Re: [Biofuel] http://www.electricitybook.com

2005-08-06 Thread Doug Younker
Thanks for the review Hal. Seems like no library in Kansas has the sunshine to dollars, I tried to find a copy through the interlibrary loan. Doug - Original Message - From: hal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 9:23 PM Subject: [Biofuel]

[Biofuel] RE: NaOH source in Canada

2005-08-06 Thread Wes Moore
Hi Ray I have not been able to keep up with the list, so I missed your first message. I bought my NaOH at a local animal feed store in Smiths Falls On Can . the price was either $25 or $35 for 5 Kg. the price was current a few months ago . I am sure it will be available at most 'feed stores'.

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country - Tobin tax and comments

2005-08-06 Thread Mike Weaver
Have a look at http://www.ceedweb.org/iirp/factsheet.htm I was in and out of the development world for years, though never as a program manager nor direct architect of projects. I did spend a fair amount of time reviewing and visiting projects, almost all in Africa. My thoughts are, and it

Re: [Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-06 Thread Dale Volzka
Hey- Let's all hope the day never comes where our emporer has to be dug out of his fortified underground bunker by the Asian-Russian liberators. D.- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 6:33 PM Subject:

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country - Tobin tax and comments

2005-08-06 Thread Dale Seto
Thanks, Mike But don't you think that this hypothetical "2%" could be put into a fund to do just that? A nestegg, so to speak, to give out these low interest loans? But then who would be trustworthy enough to administer these loans and make it transparent enough for all to watchdog it? I guess we

Re: [Biofuel] The Neurobiology of Mass Delusion

2005-08-06 Thread Brian Rodgers
Keith Addison wrote: http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2005/Mass-Delusion-Neurobiology11jan05.htm JASON BRADFORD / Energy Bulletin 11jan05 The Neurobiology of Mass Delusion Holy moly Batman, Where do you find this stuff Keith? Research the "laws of thermodynamics" and compare them to

[Biofuel] Fw: [HDR] August 06, 2005 -- date of risk?

2005-08-06 Thread Greg and April
Just for consideration. http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/894mnyyl.aspGreg H. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country - Tobin tax and comments

2005-08-06 Thread Mike Weaver
Yes, I do. But first you have to convince the donor countries to do it and that it is in their interest. Look at: http://www.commondreams.org/views/101100-101.htm and look up William Easterly's work. I am afraid I'm kind of pessimistic right now - the whole foreign aid issue, while not

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country - Tobin tax and comments

2005-08-06 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Mike Have a look at http://www.ceedweb.org/iirp/factsheet.htm I was in and out of the development world for years, though never as a program manager nor direct architect of projects. I did spend a fair amount of time reviewing and visiting projects, almost all in Africa. My thoughts

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: [HDR] August 06, 2005 -- date of risk?

2005-08-06 Thread Keith Addison
Just for consideration. http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/894mnyyl.asp Greg H. The critics share three fundamental premises. The first is that Japan's situation in 1945 was catastrophically hopeless. The second is that Japan's leaders recognized that fact and

Re: [Biofuel] The Neurobiology of Mass Delusion

2005-08-06 Thread Keith Addison
Brian Rodgers wrote: Keith Addison wrote: http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2005/Mass-Delusion-Neurobiology11jan05.htm JASON BRADFORD / Energy Bulletin 11jan05 The Neurobiology of Mass Delusion Holy moly Batman, Where do you find this stuff Keith? It finds me, and then it finds you. Research

[Biofuel] UK: Biodiesel sellers in Lancashire PLEASE!

2005-08-06 Thread Udhi
Guys, I make no pretenses about making my own BD - my High School Chemistry classes stand testament to that. But, I would like to start using Methyl Ester BD in both my vehicles - a Toyota 4Runner 3.0Td and a BMW 325TD. Can someone give me some contacts to buy BD from, pls, within the triangle

Re: [Biofuel] RE: NaOH source in Canada

2005-08-06 Thread ings . group
Thanks Wes: I also got the following from John Ferguson (who cannot post to the list for some reason), thanks to John as well. This all looks much more doable and cost effective now. ...If you are looking for Lye/Methanol in the Ottawa area, find BSC chemicals on Cyrville Road (they are in the

[Biofuel] NYTimes.com: Why America Is More Dependent Than Ever on Saudi Arabia

2005-08-06 Thread robertcva
Title: E-Mail This This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message from sender: fyi BUSINESS / WORLD BUSINESS | August 6, 2005 Why America Is More Dependent Than Ever on Saudi Arabia By JAD MOUAWAD Alternatives to Saudi Arabias

[Biofuel] Letters to editor on Cornell story

2005-08-06 Thread Michael
My letter to the editor on another letter to the editor on the Cornell AP story. Dear Editor, I was born in Southern California I got to see Peak Oil come, then I got to see most of the oilgo. Then I got to see the same happen tooffshore oil, as Long Beach California used

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: [HDR] August 06, 2005 -- date of risk?

2005-08-06 Thread Appal Energy
Well Keith, Your doubt as to what is and isn't close to Mr. Kristol's heart, or Mr. Murdoch's, hasn't been shaken. The article is an effort to dissassemble critical dissent of the traditionalist American view of whether or not Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a necessary means to the end of war

Re: [Biofuel] RE: NaOH source in Canada

2005-08-06 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Ray Thanks Wes: I also got the following from John Ferguson (who cannot post to the list for some reason), thanks to John as well. We have no record of a list member named John Ferguson. If he's a member and he can't post I wonder why he hasn't contacted the List administration or

[Biofuel] Global Issues Update, August 6, 2005

2005-08-06 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.globalissues.org/WhatsNew/ Subject: Global Issues Update, August 6, 2005 Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 18:39:14 +0100 From: Anup Shah [EMAIL PROTECTED] In this update: --- 1) G8 Summit Outcome: Very small step forward 2) The London blasts have dominated media reporting in

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energyefficiencies

2005-08-06 Thread Keith Addison
Greetings Balaji Sorry for the late reply. Hello Doug, Keith, - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energyefficiencies In the

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: [HDR] August 06, 2005 -- date of risk?

2005-08-06 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Todd Well Keith, Your doubt as to what is and isn't close to Mr. Kristol's heart, or Mr. Murdoch's, hasn't been shaken. :-) Do they have hearts? The article is an effort to dissassemble critical dissent of the traditionalist American view of whether or not Hiroshima and Nagasaki were

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: [HDR] August 06, 2005 -- date of risk?

2005-08-06 Thread Greg and April
I see it more as some Japan's of leaders wanted to surrender on their terms, which kept those that started the war in power, and were willing to fight to the last man ( including the civilians ) to stay in power, we know what happened in Okinawa was just a precursor of what the invasion of Japan

Re: [Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-06 Thread capt3d
look, this whole thing about an invasion of japan costing a million american lives is utterly ridiculous. that would be four times the american combat deaths in the entire war. the landing at omaha beach is usually described as one of the most horrifically deadly battlefield environments of

[Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup

2005-08-06 Thread Keith Addison
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:23:57 GMT From: Pesticide Action Network North America [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup Rethinking Roundup August 5, 2005 A recent study of Roundup presents new evidence that the glyphosate-based herbicide is far more toxic than the active

[Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings, I received the following email and I have not been able to find that it is a hoax, yet. I do know that passing a law to allow concealed weapons in Texas really cut the drive by shootings and random violence to where we rarely hear about it now. What I find amazing is that a mere 1500

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Nancy Canning
FYI: Subject: Dust OffFirst I'm going to tell you a little about me and my family. My name is Jeff. I am a Police Officer for a city which is known nationwide for its crime rate. We have a lot of gangs and drugs. At one point we were # 2 in the nation in homicides per capita. I also have

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Doug Foskey
Hi, I am an Aussie. I think the email (that I clipped) is b/s. Even the name sounds a hoax... (Ed is not a commonly used name in Aust, usually Edward is shortened to Ted). To my knowledge, firearm offences have dropped in Aust since the firearms laws were introduced. There has possibly not been

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country - Tobin tax and comments

2005-08-06 Thread Mike Weaver
Joseph Stiglitz (and my father, who is a development economist) make the following points: Globalization is not going away, nor can we wish it away. I think the most realistic approach is to work hard to put as human a face as possible on it. Work to make it more equitable, and keep track of

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Mike Weaver
Have a look at: http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp Doug Foskey wrote: Hi, I am an Aussie. I think the email (that I clipped) is b/s. Even the name sounds a hoax... (Ed is not a commonly used name in Aust, usually Edward is shortened to Ted). To my knowledge, firearm offences

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Mike Weaver
Hoax Garth Kim Travis wrote: Greetings, I received the following email and I have not been able to find that it is a hoax, yet. I do know that passing a law to allow concealed weapons in Texas really cut the drive by shootings and random violence to where we rarely hear about it now.

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings, I did check and it is not listed as an internet hoax, yet anyway. I did state this at the beginning of the message. I know this is an international list and one of the easiest ways of learning the truth, since I can hardly trust the TV news in the US. grin How do I feel safer

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Doug Younker
Well... that email forward is older than and about as silly as both the blue and the red state email forwards. Generally a shovel id enough to take care of rattlesnakes. I used to keep a 12 gauge single shot snake gun in my personal pick up. I used to go to Wichita, KS quite often. After

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Jeremy Farmer
A well armed society is a polite society. People are much nicer when they don't know who has a gun.God bless Texas!!! - Original Message - From: Garth Kim Travis To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 5:35 PM Subject: [Biofuel] guns

Re: [Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-06 Thread Greg and April
I don't think that you are looking at the picture in the same light as the planners were. Yes, Omaha beach was bad.But lets look at more realistic numbers that planners from the invasion were looking at: In 2 months 38,000 Americans wounded, 12,000 killed or missing, more than 107,000 enemy

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread RICHARD BOGRAD
Check out this site on Assie gun control. http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp - Original Message - From: Garth Kim Travis To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, August

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Doug Foskey
On Sunday 07 August 2005 10:42, Garth Kim Travis wrote: Greetings, How about an aggressive poisonous snake? Bright Blessings, Kim Hi, I live in the country with more poisonous snakes than the US. (The Eastern Brown is more poisonous than the rattlesnake for instance). I have found that

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Doug Foskey
On Sunday 07 August 2005 10:38, Mike Weaver wrote: Have a look at: http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp Doug Foskey wrote: Hi, I am an Aussie. I think the email (that I clipped) is b/s. Even the Yep, Snopes pretty much lines up with my statements. There are also figures from

Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Doug Younker
Criminals, are just that, criminals. While we read humorous accounts of mistakes made by the dumbest of the lot, but as group they would have the average intelligence as society as a whole when it comes to personal survival. I had figured at some point they would adopt a shoot first Method of

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country - Tobin tax and comments

2005-08-06 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Mike Joseph Stiglitz (and my father, who is a development economist) make the following points: Globalization is not going away, nor can we wish it away. I don't know of anybody who does wish it away. I don't know why you might think that I'd like to - because I said this? It all

PLEASE READ - MODERATOR'S MESSAGE - was Re: [Biofuel] guns

2005-08-06 Thread Keith Addison
No more guns, thankyou. This is a subject that, on a global list with quite a large (and vocal) American contingent, can only end in flames and breakdown, as it's done here a few times before, with nothing achieved. What was achieved on the previous occasions was that the US pro-gun lobby was