Re: [Biofuel] Plastic bag revolt spreads across Britain

2007-06-26 Thread Doug Younker
Butcher paper is still in use in a few stores around here, as well. The end of plastic bags would put an end to the paper or plastic question and, that would put an end to my baffling carry outs. I answer the question with plastic, support the local economy. Seldom do they make the

Re: [Biofuel] Plastic bag revolt spreads across Britain

2007-06-26 Thread Doug Younker
:) on reading the bag recycling method. my thought process ran; I just washed them, why would I want them to fall on *my* floor? Besides that the inside of the bag is what ends up needing the cleaning. On recycling glass milk bottles, how much higher would the energy input be? Hot water

[Biofuel] Crosspost: ‘GREEN’ WALMART: AN O XYMORON?

2007-06-26 Thread Dawie Coetzee
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/10300 NEAL PEIRCE COLUMN For Release Sunday, June 24, 2007 © 2007 Washington Post Writers Group ‘GREEN’ WALMART: AN OXYMORON? By Neal Peirce WalMart has been harvesting kudos for its dramatic “green” promises. Even Environmental Defense and

Re: [Biofuel] license to carry used veg oil

2007-06-26 Thread James Quaid
The state and FedGov.Inc are making incredible sums due the current price of petrol via taxes. I'm not surprised that indirect fees and fines are now being imposed on the everyday biodiesel, SVO and WVO crowd. I'm sure more draconian measures are in the works. FedGov.Inc never saw a tax it

Re: [Biofuel] GREEN WALMART: AN OXYMORON?

2007-06-26 Thread Keith Addison
Yes well... Environmental Defense: http://www.nonprofitwatch.org/edf/ Crony Environmentalism: Do conflicts of interest taint EDF's Advocacy on climate change? http://www.gregpalast.com/fill-your-lungs-its-only-borrowed-grime/ Fill your lungs it's only borrowed grime January 23, 1999 LONDON

Re: [Biofuel] license to carry used veg oil

2007-06-26 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Daymi, welcome Hello! I am from California. Have been making biodiesel for several months, and loving it. Only problem is that in order to obtain a license to carry used veggie oil (any amount), from restaurants, you have to spend $175 for the actual license (not bad); but in order to

Re: [Biofuel] license to carry used veg oil

2007-06-26 Thread Keith Addison
Hello James The state and FedGov.Inc are making incredible sums due the current price of petrol via taxes. I'm not surprised that indirect fees and fines are now being imposed on the everyday biodiesel, SVO and WVO crowd. I'm sure more draconian measures are in the works. FedGov.Inc never

Re: [Biofuel] license to carry used veg oil

2007-06-26 Thread Joe Street
Simple. Don't carry waste oil. Collect and transport used vegetable oil. Agree to buy it for a minimal cost, and have the paperwork to prove it. It is then a second hand used 'product' and not waste. Joe Daymi Henegar wrote: Hello! I am from California. Have been making biodiesel for

Re: [Biofuel] Crosspost: ¡GREEN¢ WALMART: AN OXYMORON?

2007-06-26 Thread Joe Street
Indeed, someone explained to me years ago that one of Home Depot's business strategies is to go into an urban area and open up several stores at strategic locations and then leverage their massive buying power and financial reserves to undercut the market. They only have to do this for a

[Biofuel] EU stands up to US pressure - unfazed by genetically modified 'Herculex'

2007-06-26 Thread Keith Addison
EU stands up to US pressure - unfazed by genetically modified 'Herculex' Brussels, June 25 2007 - EU member states today stood up to intense pressure from the US and refused to allow a new strain of genetically modified maize to be imported into the EU. The move has been welcomed by Friends of

Re: [Biofuel] license to carry used veg oil

2007-06-26 Thread Chip Mefford
Joe Street wrote: Simple. Don't carry waste oil. Collect and transport used vegetable oil. Agree to buy it for a minimal cost, and have the paperwork to prove it. It is then a second hand used 'product' and not waste. Joe This is the approach I'm attempting. In fact, I'm not trying to

Re: [Biofuel] license to carry used veg oil

2007-06-26 Thread Fred Oliff
face it boys, BIG OIL IS behind all of this. same thing happens with micro-breweries when they start to cut into the bottom line. "we CANNOT afford for someone to save thousands from our BILLIONS". screw 'em, take all you want, don't declare it to anybody. put it in canola oil containers, tell

[Biofuel] Pollinator Protection Act of 2007 Introduced into the Senate

2007-06-26 Thread Keith Addison
This bill provides significant funding for research that will improve the security of crop pollination and support strong populations of honey bees and native bees. Hm, really. Prof. Joe Cummins says: I have been concerned that the authorities are ignoring or even suppressing information on

Re: [Biofuel] license to carry used veg oil

2007-06-26 Thread Joe Street
I think the key here is to call it food. Same goes for storing it on your property. I have said it here before, as far as I know there is no problem with stockpiling food anywhere. Likewise the glycerine is not waste but rather co-product, for soapmaking or compost. Speaking of which I saw

Re: [Biofuel] license to carry used veg oil

2007-06-26 Thread Keith Addison
I think the key here is to call it food. Same goes for storing it on your property. I have said it here before, as far as I know there is no problem with stockpiling food anywhere. Likewise the glycerine is not waste but rather co-product, for soapmaking or compost. Speaking of which I saw a

[Biofuel] Fwd: Mike Adams - American auto companies have announced a new hybrid vehicle!

2007-06-26 Thread Kirk McLoren
Don't miss it: American auto companies have announced a new hybrid vehicle! Click here to read the full commentary on this cartoon. You can also vote on this cartoon or post your comments. - Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you

Re: [Biofuel] Crosspost: ¡GREEN¢ WALMART: AN O XYMORON?

2007-06-26 Thread Dawie Coetzee
Of course the ideal is to be able to get to all those mom and pop outfits by foot, which just happens to describe the conditions most conducive to the economic viability of mom and pop outfits. -D - Original Message From: Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: