussed, then it's something we're involved in at some level. Data-mining is a key technology A major part of ADVISE involves data-mining - or dataveillance, as some call it. It means sifting through data to look for patterns. If a supermarket finds that customers who buy cider also tend to buy fresh-baked bread, it might group the two together. To prevent fraud, credit-card issuers use data-mining to look for patterns of suspicious activity. What sets ADVISE apart is its scope. It would collect a vast array of corporate and public online information - from financial records to CNN news stories - and cross-reference it against US intelligence and law-enforcement records. The system would then store it as entities - linked data about people, places, things, organizations, and events, according to a report summarizing a 2004 DHS conference in Alexandria, Va. The storage requirements alone are huge - enough to retain information about 1 quadrillion entities, the report estimated. If each entity were a penny, they would collectively form a cube a half-mile high - roughly double the height of the Empire State Building. But ADVISE and related DHS technologies aim to do much more, according to Joseph Kielman, manager of the TVTA portfolio. The key is not merely to identify terrorists, or sift for key words, but to identify critical patterns in data that illumine their motives and intentions, he wrote in a presentation at a November conference in Richland, Wash. For example: Is a burst of Internet traffic between a few people the plotting of terrorists, or just bloggers arguing? ADVISE algorithms would try to determine that before flagging the data pattern for a human analyst's review. At least a few pieces of ADVISE are already operational. Consider Starlight, which along with other visualization software tools can give human analysts a graphical view of data. Viewing data in this way could reveal patterns not obvious in text or number form. Understanding the relationships among people, organizations, places, and things - using social-behavior analysis and other techniques - is essential to going beyond mere data-mining to comprehensive knowledge discovery in databases, Dr. Kielman wrote in his November report. He declined to be interviewed for this article. One data program has foiled terrorists Starlight has already helped foil some terror plots, says Jim Thomas, one of its developers and director of the government's new National Visualization Analytics Center in Richland, Wash. He can't elaborate because the cases are classified, he adds.
Re: [Biofuel] So called magnetic fuel conditioners
Check out surface tension effects! It affects atomization. Mike McGinness David Miller wrote: Andres Secco wrote: All will depend on how strong is the magnet. With 6000 gauss or more settled in the gasoline inlet will be enough to get good results on the gas efficiency. Also engine runs much better. Polarization of different materials including boilers fuel, gasoline engines, cooling towers and diesel engines has been extensively studied and the results are VERY scientific and very good. There is a big industry behind the applications. I have been using magnets for different purposes for years. Andres Do you have some kind of reference for this? I'm quite confused what polarization of fuel means and how or why it would make combustion either higher temperature or more efficient. A google search on magnetic polarization diesel fuel produced no results from anybody who wasn't selling magnetic products that discussed any benefits on the first two pages of results. Pointers, please. Inquiring minds want to know. --- David ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] So called magnetic fuel conditioners and magnetic water treatment
I studied this topic extensively for 30 years now and I am a chemical engineer. It is not all a con, though some of it has a lot of pseudo science why it works theories printed in the marketing literature as fact (which it is not). Thomas Register (in 1990) listed over 50 US manufacturers of these devices, some had been in business with over $10,000,000 in sales since the early 1970's, so there is something to them! Bink's manufacturing, and later Devillbuss was selling them (electrostatic versions) for water wash paint booths to kill collected paint overspray, and to keep it from scaling up the walls, etc. of water wash paint booths back in the late 1970's. Ingersol Rand introduced them later for cooling water scale control on air compressor water cooled aftercoolers. I do know it works in some situations, and not in others and it is not well understood yet in the scientific community what the parameters are for making it work all the time (controls). It is more of an empirical trial and error technology so far with most of the application data as to where and when it does and does not work locked up the field trial data of the manufacturers and retailers. Even hydrocarbon fuel has some polar molecules. There are also short lived free radicals in the fuel that are affected. Also look into paramagnetic (calcium, Ca+2, O2 for some interesting insights). I have seen electromagnetic units, 24 diameter and larger selling for $100,000 used in oil pipelines to stop paraffin wax (polymerization) scale from forming in the pipelines. The source of power for the permanent magnetic units is not the magnet. It is the pump motor driving the pump which is pushing the fluid through the magnetic field, or the case of the newer catalytic units it is the turbulence of the fluid flowing past dissimilar metals at the surface in an alloy causing an electrochemical effect. The velocity of the fluid going through the magnetic field (or catalytic units) has a critical velocity window (turbulence and friction are involved). It is the flow of the fluid through the magnetic field and the resulting attempt at alignment by the polar molecules (or their electrons) in the fluid that causes the physical chemical changes in the fluid. Colloidal particles are disturbed, broken up and rearranged. This is an area that should be seriously researched at the university chemical engineering level someday. Unfortunately the Russians did most of the magnetic water and fuel treatment R D in this area when it was the Soviet Union during the cold war. During that time the US chemical industry paid (via so called R D Grants) US universities to prove it did not work (on water for controlling calcium scale for instance, the tests were rigged to fail, to prove they did not work) in order to insure continuing chemical sales for water treatment chemicals of cooling towers, boilers, etc. They did the same thing to the ozone industry until NASA (a NACE society published paper covered this about 15 years ago) proved that Ozone could eliminate calcium scaling and bacteria with out additional chemicals in cooling towers as well as allow the increase of the number of cycles of concentration. I have personally run a controlled test using a magnetic device and witnessed the existing hard calcium pipe scale disappear and turn into sludge in a closed system in an aqueous environment. It also turns out that depending on the orientation of the magnetic field lines around the fluid flow one can encourage or discourage biological growth in the fluid For instance if oriented properly it can inhibit bio fouling of diesel fuel when it is flowing though the device (does not work on fuel sitting in the tank). UTMB hospital demonstrated years ago the use of an electromagnetic field coil to speed the healing of broken leg bones (paramagnetic calcium!!!) in a patient who's leg had repeatedly failed to heal and was rebroken repeatedly as a result. A few weeks of the magnetic treatment and the leg permanently healed in just a few weeks, in what usually takes 3 months! It was the flow of blood through the magnetic field (in my opinion that affecting the paramagnetic calcium in the blood, and / or possibly the iron-hemoglobin) that speed up the healing process. The point is it worked. Harbour Tools currently sells a fuel magnetic device for less than $20.00 retail for use on the fuel lines in automobiles. Home Depot was recently selling magnetic / catalytic water treatment devices for calcium scale control on home water heaters I would find it most interesting to see test results of using these devices ( including magnetic, RF, electrostatic, and catalytic units ) on the air itself (instead of the fuel) since the O2, oxygen, is a di-radical with two unpaired electrons! Mike McGinness [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nmfrc.org/ateww.cfm http://www.ecoshieldenv.com Andres Secco wrote: All will depend on how
Re: [Biofuel] The End of the Internet
Funny when you think that the internet all started with DARPA Mike McGinness Evergreen Solutions wrote: I just wanted to chime in very quickly about the hacker mentality and ethic. In theory, hackers hack to make things better. Security, speed, effeciency, clock cycles, whatever. I just heard a story on NPR tonight about prius hackers who have doubled the effeciency of their Prius's by adding additional batteries and a plug-in. I'm digressing.. Red boxes, blue boxes, tron boxes...home cable descramblers...it's a rocky path. I used to use a red box while I was away at college to call my friends, still have about 6 of them, haha. When radio shack stopped selling tone dialers I bought all their remaining stock. I did it because I was poor, and stealing from the man seemed legitimate. The man had lots of money, and was so automated he couldn't tell the difference between a quarter and the tone I generated. We experimented with one of the boxes that prevents the line voltage from dropping when you pick up a call too, although our use was to prevent telemarketers from being able to hang up. I've recently done a lot of thinking about how FEW people do the thinking for SO MANY. From law makers to engineers, whatever. However, with people like the EFF (electronic frontier foundation) floating around, I don't believe that we're in true danger of losing our internet, per se. If anything, I see it becoming LESS centralized, and LESS controlled. The MPAA/RIAA are fighting a losing battle against a community that's consistently outpacing them in terms of privacy and anonymity. To a google search on Tor, I use it personally. The main point for me I guess is that the fattest pipes out there are NOT on american soil, and the technology is NOT american. I don't doubt anyone's desire to inflict greater control or profit margin on American internet access, I just don't see it happening any time soon. True privacy on the internet is a fallacy anyway, but not even Google will listen to the government telling it not to put satellite imagery of bases, etc, up free on googleearth. Pakistan and India are suingbut...who? It takes about 6 months for a pharmacy lab to learn to copy someone else's drug. It took 72 hours to break the DRM on iTunes. It took 24 hours to break the ultimately encrypted dvd encryption. It took 12 hours to break Arista's new CD protection scheme. It took 6 hours to break sony's illegal DRM. Fear not fellow subverts, the underground will keep us safe. Sort of. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] U.S. panel to open patent probe on Toyota hybrids - Feb. 10, 2006
The last I heard of this, Ford, GM and Chrysler's hybrids were less
energy efficient than their gas only US versions and they were forced
to use the Toyota hybrid algorithm that was the key to making the
hybrids more energy efficient than the gas only versions (along with
paying patent royalties).
I wonder if the Big 3 are behind today's news below
Mike
http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/10/news/international/toyota_patent.reut/index.htm
Title: U.S. panel to open patent probe on Toyota hybrids - Feb. 10, 2006
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U.S. to probe Toyota hybrid patents
Trade body to investigate whether automaker infringed on patent held by Solomon Technologies.
February 10, 2006: 10:28 AM EST
TOKYO (Reuters) -
A U.S. trade body is to investigate a complaint that Toyota Motor Corp.'s popular Prius and Highlander hybrid models infringed a patent, according to the body's Web site.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will look at a claim that the patent is owned by Florida-based Solomon Technologies Inc., it said.
Toyota's Highlander hybrid
Toyota (up $0.78 to $103.29, Research) shares edged higher in morning trading in New York.
Solomon Technologies filed a complaint with the panel last month saying the hybrid transmission in the two popular vehicles infringed its patent related to motor and transmission systems.
If the ITC agrees with Solomon, Japan's top auto maker could be banned from importing the systems and the Prius and Highlander hybrid models that they power. The ITC said opening a case does not mean it has made any decision on the merits.
A Toyota spokesman said it cannot comment on ongoing cases.
In September, Solomon applied to a Florida federal district court for an injunction against Toyota barring infringement and damages for unauthorized use of its patented technologies.
Toyota sold 110,000 Prius models and 18,800 Highlander hybrid SUVs in North America last year.
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Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release
Counter comments. (but these are not neccessarily all the views of the author) First, I am not aware of an EPA limit for mercury in Human hair. If there is one, what is it and where is it? Second I would not put a lot of faith in such a sampling procedure we've been gathering hair samples from Greenpeace supporters across the country. That said, I would agree that mercury in coal is a problem, but it is one that can be solved, by removing it before it is burned or exhausted. The problem is getting the law passed and enforced to get it removed, not in outlawing its (coal's) use. Finally, if you want to make noise about mercury look at its use in pharmaceutical vaccines for instance to kill pathogens and to make the Vaccines SAFE and the blind eye the FDA puts on the high mercury content in medicine and sea foods, and its continued presence in many home products like thermostats, trunk light switches on automobiles not to mention energy efficient light bulbs we are all switching to!!! Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury!!... Check out the links on this google search for more details. http://www.greenfacts.org/mercury/l-3/mercury-4.htm http://www.google.com/search?hl=enlr=ie=ISO-8859-1q=mercury+current+uses+products+containingbtnG=Search Finally, an associate of mine once claimed that we were soon going to need to declare all human grave yards to be hazardous waste dumps needing superfund cleanup funds due to all the toxins in our bodies, especially toxic cancer pharmaceutical medicines from the cancer patients Your mercury study may be further proof he was right! Mike McGinness Michael Redler wrote: Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:26:10 -0500 Subject: [renewable-energy] Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release Fellow enviros, For almost two years, we've been gathering hair samples from Greenpeace supporters across the country. On February 8, we released the results of our nationwide mercury study, http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/mercury-report and the results are alarming. Over *one in five* women of childbearing age tested above the limit the Environmental Protection Agency set as safe. The even more chilling news is that earlier this year in his State of the Union speech http://members.greenpeace.org/action/start.php?action_id=80ref_source=listsmercury to Congress, President Bush called for more energy investment in dirty fossil fuels, including coal, the largest source of mercury pollution in the country. Tell Congress that America doesn't need more coal and mercury http://members.greenpeace.org/action/start.php?action_id=80ref_source=listsmercury to be spewed into our environment, our waterways and our bodies. A healthy, sustainable energy futures begins with increased investments in clean, renewable energy, not dirty fossil fuels. Best, Nick Greenpeace www.greenpeaceusa.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] == THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY LIST. -- . Please feel free to send your input to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Join the list by sending a blank e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. To view previous messages from the list, subscribe to a daily digest of the list, or stop receiving the list by e-mail (and read it on the Web), go to http://www.yahoogroups.com/list/renewable-energy . . This e-mail discussion list is managed by the American Wind Energy Association: http://www.awea.org -- Association: http://www.awea.org -- ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release
In regards to mercury emissions from burning coal and my prior comments: I almost forgot the really big, big BIG issue. All silver colored dental fillings are currently still made from mercury amalgam metal alloy (50% raw mercury!!!) according to my local dentist Therefore, We are probably the single largest unregulated source of mercury emissions in the environment! Thanks to the FDA! Mike McGinness Michael Redler wrote: Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:26:10 -0500 Subject: [renewable-energy] Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release Fellow enviros, For almost two years, we've been gathering hair samples from Greenpeace supporters across the country. On February 8, we released the results of our nationwide mercury study, http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/mercury-report and the results are alarming. Over *one in five* women of childbearing age tested above the limit the Environmental Protection Agency set as safe. The even more chilling news is that earlier this year in his State of the Union speech http://members.greenpeace.org/action/start.php?action_id=80ref_source=listsmercury to Congress, President Bush called for more energy investment in dirty fossil fuels, including coal, the largest source of mercury pollution in the country. Tell Congress that America doesn't need more coal and mercury http://members.greenpeace.org/action/start.php?action_id=80ref_source=listsmercury to be spewed into our environment, our waterways and our bodies. A healthy, sustainable energy futures begins with increased investments in clean, renewable energy, not dirty fossil fuels. Best, Nick Greenpeace www.greenpeaceusa.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] == THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY LIST. -- . Please feel free to send your input to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Join the list by sending a blank e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. To view previous messages from the list, subscribe to a daily digest of the list, or stop receiving the list by e-mail (and read it on the Web), go to http://www.yahoogroups.com/list/renewable-energy . . This e-mail discussion list is managed by the American Wind Energy Association: http://www.awea.org -- Association: http://www.awea.org -- ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release
Mike McGinness wrote:"Second I would not put a lot of faith in such a sampling procedure 'we've been gathering hair samples from Greenpeace supporters across the country'".I can't speak for anyone else in the group but, in order toconsider your position, I need youto back this statement with something, anything - even if it's "because I don't like 'em". If your questioning the test, that's fine - just say so. However, It looks as though you feel that havingGreenpeace activistsin you sample can skew theresults. Even if you have overzealous activists dipping their hair in mercury (assuming that even works), the data would show outliers, probably have a high standard deviation and would get the attention of critics.Since there is an abundance of data that supports how damaging mercuryis to all life, research to findreliable test methods is certainly worth while. There is a growing consensus that hair has potential as aviable test material and that the biggest concern has less to do with the hair and more to do with standardization in the laboratory and whether your looking for long or short term exposure. I say this with indifference to the EPA's participation. I'm more interested in consensus in the scientific community - especially with the recent scandals that have put the EPA's reliability into question.http://www.traceelements.com/writtenresponse.htmlhttp://www.thorne.com/pdf/journal/6-5/trace_element_analysis.pdfhttp://www.intox.org/databank/documents/supplem/supp/ehc223.htm"That said, I would agree that mercury in coal is a problem, but it is one that can be solved, by removing it before it is burned or exhausted."Mercury in coal is notthe problem. Mercury in coal is one of the many reasons why coal is the problem. Collectingmercury before you burn the coal doesn't change the fact that it's there. It only changes the destination and the variables related to how one should get rid of it.Re: "noise" - Thank you. YES, I want to make noise about all the mercury that finds it's way into consumer, commercial, industrial and medical products in addition to power plant emissions and have oversight as to their necessity. Energy efficient light bulbs are not exempt either. Mike Mike McGinness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Counter comments. (but these are not neccessarily all the views of theauthor)First, I am not aware of an EPA limit for mercury in Human hair. Ifthere is one, what is it and where is it? Second I would not put a lotof faith in such a sampling procedure "we've been gathering hair samplesfrom Greenpeace supporters across the country".That said, I would agree that mercury in coal is a problem, but it isone that can be solved, by removing it before it is burned or exhausted.The problem is getting the law passed and enforced to get it removed,not in outlawing its (coal's) use.Finally, if you want to make noise about mercury look at its use inpharmaceutical vaccines for instance to kill pathogens and to "make theVaccines SAFE" and the blind eye the FDA puts on the high mercurycontent in medicine and sea foods, and its continued presence in manyhome products like thermostats, trunk light switches on automobiles notto mention energy efficient light bulbs we are all switching to!!!Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury!!...Check out the links on this google search for more details.http://www.greenfacts.org/mercury/l-3/mercury-4.htmhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=enlr=ie=ISO-8859-1q=mercury+current+uses+products+containingbtnG=SearchFinally, an associate of mine once claimed that we were soon going toneed to declare all human grave yards to be hazardous waste dumpsneeding superfund cleanup funds due to all the toxins in our bodies,especially toxic cancer pharmaceutical medicines from the cancerpatients Your mercury study may be further proof he was right!Mike McGinness___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] KOH carbonated
Hello everyone, I just got 50 #s of KOH for next to nothing. It is in flake form but it is carbonated to some extent (unkown). I have some lab grade KOH that is near absolute also. Can anyone give me a complete procedure to make a comparison (Strength %) of one to the other? I want to know because if the one is 10% weaker than the other then I should be able to increase the weaker by 10% to achieve similar results. I understand that from this point I must still tweek some one way or the other. Perhaps my thinking is flawed in assuming the relationship is proportional and I should just use better KOH? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jim ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release
When we are at it, why not talk about led also, considering the waste amount of led that we are polluting our food with. This by using l it in fuel, that then spreading it over the vegetables etc. that we eat. A good argument for biofuel. Both led and mercury are serious pollution problems, as a consequence of exhaust from the fuel use. Hakan At 05:50 12/02/2006, you wrote: Mike McGinness wrote: Second I would not put a lot of faith in such a sampling procedure 'we've been gathering hair samples from Greenpeace supporters across the country'. I can't speak for anyone else in the group but, in order to consider your position, I need you to back this statement with something, anything - even if it's because I don't like 'em. If your questioning the test, that's fine - just say so. However, It looks as though you feel that having Greenpeace activists in you sample can skew the results. Even if you have overzealous activists dipping their hair in mercury (assuming that even works), the data would show outliers, probably have a high standard deviation and would get the attention of critics. Since there is an abundance of data that supports how damaging mercury is to all life, research to find reliable te! st methods is certainly worth while. There is a growing consensus that hair has potential as a viable test material and that the biggest concern has less to do with the hair and more to do with standardization in the laboratory and whether your looking for long or short term exposure. I say this with indifference to the EPA's participation. I'm more interested in consensus in the scientific community - especially with the recent scandals that have put the EPA's reliability into question. http://www.traceelements.com/writtenresponse.htmlhttp://www.traceelements.com/writtenresponse.html http://www.thorne.com/pdf/journal/6-5/trace_element_analysis.pdf http://www.intox.org/databank/documents/supplem/supp/ehc223.htmhttp://www.intox.org/databank/documents/supplem/supp/ehc223.htm That said, I would agree that mercury in coal is a problem, but it is one that can be solved, by removing it before it is burned or exhausted. Mercury in coal is not the problem. Mercury in coal is one of the many reasons why coal is the problem. Collecting mercury before you burn the coal doesn't change the fact that it's there. It only changes the destination and the variables related to how one should get rid of it. Re: noise - Thank you. YES, I want to make noise about all the mercury that finds it's way into consumer, commercial, industrial and medical products in addition to power plant emissions and have oversight as to their necessity. Energy efficient light bulbs are not exempt either. Mike Mike McGinness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Counter comments. (but these are not neccessarily all the views of the author) First, I am not aware of an EPA limit for mercury in Human hair. If there is one, what is it and where is it? Second I would not put a lot of faith in such a sampling procedure we've been gathering hair samples from Greenpeace supporters across the country. That said, I would agree that mercury in coal is a problem, but it is one that can be solved, by removing it before it is burned or exhausted. The problem is getting the law passed and enforced to get it removed, not in outlawing its (coal's) use. Finally, if you want to make noise about mercury look at its use in pharmaceutical vaccines for instance to kill pathogens and to m! ake the Vaccines SAFE and the blind eye the FDA puts on the high mercury content in medicine and sea foods, and its continued presence in many home products like thermostats, trunk light switches on automobiles not to mention energy efficient light bulbs we are all switching to!!! Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury!!... Check out the links on this google search for more details. http://www.greenfacts.org/mercury/l-3/mercury-4.htm http://www.google.com/search?hl=enlr=ie=ISO-8859-1q=mercury+current+uses+products+containingbtnG=Search Finally, an associate of mine once claimed that we were soon going to need to declare all human grave yards to be hazardous waste dumps needing superfund cleanup funds due to all the toxins in our bodies, especially toxic cancer pharmaceutical medicines from the cancer patients Your mercury study may be further proof he was right! Mike McGinness ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at
Re: [Biofuel] So called magnetic fuel conditioners
Dear all, Magnets are being offered through spam e-mail and its has been so since early '90 ties. The professional use of magnets is very wide. My experience in industrial cooling towers, boilers and engines is very possitive and in some cases have it documented. How it works? This is the link http://www.tinet.org/~sje/mag_fuel.htm There are many suppliers of those small devices for passenger cars and at lower prices os 20 bucks, but the real magnets cost much more than thant. Check this link http://www.magnetic-innovations.co.uk/ I remember scientific information related and will post soon, if I can find it over the net. Andres - Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 11:47 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] So called magnetic fuel conditioners Andres Secco wrote: All will depend on how strong is the magnet. With 6000 gauss or more settled in the gasoline inlet will be enough to get good results on the gas efficiency. Also engine runs much better. Polarization of different materials including boilers fuel, gasoline engines, cooling towers and diesel engines has been extensively studied and the results are VERY scientific and very good. There is a big industry behind the applications. I have been using magnets for different purposes for years. Andres Do you have some kind of reference for this? I'm quite confused what polarization of fuel means and how or why it would make combustion either higher temperature or more efficient. A google search on magnetic polarization diesel fuel produced no results from anybody who wasn't selling magnetic products that discussed any benefits on the first two pages of results. Pointers, please. Inquiring minds want to know. --- David ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ __ Visita http://www.tutopia.com y comienza a navegar más rápido en Internet. Tutopia es Internet para todos. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] U.S. panel to open patent probe on Toyota hybrids - Feb. 10, 2006
Andy, Thanks for the details, it looks and sounds interesting. Mike ama-iplaw wrote: Hi MIke !!! Here is Solomon's web-site: http://www.solomontechnologies.com/index2.html . Their corprate filings are also available in Edgar via their web-site. The patent involved is US 5,067,932. If successful against Toyota, then the Big 3 may follow. Since they offer, make and sell products, they do not appear to be a so-called patent troll. ... ANDY ... - Original Message - From:Mike McGinness Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 1:01 PM Subject: U.S. panel to open patent probe on Toyota hybrids - Feb. 10, 2006 The last I heard of this, Ford, GM and Chrysler's hybrids were less energy efficient than their gas only US versions and they were forced to use the Toyota hybrid algorithm that was the key to making the hybrids more energy efficient than the gas only versions (along with paying patent royalties). I wonder if the Big 3 are behind today's news below Mike ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
