Re: [Biofuel] Can these people be trusted with our planet?

2007-01-16 Thread Luke Hansen
It never ceases to amaze me how glad religious folks are to defend their faith until someone says something that makes them a little uncomfortable. Then they start getting a little peaved. Then a little defensive and angry. Then the shit-slinging begins. Another thing that I've noticed is this:

Re: [Biofuel] How Old Is The Grand Canyon? Park Service Won't Say

2007-01-16 Thread Luke Hansen
I've seen some of Dawkins' films...pretty cynical and jaded...me likey. He doesn't seem like a very happy chap though. Bush is just as much of a christian as Reagan, or Nixon, or Billy Sunday, or Pat Robertson, or etc. etc. etc. --- Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I read Dawkin's the

Re: [Biofuel] Threats of Peak Oil to the Global Food Supply

2007-01-12 Thread Luke Hansen
Speaking of fun films, I just saw the 1976 film Network and would highly recommend it. --- doug swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I get that movie out occasionally, check it out again. one of the few that I'll watch again from time to time. Like Powder, or The Green Mile for

Re: [Biofuel] Tyson and Chicken fat as Biodiesel

2007-01-11 Thread Luke Hansen
It's interesting that in this thread so far nobody has brought up Thermal Depolymerization...that's a pretty cool technology that's in its infancy, but has potential. There's a plant in the bible belt somewhere that's been using butterball turkey offal as a base material...

Re: [Biofuel] Algae

2007-01-10 Thread Luke Hansen
probably some GM variety of their own design ;P --- JAMES PHELPS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You wouldn't have the name of the specific protozoa they use would you? Past research - commercial production of biofuel from algae by end of this year. The kiwi company site states it is 'wild

Re: [Biofuel] FDA announces cloned meat safe to eat

2007-01-03 Thread Luke Hansen
Chuckles...good to sea sum humur creeping back into this thread... --- Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Kieth, As a clone myself, I resent this whole line of discussion. -Waever Keith Addison wrote: Hello Luke Sorry, should have been Leo. On the other

Re: [Biofuel] FDA announces cloned meat safe to eat

2007-01-02 Thread Luke Hansen
I guess that I can see where you're coming from with the whole internalize bit, but I think that once this GM animal thing becomes commonplace it'll become neigh impossible to avoid these products unless you raise your own food animals or buy from a very local source. Additionally, What happens

Re: [Biofuel] Drivers face road charge by satellite in UK

2007-01-02 Thread Luke Hansen
It's disappointing to see this kind of implementation of domestic spying smoothly masked by environmental concern. Yes Kirk, you have a legitimate point, but christ, a tracking device...that you have to pay for! In Washington state we passed a measure where an additional vehicle registration fee

Re: [Biofuel] Top scientists say man may need to dirty skies to shield against warming - CP Wire - 2006.11.16

2006-12-30 Thread Luke Hansen
That's dumb. --- Darryl McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And now from the if your toe hurts, fix it by smashing your thumb with a hammer department ... Darryl = Byline: BY CHARLES J. HANLEY The ``shade'' would be a layer of pollution deliberately spewed

Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and cold starts

2006-12-25 Thread Luke Hansen
That's cool! I mean the ethyl alcohol bit...I'm quite keen on distilling my own fuel as well. I've started a reflux still, but haven't gotten it finished (I don't have any tools to braze ferrous metals - steel, to non-ferrous metals - copper). But it's always encouraging to read of other folks

Re: [Biofuel] Impeach Bush

2006-12-25 Thread Luke Hansen
So, this is just my jaded opinion...but any talk of impeachment is just hot air. Granted, I'd like to see Bush and his cronies gone as much as the next guy with half a brain...but realistically, the guy's only got two years left in office ( unless the punk can slide through a death writ on the

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: humanure to humus

2006-12-23 Thread Luke Hansen
Ya know, I'm actually kinda curious to know how this guy is going about composting his waste...I've read a little about it, but never talked to anyone who's done it him/herself. I'm reading a cool book right now called Goodbye to the flush toilet... some late 70's idealistic commie-lib propaganda

[Biofuel] Anyone done an EV conversion?

2006-12-23 Thread Luke Hansen
I'm thinking of attempting a conversion on my 1976 Chevy 1/2 ton van. Maybe a simple 96-volt system...series wire eight 12V car batteries that I find lying around. The range would suck, but this is more just for shits and giggles anyways. Also, feel free to shoot me down here, but I've heard of

Re: [Biofuel] Anyone done an EV conversion?

2006-12-23 Thread Luke Hansen
Electric Elec-Trak E12 tractor, homebrew electric bicycle based on hub motor, 1999 Spincraft EB-1 solar electric boat and too many past, current and future projects to mention). Luke Hansen wrote: I'm thinking of attempting a conversion on my 1976 Chevy 1/2 ton van. Maybe a simple 96

Re: [Biofuel] humanure to humus

2006-12-23 Thread Luke Hansen
) and an altogether different process. Thermophilic means the temperature rises above 55 deg C (131 deg F). You'll find many references in the archives to compost temperatures at above 70 deg C (158 deg F). Wes Luke Hansen Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:05:09 -0800 Ya know, I'm actually kinda curious to know

Re: [Biofuel] City plants save millions in energy costs - Ottawa Citizen - 2006.12.22

2006-12-22 Thread Luke Hansen
A properly designed composting toilet doesn't require any power at all ;P And you can collect biogas from it, and the end product is kickass for gardens. --- Kirk McLoren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Hyperion plant has been doing this for 30 years (LosAngeles) Kirk Darryl McMahon

Re: [Biofuel] Herbicide-resistant weed worries farmers - and another one...

2006-12-21 Thread Luke Hansen
Ya'll will have to forgive my adolescent joy in saying this, but THAT'S AWESOME! Hemp yields far more usable fibre than cotton does...folks should get with the times...of course, hemp and pot are a little different...but hell...I'm all for legalizing ALL drugs, not just the ones that the

Re: [Biofuel] Scientists Face Threats, Censorship for Work on Global Warming

2006-12-16 Thread Luke Hansen
Not suprising...I work at a facility that is run by NOAA/WaDOE, and we have numerous scientists working there that produce nothing of significance. Perhaps they're lazy, but I suspect that they've learned over the years that results involve change, which management frowns upon, and who really

Re: [Biofuel] TiO2 (Titanium Dioxide) Lights

2006-12-15 Thread Luke Hansen
good on the O3 side (namely, is O3 a sterilizing agent?). I think there are better ways to make O3 such as direct electrical arc (jacobs ladder). Some ion machines also produce O3. Luke Hansen wrote: Hello all, I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything about the effects

Re: [Biofuel] oil pulling

2006-12-15 Thread Luke Hansen
it was posted as well. Wes Luke wrote: Luke Hansen Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:51:15 -0800 I'm always a little skeptical of miracle cures that tell you that getting sicker is a step towards getting better ;P ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] TiO2 (Titanium Dioxide) Lights

2006-12-15 Thread Luke Hansen
and eyes. As well the ozone is toxic to breathe. On your last comment I am confused. You realize ozone and O3 are the same thing? If the lamp claims to produce ozone then it is producing O3. If it claims not to produce O3 then it cannot be called an ozone lamp! J Luke Hansen wrote

Re: [Biofuel] SENATE CONTROL THREATENED BY TIM JOHNSON'S ILLNESS

2006-12-14 Thread Luke Hansen
Hear Hear! Although I have cast a few votes for Dems over the years (I usually vote green or indy, sometimes lib. or hell, even write ins...) I have no illusions that the Dems will do anything with control of house and senate. I have harassed my senator (Maria Cantwell, D-Washington) enough

[Biofuel] TiO2 (Titanium Dioxide) Lights

2006-12-13 Thread Luke Hansen
Hello all, I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything about the effects of these Ozone Lights. I guess that they don't actually create O3, but they do kill airborne pathogens. Most of the online literature that I've found goes back to one study that showed this light effective in killing

Re: [Biofuel] More Weird Weather

2006-12-12 Thread Luke Hansen
Man, It's easy to get a little bit nihilistic and apathetic when you read stuff like this, isn't it! Oh well, just more motivation for me to become carbon negative and to show other folks that it's not impossible... Luke --- Juan Boveda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hola Robert. Two weeks ago I

Re: [Biofuel] REPORTED CURES WITH OIL PULLING

2006-12-09 Thread Luke Hansen
I'm always a little skeptical of miracle cures that tell you that getting sicker is a step towards getting better ;P --- D. Mindock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just started to use it for my periodontal disease. It really seems to be effective. And it's so simple. I use sesame oil for the

Re: [Biofuel] The Death of a Compost Bin

2006-12-09 Thread Luke Hansen
It sounds like you're all talking about a kinda large-scale operation here, so I'm not sure how useful this will be...but I just built a worm-bin for the place I work, and have one at home as well...and I find that they work faster and better for my composting needs than a conventional composting