[biofuel] Re: OT: US Organic certification program

2002-10-24 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I said that politicians can be egoistic, ignorant, dishonest and work for > corporate interests instead of peoples interest, but I never said that they > are not smart. This "Organic Certification Program" is a good example

[biofuel] Re: Windside Turbine

2002-10-22 Thread harmonseaver
Huh, that's weird. I didn't get the second frame with the menu for pictures, models, specs, etc. until after I clicked on the "distributors" link. Maybe they just need to hire some of those Finlander hackers to build them a real website. 8-) --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], &q

[biofuel] Re: Windside Turbine

2002-10-22 Thread harmonseaver
Sort of amazing that an outfit that says it's been building these cool machines for the last 20 years can't even provide a picture or any details on their website, eh? --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yes but try justwww.windside.com > - Original Message

[biofuel] Re: Kerosene heater on Veg oil?

2002-10-21 Thread harmonseaver
Go to www.crest.org to sign on the stoves list. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], craig reece <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Harmon, > > I just did a search on Yahoo Groups for "stoves" and "stoves and > biodiesel" and got zip. Could you post the link for the stoves group you > mention? > > Thanks, >

[biofuel] Re: Kerosene heater on Veg oil?

2002-10-21 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "coachgeo3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > found the link [snip]> > > Hakan > [snip] > > Thanx for the links guys. Anyone have knowledge of how these things > work. As in is their a problem in

[biofuel] Re: please don't fuel my confusion

2002-10-16 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hot Dog writes: > > >I am in the uk > >what is #1 diesel ? > > Same as paraffin (UK, kerosene US), used as a mix with #2 diesel to > improve cold-weather performance. Many people also use it as a mix > with biodiesel for the

[biofuel] US Fed biofuel taxes? Not!

2002-10-16 Thread harmonseaver
The fact is that there are zero federal taxes on biodiesel or ethanol (or hydrogen) in the US. If indeed there are *state* taxes on biodiesel, as some have said, I think they should tell us exactly what they are, and for which states. If they exiest, how many cents per gallon please? I woul

[biofuel] Re: What is the significance of compression ratio in cogeneration context?

2002-09-28 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Christopher Witmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the significance of diesel engine compression ratio in a > cogeneration context? I have heard that with cogeneration, the higher > the compression ratio the better. Can anyone tell me why? Is it because > a higher

[biofuel] Re: What is the smallest displacement diesel engine used in common automobiles?

2002-09-28 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Christopher Witmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the smallest displacement diesel engine used in common > automobiles? From what I can tell, around 2.0 liters total displacement > seems to be about as small as they come here in Japan. > > Thanks, > > Christophe

[biofuel] Re: sawdust toilets - questions

2002-08-28 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kim & Garth Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > While I might be a little off topic, I have a question. I did not do > all the science courses that I should have, so this may sound dumb. > > On another list, they are recommending sawdust toilets, but they are >

[biofuel] Re: Is Sewage Fertilizer Too Toxic? & Fossil Fuels?

2002-07-14 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "steve spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > biodigestion would be preferred , I would think. I would not want to use the > leftover solids for fertilizer, unless the incoming stream could be > certified. At least a gasified fuel would result, as well as reduction of > sol

Re: [biofuel]

2002-07-14 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Aron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Open Season on Open Space?? > > We only have access to 20% of the Land in the U.S.A. for public usage. > 80% is for government usage. That's total hooey! I can go anywhere and camp anywhere on national forest or Bureau of Land Manag

[biofuel] Re: 4x4 vs. hardcore environmentalists

2002-07-13 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Martin Klingensmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok guys, I know Keith doesn't mind too much when people talk about > off-topic stuff, but this is the biofuel group right? I'm not saying it > makes me mad, I guess this is a futile attempt. I'm not the moderator.. > I a

[biofuel] Re: Open Season on Open Space

2002-07-13 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "girl_mark_fire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what I am > > saying, is that others should not condem a few, that want/need > to use their > > ICEs to blend in with nature and get away from the crowd, > > Blend in with nature? Isn't that just utterly incre

[biofuel] Re: Open Season on Open Space

2002-07-13 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Christopher Witmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Todd, > > Granted, you have a point that too often "justice" goes to the highest > bidder. But whether vigilante or "bought" justice, it isn't reallly > justice in either case. Sometimes there is no justice to be had in t

[biofuel] Re: Open Season on Open Space

2002-07-13 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And I'm sorrybut I'm not. If the little tykes can't walk, let > the parents pack 'em in. If they can, let them carry their own > weight. Yup, kids can walk. Babies can be carried, there's tons of nice equipment for pac

[biofuel] Re: Open Season on Open Space

2002-07-13 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Christopher Witmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > vigilante justice is no justice. The gov't is responsible for dispensing > justice, and it is a travesty when it fails to do so. But if people > acting outside legal authority take it upon themselves to seek vengeance >

[biofuel] Re: Is Sewage Fertilizer Too Toxic? & Fossil Fuels?

2002-07-13 Thread harmonseaver
the sludge is 95 % of water. > > Reinhard Henning > > "harmonseaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > So what about gasification of biosolids? I'd think that would > > essentially concentrate any heavy metals in the ash, which could > > either be put

[biofuel] Re: Open Season on Open Space

2002-07-13 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "coachgeo3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am an avide offroader and we have seen PUBLIC land closed to the > PUBLIC way to much. Yes... their are peope who abuse the land but > lets punish that small percentage not the larger percentage of those > who do not.

[biofuel] Re: Is Sewage Fertilizer Too Toxic? & Fossil Fuels?

2002-07-12 Thread harmonseaver
So what about gasification of biosolids? I'd think that would essentially concentrate any heavy metals in the ash, which could either be put in a toxic waste dump, or, preferably, have the metals extracted and sold. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Save

[biofuel] Re: Farmers Turn To Composting, Georgia, USA & sulfur

2002-07-05 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kim & Garth Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I saw the practice in Alberta, Canada, it took a couple of years to > build up sufficient layers to keep the coop warm. they also do it in > Sweden, and start with a 4 ft deep layer of bedding. What was under > your

[biofuel] Re: Farmers Turn To Composting, Georgia, USA & sulfur

2002-07-04 Thread harmonseaver
Thinking back, I recall that for quite awhile we were trying something we'd read about to help keep the goats warm in Winter. The idea was to just keep putting down fresh bedding, not removing the old or the manure. This would compost and the heat would be a great help for the animals, then in

[biofuel] Re: Farmers Turn To Composting, Georgia, USA & sulfur

2002-07-04 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perfectly safe, if you do it right. Entire populations have used the > sanitizing effects of topsoil for this, and grown their crops on it, > through many generations, without ill-effects, and still do. > Hot-composting mak

[biofuel] Re: Farmers Turn To Composting, Georgia, USA & sulfur

2002-07-03 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Harmon > > > I should mention too that the guy at MREA, whose been composting > >humanure for decades, said turning is a bad idea, it loses heat, and, > >for humanure you want as much heat as possible. He also said let it g

[biofuel] Re: Farmers Turn To Composting, Georgia, USA & sulfur

2002-07-03 Thread harmonseaver
I should mention too that the guy at MREA, whose been composting humanure for decades, said turning is a bad idea, it loses heat, and, for humanure you want as much heat as possible. He also said let it go a year, make the piles big (pallet size), and just build another pile when the first if f

[biofuel] Re: Farmers Turn To Composting, Georgia, USA

2002-07-03 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >For those interested, this beautiful book is available online at: > >http://www.weblife.org/humanure/default.html > > > >__ramjee. > > Hello Ramjee > > Very interesting too how Joseph Jenkins sells hard-copies of his book > A

[biofuel] Re: Farmers Turn To Composting, Georgia, USA & sulfur

2002-07-03 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], MH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Keith, > > > > Hi Hoagy > > > > Thanks for this, nice... Could be quicker, could be hotter too, only > > 120-130F. Still, that's okay, they're doing good. Makes you think, > > though, eh? - all that free heat going to waste. Wonder wh

[biofuel] Re: biofuel at the pumps

2002-05-26 Thread harmonseaver
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What is easy for some though (making biodiesel by you and others here) > is not as transparent to others. I think you're selling people short -- I'd bet that the majority of farmers would have no real trouble figuri