[biofuel] Canola warning

2001-05-26 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Kirk wrote: Beware of Canola Oil, Canola Oil is an Industrial Oil, Not Fit For Human Consumption. Here is a summary of a few facts regarding Canola Oil: It is genetically engineered rapeseed. Wrong, as pointed out by another listmember. Canada paid the FDA the sum of $50 million to have rape

RE: [biofuel] Digest Number 465

2001-05-26 Thread Crabb, David
Message: 1 Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 20:13:35 -0400 From: Greg Yohn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: list We're stuck with them! -Original Message- From: Harmon Seaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 8:10 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 465

2001-05-26 Thread Harmon Seaver
Crabb, David wrote: I dont know about you .,.. but mine says.. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] So i assume those are the advertisements you get? are you getting the digest? Nope, not the digest. And mine also had the [Non-text portions of this message have

Re: [biofuel] Reclaiming the methanol

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
Methanol is extremely soluble but a reflux condenser should give a good yield. Beyond that the methods cited for drying ethanol should apply. Harry in Oz. Thankyou Harry. Hey, I got all the answers I wanted! Great! Thanks one and all. Best Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects

[biofuel] Brazil ups alcohol in gasoline to 22 pct on May 31

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=10954 Planet Ark Brazil ups alcohol in gasoline to 22 pct on May 31 BRAZIL: May 24, 2001 SAO PAULO - Brazil will raise the alcohol content of all gasoline sold domestically to 22 percent from 20 percent beginning on May 31, the Agriculture

[biofuel] Hybrid electric vehicle seen as clean but slow

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=10958 Planet Ark Hybrid electric vehicle seen as clean but slow UK: May 25, 2001 LONDON - Despite a tax break by George W. Bush, hybrid cars combining a small internal combustion engine with a battery pack have made a slow start on the

[biofuel] London council first buyer of fuel cell vehicle

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=10940 Planet Ark London council first buyer of fuel cell vehicle UK: May 24, 2001 LONDON - The first zero-emissions fuel cell vehicle to be sold commercially was snapped up yesterday by London's Westminster City Council. The van, which will

[biofuel] Magellan Announces First Biofuel Power Generation Package

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/010524/magellan_biofuel_pack_2.html Yahoo - Thursday May 24, 4:00 pm Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Magellan Aerospace Corporation Magellan Announces First Biofuel Power Generation Package TORONTO, May 24 /CNW/ - Magellan Aerospace Corporation announced today that

[biofuel] Navistar unit calls on Pemex to clean up diesel

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=10964 Planet Ark Navistar unit calls on Pemex to clean up diesel MEXICO: May 25, 2001 MEXICO CITY - U.S. truck and bus maker International called yesterday for Mexico's state-owned oil monopoly to begin producing a lower-sulfur diesel fuel so

[biofuel] New Research May Reduce Renewable Fuel Costs

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://ens-news.com/ens/may2001/2001L-05-24-09.html New Research May Reduce Renewable Fuel Costs BOULDER, Colorado, May 24, 2001 (ENS) - Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a novel means of producing ethanol that could decrease the cost of renewable fuel.

[biofuel] Rocket Technology Could Produce Pollution Free Electricity

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://ens-news.com/ens/may2001/2001L-05-24-09.html Rocket Technology Could Produce Pollution Free Electricity LIVERMORE, California, May 24, 2001 (ENS) - Researchers from a Sacramento energy firm and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) believe a rocket technology may have a down to

[biofuel] Toyota delivers gas/electric vehicles to Denver

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=10946 Planet Ark Toyota delivers gas/electric vehicles to Denver USA: May 24, 2001 DENVER - With rising gasoline prices and concern over air pollution as a backdrop, Toyota Motors yesterday delivered to the city of Denver 39 gas-electric

[biofuel] Re: Reclaiming the methanol

2001-05-26 Thread scrof
I think you may be near the correct answer for a mixture only of water and methanol. The boiling point of mixtures can be calculated, but are easier to find experimentally. However, in recovering methanol from biodiesel byproduct we have a much more complex mixture. Any water in the mix is

[biofuel] ENVIRO FRIENDLY GAS

2001-05-26 Thread Alicia Clancy
looks as if vegetable fuel is making its intro to the public...read on belowalicia GREASED LIGHTNING The first gas station in a major city to sell vegetable fuel for diesel cars and trucks opened yesterday in San Francisco. A similar station also opened in Sparks, Nev. The biodiesel fuel

[biofuel] Re: Reclaiming the methanol

2001-05-26 Thread scrof
Sorry, Mike, I didn't make it very clear, did I? I've used much more than 30 gallons in processing fuel. In total, I have recovered and reused about 30 gallons. Dale --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mike Brownstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dale, Isn't there any loss of methanol during

[biofuel] dysfunctional redress

2001-05-26 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fwd: Saving Gasoline and Money Thanks a whole lot, Steve Spence. I really needed to know that. Got anything for erectile dysfunction; i.e. limp dick? if the magnet is the right shape, sliding it into the urethra will noticeably stiffen things up...

Re: [biofuel] Vinegar into oil

2001-05-26 Thread milliontc
Hi Pedro Am, I right in thinking that you speak (and write) better English than me??? el Guiri Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of

RE: [biofuel] dysfunctional redress

2001-05-26 Thread kirk
would it work as a compass? -Original Message- From: Dick Carlstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 3:52 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] dysfunctional redress From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fwd: Saving Gasoline and Money Thanks a whole

RE: [biofuel] Canola warning

2001-05-26 Thread kirk
You didn't read the later post. A German scientist published re. GM canola. You can eat soy also. But it is thyroid antagonistic and mimics estrogen to some extent. I find much of the facts depend on what maketing group you quote. Also I didn't write. I wrote you may find this interesting The

[biofuel] Mobile BD plant loading/ unloading

2001-05-26 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Dana Linscott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The sliding frame lowboys I was referring to in an earlier post are used for transport of large farm equipment in the US and are not the types later posters described. These are very simple to build and sturdy. They do not have drop tails but rather are

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 465

2001-05-26 Thread steve spence
your post had a color banner on it. Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] magnet in the urethra

2001-05-26 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: kirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: dysfunctional redress would it work as a compass? it would definitely point at true north. maybe at true south too, but can't vouch for that yet. shielding at the protruding end might hamper accuracy. spring mattresses are definitely a no-no,

[biofuel] 3M Corp. Donates $200,000 For Clean School Buses

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://ens.lycos.com/ens/may2001/2001L-05-25-09.html 3M Corp. Donates $200,000 For Clean School Buses HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 25, 2001 (ENS) - 3M Corp. has donated $200,000 to Pennsylvania's Clean Air Fund for a pilot project to retrofit school buses to reduce air pollution. 3M's

[biofuel] The U.S. Discovers Public Transport And The Chinese Abandon Their Bikes

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
The U.S. Discovers Public Transport And The Chinese Abandon Their Bikes WHILE 3.5% MORE North Americans used public transport last year and the number of vehicle-miles racked up on highways remained static, on the other side of the globe Chinese people abandon their bikes and switch to

[biofuel] More on Jerusalem artichokes

2001-05-26 Thread Keith Addison
According to the Alcohol Yield tables in the Mother Earth Alcohol Fuel Manual, Jerusalem artichokes yield 20 gallons of 99.5% ethanol per ton, and 1,200 gallons per acre. Yield per acre is calculated on three harvests of heads per year. Comparative yields are 889 gal/acre for sugar in Hawaii,