eric almanzan wrote:
> I know it is still petrol, but it is still an
> alternative fuel, and i think it is a lot cleaner,
> what is required to convert a car to propane??
It requires installation of a tank, plumbing, valves and a fuel mixer.
The onboard computer will have to be reprogramme
Let's see..you are paying the equivalent of $6 per
gallon for petrol and Americans are the ones that are
"programmed"? I don't think that's a valid
answer...its' just ameribashing.
Except for the tax on energy we pay free market
prices. As it is nearly one third of our cost per
gallon is taxes.
there is a yahoo group dedicated to this topic, who can help you:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lp-gas
Steve Spence
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Holy cow!
I just saw "concentrated liquid degreaser soap" for
sale at a discount store for US$4.80 a gallon! I had
to pop the top to do a quick visual/nasal/tactile
field test and to my surprise it was so similar to the
"waste product" we are constantly trying to find a use
for that I think I sh
I have at least 8 of these 'willow the wisps' around where I live.
Just burning away from landfill.
Such a waste, yet they say its too dangerous for use.
(me thinks back to the old days of sticking ones head in the oven for a
quick way out).
Ian
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From: Harmon Seaver <[E
Actually, Americans and Europeans pay the producer prices that are more
or less the same. The difference between what Europeans pay and what
Americans pay at the pump is ALL TAX.
If our self-righteous interlocutor wants to make a virtue of being
oppressed, let him. He pays regardless - he might
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Here's a bit more...
FINGERS ON THE GREENHOUSE TRIGGER
(or MOTHER NATURE'S TIME BOMBS)
Few people are aware that Mother Nature employs a number of mechanisms,
which are constantly at work keeping the atmosphere in good order. .
Their job is to keep the atmosphere clean, tidy and nicely in
balan
http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jun2001/2001L-06-22-09.html
Huge Ethanol Plant To Be Built In Iowa
GALVA, Iowa, June 22, 2001 (ENS) - The Department of Agriculture has
approved a $12.5 million loan guarantee for the construction of an 18
million gallon per year ethanol production facility, to be built
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Handmade Projects
Tokyo
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>To:
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>Subject: Re: [biofu
> From: "Paul Gobert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: cottonseed oil
paul, tks for the posting. should you ever use virgin oil, it would be
supper if you could post again. what is your source for used cottonseed oil
? what percent methanol, and how many grams naoh are you using ? settling
te
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To:
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Subject: Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 524
> 'biofuel@yahoogroups.com' wrote:
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> - Biofuel at Journey to Forever:
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I just noticed tonight that there was a giant flame
burning from a short stack down at the city sewage plant.
Obviously they are burning off methane - but why? What a
waste -- why wouldn't they want to generate power from it?
OTOH, given the mentality of the people running this
city, I'm no
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Thought the group may find this interesting
Kirk
http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf111/sf111p09.htm
METHANE BURPS AND GAS-HYDRATE RESERVOIRS
Readers will be forgiven for any skepticism they may harbor about methane
burps from the sea floor bringing down TWA flight 800. (SF#110) The media
ha
Dear Camillo & Members,
Thanks for your comments, will bear that in mind. Here
is the latest situation of the movement here in
Bangkok and you can see that there is still a lot of
misuderstanding here.
Samai
-
Latest reports in The Nation June 19th, 2001
(http://web.thenationthaila
I understand I just don't like being part of a
generalization that includes the 'Ford Excursion' that
seats some 400 comfortably and gets 8 miles to the
gallon [the latter figure not being sarcastic in some
cases]
Well I guess the sad truth is, people are still not
worried about fuel efficiency -
I still get sad when I think about the fact I sold my Sunbeam Tiger. Most
fun machine I ever owned.
I put Pirelli Centurado tires on it, traction bars and Koni shocks. fun,
fun, fun!
Kirk
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From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 4:38 PM
Paul have you tried acidifying your washing water?10ml of 35% HCl/L
of water. A small amount of steam at the last glycerol seperation
stage seems to remove soaps with the glycerol. (this is the glycerol
I intend to keep as a hand cleaner.) 10-20mls of water/L to the hot
product then heat to
Hello all.
I've read with interest the discussions here about
small & medium scale biodiesel production.
Without question there are a lot of issues and
details that would need to be worked out prior to the commencement of
production, ie: collecting, processors, etc
But as a ref
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From: "Dick Carlstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [biofuel] jathropa oil / castor oil / tung oil / cottonseed oil
Dick over the past few months I have been making small batches of BD from
used cottenseed oil (largest batch so far 4L).
Forms ester readily. Have be
I know it is still petrol, but it is still an
alternative fuel, and i think it is a lot cleaner,
what is required to convert a car to propane?? can it
be done on modern fuel injected cars? what are the
performance differences, and pollution differences?
__
Martin Klingensmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>"economical well designed efficient engines rather
>than gas guzzling piles of crap"
>
>Do you know what I or anyone else here drives? No
>Then everything else you said related to that is null
>and void.
:-)
Europeans tend not to hold US cars in v
Martin,
It is a pretty good generalization of Americans. That is the rather
overbearing ones of these "united" states
Todd
Appal Energy
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From: "Martin Klingensmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: cost
> "econ
"economical well designed efficient engines rather
than gas guzzling piles of crap"
Do you know what I or anyone else here drives? No
Then everything else you said related to that is null
and void.
--- Karl Bayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I dont know how you lot have the cheek to complain -
>
> Incinerators pose little risk-UK Clean Air group
> UK: June 21, 2001
> LONDON - Modern incinerator plants pose only negigible health risks,
> Britain's National Society for Clean Air said yesterday.
[snip]
> "What we are saying is that there may be legitimate concerns about
> the impacts, but
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=11280
Energy Dept worries about getting ethanol to Calif
USA: June 22, 2001
WASHINGTON - A senior Energy Department official yesterday told
Senate lawmakers he was concerned about California being able to get
enough ethanol to market to avoid g
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2001/06/21/p2s1.htm
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2001
US drivers want better mileage when they fill up
By a nearly 5-to-1 margin, Americans surveyed say they would favor a
new law that would force car manufacturers to increase auto and truck
fuel mileage.
By John Dilli
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/21/business/21FUEL.html
June 21, 2001
Administration Seeks to Retain Aid to Ethanol
By KEITH BRADSHER with DAVID BARBOZA
The Associated Press
Ethanol is not widely available except in the Midwest, where it has
been championed by politicians and lobbyists for corn
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=11259
Wisconsin utilities to power homes with cow manure
USA: June 21, 2001
MILWAUKEE - Some Wisconsin utility companies are going to great
lengths in terms of renewable energy programs.
Wisconsin Electric and Wisconsin Gas have teamed up with d
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=11264
Incinerators pose little risk-UK Clean Air group
UK: June 21, 2001
LONDON - Modern incinerator plants pose only negigible health risks,
Britain's National Society for Clean Air said yesterday.
The group told a London conference that resear
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=11265
Vegetable oils spread far beyond the food market
NETHERLANDS: June 21, 2001
ROTTERDAM - The use of vegetable oils and fats outside the food
industry is expected to soar by 70 percent this decade, mostly
spurred by environmental concerns,
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,508444,00.html
ExxonMobil fights back
The world's biggest oil firm is unleasing a PR offensive to win the
environmental war of words
Special report: global warming
Terry Macalister
Monday June 18, 2001
The Guardian
ExxonMobil, the wo
ENERGIES... week of June 17, 2001 (Special Extended Edition)
INVESTING IN HYDROGEN. Last week, General Motors and General
Hydrogen announced that they would work together to build a prototype
hydrogen fueling infrastructure. This week, Shell Hydrogen reports that
it and International Fuel Ce
>Many of us will be perfectly happy when the pump price is over $3.00 a
>gallon and the subsidies are slashed to zero.
At the pump you pay state, federal and I think excise tax and depending on
the state isn't there sales tax as well?
Then the pump owner/operator pays property and income tax.
And
all true and most will do it because they are told to. if the founding
fathers only knew. greg
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From: Appal Energy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Sunday, June 24, 2001 2:49 PM
Subject: Cheek to Complain was Re: [biofuel] Re: cost
>> I dont know
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