Re: [Biofuel] Shooting Down the Breeze

2005-09-09 Thread Manick Harris
Hi everybody, Here is something interesting from Andy citingInst of Brewery article. The following referenced article indicates 1-2atm CO2 has little effect on fermentation rate initially. This could be exploited to move turbine impeller in CO2 saturated water for electric power generation. A

Re: [Biofuel] Canada's secret biological weapon WAS Iran's Nuclear Program

2005-09-09 Thread John I
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 10:11:25 -0400 From: Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] Canada's secret biological weapon WAS Iran's Nuclear Program To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Well as everybody

[Biofuel] Katrina: The Bigotry of Low Expectations

2005-09-09 Thread Todd Hershberger
http://alternet.org/mediaculture/25116/The Bigotry of Low ExpectationsBy Matt Welch, Reason. Posted September 7, 2005.As Katrina wiped out New Orleans' communications infrastructure, panicky rumors of violence in evacuation centers quickly filled the airwaves. The only problem--few of the reports

[Biofuel] MSDS for 80% glycerol

2005-09-09 Thread Leif Forer
Does anyone have an MSDS for the roughly 80% pure glycerol we homebrewers produce when making biodiesel that you'd be willing to share? ~leif ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Shooting Down the Breeze

2005-09-09 Thread Kirk McLoren
I'm not an expert in yeasts and their life cycles but I do know the amount of inoculant vs the food (sugar) is actually very scientific in commercial applications. They know the reproductive time of their strain and inoculant is adjusted to deplete foodbefore reproduction uses it thus optimizing

Re: [Biofuel] Shooting Down the Breeze

2005-09-09 Thread bob allen
Hi Manick, Let's see, that 4630 joules is just a tad more than 1 Calorie (that's with a capital C) to a chemist its kilocalorie- still not a lot of energy. it's also 0.077 Kw-Hrs 2 moles of CO2 are produced per mole of sugar so 180 grams gives 2 CO2 or about .15 Kw-Hrs per 180 grams of

[Biofuel] POLITICS-CHINA: Seeking Oil in Troubled Waters

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=30183 POLITICS-CHINA: Seeking Oil in Troubled Waters Antoaneta Bezlova BEIJING, Sep 8 (IPS) - Amid global shortages and price rises, what China is paying for its imported oil could involve much more than just cash. China's strategy of tapping new oil

[Biofuel] U.N. Report Cites U.S. and Japan as the 'Least Generous Donors'

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/08/international/08nations.html - New York Times U.N. Report Cites U.S. and Japan as the 'Least Generous Donors' By CELIA W. DUGGER Published: September 8, 2005 UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 7 - A week before world leaders gather here to set a course for combating

[Biofuel] You Do What You Eat

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/25122/ AlterNet: EnviroHealth: You Do What You Eat By Marco Visscher, Ode. Posted September 8, 2005. Forget tougher punishments and hiring more police. The solution to crime and violence is on your dinner plate. At first glance, there seems nothing special

[Biofuel] Offers Pour In, but the U.S. Is Unprepared

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
Cuba, Venezuala not mentioned. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/08/national/nationalspecial/08aid.html - New York Times Foreign Aid Offers Pour In, but the U.S. Is Unprepared By JOEL BRINKLEY and CRAIG S. SMITH Published: September 8, 2005 WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 - Generous offers of aid for

[Biofuel] Biofuel sorghum to be tested in Philippine fields

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNewsitemid=1682language=1 - SciDev.Net Biofuel sorghum to be tested in Philippine fields Sorghum, a source of ethanol for biofuel production Mary Charlotte Fresco 22 October 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [MANILA] Farmers in the Philippines could one

[Biofuel] Philippines needs more ethanol plants to keep up with demand

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/aug/25/yehey/business/2005082 5bus7.html The Manila Times Internet Edition | BUSINESS Thursday, August 25, 2005 Philippines needs more ethanol plants to keep up with demand AT least 25 ethanol-producing plants are needed if the Philippines intends to

[Biofuel] Ethanol in the Philippines - just put it in and go?

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
A new list member (hi there!) told listadmin this a few days ago: Ethanol has been introduced in Manila just this month and I'm getting excited about it. The rising costs of fuel is really a burden here and through this list, I hope I would be able to gain lots of knowledge about Ethanol. Our

[Biofuel] E20 Ford Focus on sale in Thailand

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
The new E20 Ford Focus is the first vehicle available for sale in Thailand capable of operating on gasohol blends of up to 20%. http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=21517make_id=trust Media.Ford.com: THE ALL-NEW FORD FOCUSâ¤|.SETTING A NEW STANDARD The All-new Ford

[Biofuel] Thai Cabinet OKs Plan For PTT To Import Ethanol

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/050907/15/3uruw.html Thai Press: Cabinet OKs Plan For PTT To Import Ethanol Wednesday September 7, 10:34 AM THAI PRESS: Cabinet OKs Plan For PTT To Import Ethanol BANGKOK (Dow Jones)--The Thai Cabinet has approved the Energy Ministry's proposal to allow state-owned oil

Re: [Biofuel] Canada's secret biological weapon

2005-09-09 Thread Paul S Cantrell
Or, rather Canada could secretly develop the Diarrhea Ray Gun. This non-lethal, but extremely unpleasant weapon would only ever need to be used once or twice, and then the deterrent would quickly end the 'war' in Iraq...and end war forever, making all 'conventional' weapons useless...Just don't

[Biofuel] hydrogen tablet

2005-09-09 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Scientists at the Technical University of Denmark have invented a technology which may be an important step towards the hydrogen economy: a hydrogen tablet that effectively stores hydrogen in an inexpensive and safe material ..innovationsreport.de This is a very interesting development

[Biofuel] Growing oil palm - resources

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.fftc.agnet.org/library/article/eb505a.html Composting Empty Fruit Bunches Of Oil Palm M. Suhaimi and H.K. Ong Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), P.O. Box 12301, 50774 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2001-11-01 Two methods (open and closed) of composting the

[Biofuel] Oil Giants Planned to Manipulate Gas Prices, Memos Reveal

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/ The Foundation For Taxpayer Consumer Rights (FTCR) Got Gas? Stop Oil Company Gouging! Read about FTCR's recent report on high gas prices and oil industry profiteering. http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/energy/pr/?postId=5084pageTitle=New+S

[Biofuel] The Man Who Betrayed the Poor

2005-09-09 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=2ItemID=8685 ZNet |Africa | The Man Who Betrayed the Poor Even as the G8 promises fall apart, Geldof stays silent by George Monbiot September 06, 2005 Two months have not elapsed since the G8 summit, and already almost everything has

Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol in the Philippines - just put it in and go?

2005-09-09 Thread Zeke Yewdall
My understanding is that ethanol will run fine in existing gasoline engines. The difference is in compatibility with seals, and ability to vaporize at lower temperatures. It's got a bit higher vapor pressure, so in northern US, it can create hard starting in the wintertime. It does have a bit

Re: [Biofuel] Offers Pour In, but the U.S. Is Unprepared

2005-09-09 Thread Brian Rodgers
This is a letter to Brian Rodgers. I thought it appropriate for this thread. My friend Lee has more to say about aid efforts if anybody would like to see more. Brian Subject: If this doesn't piss you off you aren't paying attention... According to reliable sources, the efforts of Red Cross and

Re: [Biofuel] Bush: What didn't go right?

2005-09-09 Thread capt3d
the answer to that question goes all the way back to a certain dec. 12, 2000 supreme court decision. . . . -chris b. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina and Income Inequality

2005-09-09 Thread capt3d
my first post was written in the context of the two commentary pieces which had been posted. the first being the very insightful piece about the racial aspects of news coverage. the second, the piece which gave title to this thread. -chris b. taryn wrote: Hi all,Ok, I think I've finally caught

Re: [Biofuel] Oil Giants Planned to Manipulate Gas Prices, Memos Reveal

2005-09-09 Thread Kirk McLoren
A friend phoned this morning to announce Standard had just posted the largest quarter's earning in history. I got interrupted before he finished but I think he said something about this being the largest quarter's earning by any corporation in the history of the US. The largest in it's own history

Re: [Biofuel] can they get any dumber II

2005-09-09 Thread AntiFossil
I hope these outstanding, and incredibly human Pilot's, displayed proper military courtesy, once back on terra firma, by remembering to give the appropriate one finger salute!!!On 9/7/05, bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two helicopter pilots are chastised for saving the lives of 110 people from

[Biofuel] Using stored co2 energy (was: Shooting Down the Breeze)

2005-09-09 Thread capt3d
hey! i just remembered, homebrew champagne makers are cautioned to make sure that all yeast has been killed before finla bottling, lest continued fermentation generate so much pressure that it pops the cork. so i should think that mannick's idea is definitely worth exploring. go for it

Re: [Biofuel] Offers Pour In, but the U.S. Is Unprepared

2005-09-09 Thread Mike Weaver
The point of a government job is to *not to make work for yourself or your agency.* These rules are pretty clear. Everything, and I mean everything else is incidental. Look at how the FBI kept shutting down the pre 9/11 clues. They had all the pieces, but putting them together would have

[Biofuel] Ethanol in the Philippines - just put it in and go?

2005-09-09 Thread Vin Lava
A new list member (hi there!) told listadmin this a few days ago: Ethanol has been introduced in Manila just this month and I'm getting excited about it. The rising costs of fuel is really a burden here and through this list, I hope I would be able to gain lots of knowledge about

Re: [Biofuel] MSDS for 80% glycerol

2005-09-09 Thread Toby Sarver
Leif, Here's some links: http://www.sy-kogyo.co.jp/english/sei/1_gly.html http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_glycerin.html http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_glycsep.html I'm sure you can find a biodiesel home brewer willing to share the glycerin solution that comes from their biorefinery.

Re: [Biofuel] can they get any dumber II

2005-09-09 Thread Ray in Atlanta GA
Cmdr. M. Holdener succeeded in making both himself and the US Navy sound like a bunch of a..H...s by claiming that they had more important things to do than rescue people. What does this butt wipe think we bother to pay his salary for? Ray in Atlanta, GA AntiFossil wrote: I hope these