Re: [Biofuel] acids

2006-04-05 Thread swracz
Hi Jim, Are you saying that you use biofuel as a wood preservative or as a basis for wood preservative? If so, can you say more about that? I am very interested in finding alternative wood preservatives especially if they are non-toxic. New Zealand has a huge forest plantation industry, right

Re: [Biofuel] [SPAM] off-topic [Hydroponic gardening]

2006-04-05 Thread Gary L. Green
I've got some really good dvd's on how to grow top quality marijuana hydroponically. Other than that... sorry. On 5 Apr 2006, at 06:43, Evergreen Solutions wrote: Just wondering if anyone out there is into hydroponics. I'm getting more into it myself, hoping to find a mentor w/ a little

Re: [Biofuel] [SPAM] Nice energy usage breakdow for a car

2006-04-05 Thread Gary L. Green
Over 60% lost as heat. Should be some way of recovering that energy. Ideas folks? On 5 Apr 2006, at 02:34, Tomas Juknevicius wrote: Hi folks, news entry at green car congress article @ http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/04/national_academ.html has some nice pictures with percentages of

[Biofuel] Rotproofing wood, was Re: acids

2006-04-05 Thread dwoodard
I think it was in 1979 that I read in Gleanings in Bee Culture about a beekeeper who soaked his hive bottom boards in a mixture of paraffin wax and resin (50/50 as I recall) and said they lasted well against the ground. I imagine the stuff would burn pretty well though. Enough better than the

[Biofuel] Huge Methanol Cloud in Deep Space

2006-04-05 Thread Paul S Cantrell
Now, if they could just find a cloud of lye and another of fatty acids...BTW that's 288 Billion Miles long...Beeelleeeons and Beeelleeeons... Huge alcohol cloud spotted http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1910219,00.html Paris - Astronomers say they have spotted a cloud of

Re: [Biofuel] [SPAM] Nice energy usage breakdow for a car

2006-04-05 Thread bob allen
Gary L. Green wrote: Over 60% lost as heat. Should be some way of recovering that energy. hydroponic gardening in your back seat? mobile clothes drier? the problem is the energy is low grade, Ie, delta T is low, making the extraction of useful work difficult. Combined cycle gas turbines can

Re: [Biofuel] Huge Methanol Cloud in Deep Space

2006-04-05 Thread Hakan Falk
Bad luck, maybe next discovery will yield something useful. LOL Hakan At 14:34 05/04/2006, you wrote: snip Methanol, an organic (carbon-based) molecule, is a cousin of ethanol, which is found in alcoholic beverages. Methanol is not suitable for human consumption. snip

Re: [Biofuel] Big Biodiesel creating a shortage of oil for me.

2006-04-05 Thread Joe Street
This is why here in Ontario we are working with local organic farmers to secure the SOURCE of oil. The coop I am building wishes to set up it's own contract with the restaurants to supply them organic oil. Think of it. This is a strong selling point for the restauranteur who can brag to the

[Biofuel] Donald Rumsfeld Rakes in $5 Million For Tamiflu

2006-04-05 Thread D. Mindock
As shares skyrocket as a result of the bird flu hoax, Rumsfeld collects the cash. Donald Rumsfeld Rakes in $5 Million For Tamiflu Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has made more than $5 million from selling shares in the firm that discovered and developed the flu drug Tamiflu. He also

Re: [Biofuel] Donald Rumsfeld Rakes in $5 Million For Tamiflu

2006-04-05 Thread Chip Mefford
D. Mindock wrote: As shares skyrocket as a result of the bird flu hoax, Do you know for a fact that the H5x virus is a hoax? ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Big Biodiesel creating a shortage of oil for me.

2006-04-05 Thread Appal Energy
Questions: How large is the total supply of oil in your area? If your pockets aren't well healed, are the patches at least secure? Do you have a building available to you to put up a biodiesel facility of larger scale? Do you have an interest in doing so? Todd Swearingen JJJN wrote: I was

Re: [Biofuel] [SPAM] Nice energy usage breakdow for a car

2006-04-05 Thread Tomas Juknevicius
Heh, there is a concept by BMW where this rather low grade heat is captured by generating steam, and used for additional power :D It is called steam assist: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/12/bmw_developing_.html bob allen wrote: Gary L. Green wrote: Over 60% lost as heat. Should be

Re: [Biofuel] [SPAM] off-topic [Hydroponic gardening]

2006-04-05 Thread Evergreen Solutions
Lol, not exactly what I'm looking for, although the principles are much the same. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Doctor Doom?!

2006-04-05 Thread marilyn
Kim at Biofuel@sustainablelists.org wrote: Each time we have opened a new area we have grown in human rights for a short time. Kim, I doubt if Native Americans, Indigenous peoples all over the world, and anyone who has had their land taken by invaders will agree with this statement. I

Re: [Biofuel] acids

2006-04-05 Thread ricalls
sohow much for shipping?? r. allison -Original Message- From: Mike McGinness [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:55:32 -0500 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] acids I must be in the wrong business. How about I sell it to you for $50/ gallon all

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Doctor Doom?!

2006-04-05 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings, I never said it was equal or that no one suffered, but hereditary wealth lost it's hold a bit each time a new area opened. Looking back at Ancient Greece and Rome, this happened right up to the opening of the Americas. For that matter, I do believe that Native women have more

Re: [Biofuel] Big Biodiesel creating a shortage of oil for me.

2006-04-05 Thread greg Kelly
I am just about to do my first small batch of work, as per JtF, so by no means do I consider myself expert. As I have been putting my plan together, I quickly found out that someone or some company makes a living picking up,rendering and selling WVO as animal feed. That said, I decided early on to

Re: [Biofuel] [SPAM] off-topic [Hydroponic gardening]

2006-04-05 Thread Bob Carr
I was about to say something on similar lines, LOL, good luck - Original Message - From: Gary L. Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] [SPAM] off-topic [Hydroponic gardening] I've got some really good

[Biofuel] hydrogen generator

2006-04-05 Thread greg Kelly
As I have been building my biodiesel plans, other interesting ideas and plans are popping up. The most recent is the opportunity to acquire at a fraction of it's "worth" a hydrogen generating system. I wuill be going to the archives as soon as I get this sent, but am wondering what can be said

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Doctor Doom?!

2006-04-05 Thread Keith Addison
Sorry to say so, but that sounds horribly like this: --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Ryan Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All I can add in our defense, is that much more good has come from our use of the land for the good of the world, than from the natives who

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Doctor Doom?!

2006-04-05 Thread mark manchester
Hi Keith, Marilyn and Kim, I'm reading a really wonderful book on this topic right now, Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond, which captivatingly answers the question: Why did some human societies take over others? (Say, Spaniards and Aztecs) Why wasn't it the other way around? Chapter after

Re: [Biofuel] Donald Rumsfeld Rakes in $5 Million For Tamiflu

2006-04-05 Thread I. S.
If you are interested in this topic, take a look at this link http://dissidentscientist.blogspot.com/2006/04/avian-bird-flu-tamiflu-and.html (and the links included in the article) I. Peter Solem --- Chip Mefford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: D. Mindock wrote: As shares skyrocket as a result

[Biofuel] the end of big biodiesel?

2006-04-05 Thread bob allen
I heard a presentation from a researcher at NREL (Pachecko?)at a biomass conference in Little Rock, Arkansas last week. He basically predicted the death of big biodiesel only a few years beyond peak oil. The story goes like this: when global production of crude oil starts to fall

Re: [Biofuel] Donald Rumsfeld Rakes in $5 Million For Tamiflu

2006-04-05 Thread Chip Mefford
I. S. wrote: If you are interested in this topic, take a look at this link http://dissidentscientist.blogspot.com/2006/04/avian-bird-flu-tamiflu-and.html (and the links included in the article) I. Peter Solem Hi Peter; Thanks kindly for the link, and the links to the links, But there

Re: [Biofuel] the end of big biodiesel?

2006-04-05 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Well, assuming this is true... If they are turing all of the biodiesel feedstock into fuel, who cares if there is no biodiesel any more -- isn't the goal of biodiesel to turn bio-feedstocks into fuel. Which sounds like what they would be doing, just via a different method. On 4/5/06, bob allen

Re: [Biofuel] the end of big biodiesel?

2006-04-05 Thread Joe Street
Except before all that gets turned on the practice and mindset will be status quo which means that the whole industry will be operating on established methods and historical means and techniques.  But the end of the petro cycle will entail a huge rise in cost for all of that.  Trucking all the

Re: [Biofuel] the end of big biodiesel?

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Weaver
Fine. I'm stockpiling wood for my new Stanley Steamer. Zeke Yewdall wrote: Well, assuming this is true... If they are turing all of the biodiesel feedstock into fuel, who cares if there is no biodiesel any more -- isn't the goal of biodiesel to turn bio-feedstocks into fuel. Which sounds like

[Biofuel] Some Observations from Europe

2006-04-05 Thread Michael Redler
Hi everyone,I'm not sure I mentioned my vacation before I left. I spent some time in Europe last week, starting in Munich and working my way South and West around Lake Konstanz (Bodensee), through, Zurzach,Bernand ending up in Murten, Switzerland.I have to say that taking the A96 across

Re: [Biofuel] the end of big biodiesel?

2006-04-05 Thread Doug Foskey
So why is no-one doing this already? There must be some underutilised refineries around? regards Doug On Thursday 06 April 2006 3:59, bob allen wrote: I heard a presentation from a researcher at NREL (Pachecko?)at a biomass conference in Little Rock, Arkansas last week. He basically

[Biofuel] Software links - well worth looking at

2006-04-05 Thread Kirk McLoren
Subject: SoftwareInteresting freeware including some HTML editors, free 3D programs, and suchhttp://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=33threadid=997283STARTPAG%20E=1FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call

Re: [Biofuel] hydrogen generator

2006-04-05 Thread robert luis rabello
greg Kelly wrote: As I have been building my biodiesel plans, other interesting ideas and plans are popping up. The most recent is the opportunity to acquire at a fraction of it's worth a hydrogen generating system. It's doubtful that a hydrogen generating system is worth ANYTHING,

Re: [Biofuel] Building Block Tiled Solar Roof

2006-04-05 Thread mark manchester
Title: Re: [Biofuel] Building Block Tiled Solar Roof Intersting link, thanks Kirk. Jesse From: Kirk McLoren [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:46:41 -0800 (PST) To: biofuel Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Building Block Tiled

Re: [Biofuel] Pollution: Where have all the baby boys gone?

2006-04-05 Thread mark manchester
Wow. Okay, I'm on it. Geoffrey Lean, wasn't he our boy in Washington for the Independant? What's he doing in Sarnia, not to be nosey. Jesse From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 01:15:48 +0900 To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Rotproofing wood, was Re: acids

2006-04-05 Thread JJJN
Hi Steve, I am working on a non toxic preservative using the marriage of Xylitol and Biofuel. Xylitol is a sugar that is toxic to many fungus but whether it will kill all the bad ones is yet to be determined. Xylitol is safe for human consumption and is added to gum to kill tooth bacteria.

Re: [Biofuel] Big Biodiesel creating a shortage of oil for me.

2006-04-05 Thread JJJN
Hi Todd, I will try to answer Mikes Question here as well. I am in Eastern Montana and the total supply is about 1500 gallons a month in a good month 1000 in a bad. I work a full time job that pays well and has good benefits so I am not to interested in becoming a commercial producer and last

Re: [Biofuel] acids

2006-04-05 Thread JJJN
Hi Mike, Try buying 1 gallon of it somewhere like Brentag or Scientific Laboratory Supply @ 98%(guaranteed analysis. Remember my methanol price is around $2.00 a gallon when I buy 4 -55 gallon drums but 1 gallon is around $5. The backyard guy will go to Jail if he gets caught with a 55

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Doctor Doom?!

2006-04-05 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings, This time you are dead wrong, Keith. All I am saying is that humanity, and by that I mean all of humanity not just the men, are getting hope of something better. Is it here? Not on your life. But some of us, and by this I mean most of us on this list, have a choice of how we are

Re: [Biofuel] Some Observations from Europe

2006-04-05 Thread Fritz Friesinger
Hi Mike, myself,being from the bavarian Mountainregion and have spent all my sparetime in the Region of Hochsoelden/Oetztal,my Chalet was in 2000m altitude can only agree with the observation of this bavarian fellow. The Alps have been taped enough with waterbarriers to generate Power!Whole

Re: [Biofuel] Some Observations from Europe

2006-04-05 Thread Zeke Yewdall
I have to say that taking the A96 across Bavaria was a blast! The Autobahn is awesome! I was keeping the car between 85 and 95 mph (mostly because my rental car began to shake at around 100mph). Even at 100mph you need to keep an eye on your rear view mirror if you find yourself in the passing

Re: [Biofuel] The Age of Autism: Hot potato on the Hill

2006-04-05 Thread Bob Molloy
Hi Kim, Re likely causes of polio. In the 1950s during the big polio scare the Brits plotted disease outbreaks on a map of the UK. They that polio cases clustered along the exact route of the main trunk railway lines. Further investigation showed that long-distance trains of those

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Doctor Doom?!

2006-04-05 Thread Keith Addison
Greetings, This time you are dead wrong, Keith. I don't think so. The gist of your message is Colonialism is good for you, with hardly even a pity about all the broken eggs making your brave new omelette. All I am saying is that humanity, and by that I mean all of humanity not just the men,

Re: [Biofuel] Pollution: Where have all the baby boys gone?

2006-04-05 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Jesse Wow. Okay, I'm on it. Geoffrey Lean, wasn't he our boy in Washington for the Independant? I don't think so, IIRC he used to cover environment for the Guardian. What's he doing in Sarnia, not to be nosey. Chasing girls? :-) Jesse Here's the whole report:

Re: [Biofuel] Rotproofing wood, was Re: acids

2006-04-05 Thread Fritz Friesinger
Hi Jim, why not try doubleboiled Linseedoil mixed with Xylitol,you may get better results than with Biofuel let me know,how this would stand up Thanks Fritz Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel

Re: [Biofuel] New EPA Rules

2006-04-05 Thread robert luis rabello
Mike McGinness wrote: snip (The threat of legislation) Yes, many would not spend money on environmental protection without some kind of fear or threat. However, many large US companies have recently made large voluntary financial commitments to environmental protection and stewardship as

Re: [Biofuel] Rotproofing wood, was Re: acids

2006-04-05 Thread JJJN
Thanks Fritz, The oil is the just used as a delivery method biodiesel penetrates the best of all I tried but that would be a moot point when using pressure treated applications. I will be testing with other bioderadeables as well. Jim Fritz Friesinger wrote: Hi Jim, why not try

[Biofuel] David Ray Griffin speaks on facts of 9/11.

2006-04-05 Thread D. Mindock
If you haven't seen DavidRay Griffin's speech on the facts of 9/11, it is at http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8765.htm in its entirety. I think it is an hour long. Peace, D. Mindock ___ Biofuel mailing list

Re: [Biofuel] Building Block Tiled Solar Roof

2006-04-05 Thread Jason Katie
Title: Re: [Biofuel] Building Block Tiled Solar Roof this is some neat stuff. i followed the first link, and meandered into this. http://www.directglobalpower.com/prism%20solar.htm - Original Message - From: mark manchester To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent:

Re: [Biofuel] David Ray Griffin speaks on facts of 9/11.

2006-04-05 Thread Evergreen Solutions
Call me a puppet of an education dominated by western-analyzation methods on primary sources, but I'm automatically skeptical of self-propelled websites w/ domain names like information clearing house, news you won't see on CNN...which is not to say that there aren't VERY valid points to be made

Re: [Biofuel] David Ray Griffin speaks on facts of 9/11.

2006-04-05 Thread Evergreen Solutions
Quick afterthought...I realize the author is a professor emeritus, but so is Jerry Falwell... Oh well, skeptic is as skeptic does. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] [SPAM] Re: Pollution: Where have all the baby boys gone?

2006-04-05 Thread Gary L. Green
Just my opinion but girls are better anyway.On 6 Apr 2006, at 07:58, mark manchester wrote:Every year, thousands of British babies who should be boys are born girls. The answer to this mystery could lie in a small town in Canada. Geoffrey Lean reports

Re: [Biofuel] [SPAM] Re: The Age of Autism: Hot potato on the Hill

2006-04-05 Thread Gary L. Green
Public sanitation!  Ya just can't beat it.On 6 Apr 2006, at 08:41, Bob Molloy wrote:dumped sewage directly onto the lines. Once this had been addressed polio outbreaks decreased and were geographically more randomly distributed. ___ Biofuel mailing list