[biofuels-biz] OT: Perspective on US Oil Dependencies
Growing U.S. Need for Oil From the Mideast Is Forecast Despite White House statements, US growing more dependent on Saudi oil. Source: New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 ÷ As President Bush seeks to reduce American reliance on oil imported from the Persian Gulf, new government studies predict that in two decades the West will be even more dependent on oil from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern producers. Mr. Bush, asked a week ago on the ABC News program 20/20 about the importance of Saudi Arabian oil, said that we must have an energy policy that diversifies away from dependency on foreign sources of oil ÷ including some that don't like America. Late last month, the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration forecast that in 2025 the majority ÷ 51 percent ÷ of world oil production would come from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. About two-thirds of OPEC production, in turn, emanates from the Persian Gulf. The Energy Information Administration, or E.I.A., says OPEC now produces 38 percent of the world's oil. The information administration projects that Saudi Arabia will need to produce 22 million barrels a day by 2020 to meet increased world demand, far in excess of its current production of about 8 million barrels. We're going to rely more and more on the Middle East markets for oil, said Fatih Birol, the chief economist for the Paris-based International Energy Agency, or I.E.A. The group's recent World Energy Outlook, which estimates energy markets through 2030, mirrors the forecast of the American energy agency. Government and industry oil experts widely agree that it makes sense for the United States to diversify its sources of energy. It is also possible that in the next decade increased oil from the Atlantic Basin and the Caspian Sea could make a short-term dent in American dependency on the Middle East. Our dependency on the Persian Gulf could take a slight dip before it goes up, said John Brodman, the deputy assistant secretary of energy for international energy policy. But the basic geological fact of life is that 70 percent of the proven oil reserves are in the Middle East. The importance of Saudi Arabia to long-term oil markets is different from its ability to produce extra oil quickly ÷ an ability sometimes referred to as surge capacity. If oil markets were disrupted by a war in Iraq or strikes in Venezuela, only Saudi Arabia could increase its production within a few months to fill the gap. The new forecasts highlight a fundamental quandary facing the United States: American dependence on Saudi oil limits the strategic options of the United States even as relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia have been strained since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. President Bush's national security strategy, released in September, aimed to enhance energy security by having the United States work with allies to expand the sources and types of global energy supplied, especially in the Western Hemisphere, Africa, Central Asia and the Caspian region. The strategy did not mention the Persian Gulf region, which figures so prominently in the latest forecasts. The ability of countries like Saudi Arabia to increase their production significantly is by no means a certainty. The Energy Information Administration estimates assume that sufficient capital will be available to expand production capacity. Furthermore, some oil experts question whether the region's old fields will be up to the task. The giant and supergiant oil fields are getting old, and some are clearly dying without being replaced, said Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari, a senior official in the National Iranian Oil Company. In an e-mail message sent from Iran, he questioned whether Saudi Arabia was capable of reaching 22 million barrels a day and said it would take a miracle for OPEC to ever achieve a production of 50 million barrels per day (or more) as all three major institutions ÷ I.E.A., E.I.A. and OPEC ÷ are predicting for 2020. Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[biofuels-biz] Re: [biofuel] OT: Perspective on US Oil Dependencies
I wrote the following for publication at Energy Saving Now, please look, comment, correct and suggest a good heading, I took the heading for this discussion as a temporary one and maybe it is the best. I would also be happy if Keith could look at the language. Perspective on Oil Dependencies --- It does not take much knowledge in mathematics to understand that the equations in the demand and supply situation is impossible. See attached article from New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 (will be a link on the site). We have said this many times in our discussions. Middle East have 70% of the oil reserves, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have more than half of those. According to professor Hubbert's calculations for production from finite resources, Middle east is at the moment at the peak of production capacity and will not have the capacity to meet the demands. professor Hubbert's methods have proven to be quite accurate during the last 50 years of experiences from them. It is no relief for the world and it is no escape from the dependence of Middle East oil reserves. North America who is taking around a third of the current oil production, or half of the industrialized countries use of oil, is already at a difficult junction. They have to chose if they are going to secure the oil supplies by force and occupation or trust democratic and peaceful means. The peaceful route is very insecure, especially with the current Israel - Palestine problem, that have to be solved very fast if it should be possible. Israel is a loose canon with its current policies of occupation and suppression. US and UK are in favor of the occupation of Iraq. They would in this case secure the Iraqi oil and with enough troops in Iraq, they would have sufficient pressure on Saudi Arabia to make them walk the line. Iraq with Saddam Hussein nor the Palestine resistant movements are smart enough to realize that a confrontation policy is at this time the worst they can do, since it gives US and UK the alibi for occupation. All alternatives in this equation is high risk games and can backfire, the occupation alternative has a very short window of opportunity, if it should have any excuses based on war against terrorism or weapons of mass destruction. Passing this window, an occupation have to be done in the light of a brutal and illegal occupation, against a popular world opinion including and the popular support in UK and US. that maybe make it impossible to do. The oil industry are not helping and are basically divided in two camps. The Dutch based Shell and some other minor oil companies, against the US, UK and other major oil companies. It is almost pathetic to see the resistant towards ethanol and biodiesel/SVO, with the propaganda war in Australia as the current and most visible example. It is also pathetic to see the slow phase of implementing energy saving measures. This in a time when our achievements the next 10 to 20 years are going to be the most crucial in modern times. For emerging industrial nations and developing countries, it is no space in the oil equation. It does not take much of mathematical and political knowledge to come to this conclusion. The only road to continuing development is aggressive energy conservation and alternative energy sources. The successes are gong to be measured in how fast the can develop oil independence. Hakan At 12:00 AM 12/30/2002 -0800, murdoch wrote: Growing U.S. Need for Oil From the Mideast Is Forecast Despite White House statements, US growing more dependent on Saudi oil. Source: New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 ÷ As President Bush seeks to reduce American reliance on oil imported from the Persian Gulf, new government studies predict that in two decades the West will be even more dependent on oil from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern producers. Mr. Bush, asked a week ago on the ABC News program 20/20 about the importance of Saudi Arabian oil, said that we must have an energy policy that diversifies away from dependency on foreign sources of oil ÷ including some that don't like America. Late last month, the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration forecast that in 2025 the majority ÷ 51 percent ÷ of world oil production would come from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. About two-thirds of OPEC production, in turn, emanates from the Persian Gulf. The Energy Information Administration, or E.I.A., says OPEC now produces 38 percent of the world's oil. The information administration projects that Saudi Arabia will need to produce 22 million barrels a day by 2020 to meet increased world demand, far in excess of its current production of about 8 million barrels. We're going to rely more and more on the Middle East markets for oil, said Fatih Birol, the chief economist for the Paris-based International Energy Agency, or I.E.A. The
Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: [biofuel] OT: Perspective on US Oil Dependencies
Sounds good to me - Original Message - From: Hakan Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com; biofuel@yahoogroups.com Cc: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 12:15 PM Subject: [biofuels-biz] Re: [biofuel] OT: Perspective on US Oil Dependencies I wrote the following for publication at Energy Saving Now, please look, comment, correct and suggest a good heading, I took the heading for this discussion as a temporary one and maybe it is the best. I would also be happy if Keith could look at the language. Perspective on Oil Dependencies --- It does not take much knowledge in mathematics to understand that the equations in the demand and supply situation is impossible. See attached article from New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 (will be a link on the site). We have said this many times in our discussions. Middle East have 70% of the oil reserves, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have more than half of those. According to professor Hubbert's calculations for production from finite resources, Middle east is at the moment at the peak of production capacity and will not have the capacity to meet the demands. professor Hubbert's methods have proven to be quite accurate during the last 50 years of experiences from them. It is no relief for the world and it is no escape from the dependence of Middle East oil reserves. North America who is taking around a third of the current oil production, or half of the industrialized countries use of oil, is already at a difficult junction. They have to chose if they are going to secure the oil supplies by force and occupation or trust democratic and peaceful means. The peaceful route is very insecure, especially with the current Israel - Palestine problem, that have to be solved very fast if it should be possible. Israel is a loose canon with its current policies of occupation and suppression. US and UK are in favor of the occupation of Iraq. They would in this case secure the Iraqi oil and with enough troops in Iraq, they would have sufficient pressure on Saudi Arabia to make them walk the line. Iraq with Saddam Hussein nor the Palestine resistant movements are smart enough to realize that a confrontation policy is at this time the worst they can do, since it gives US and UK the alibi for occupation. All alternatives in this equation is high risk games and can backfire, the occupation alternative has a very short window of opportunity, if it should have any excuses based on war against terrorism or weapons of mass destruction. Passing this window, an occupation have to be done in the light of a brutal and illegal occupation, against a popular world opinion including and the popular support in UK and US. that maybe make it impossible to do. The oil industry are not helping and are basically divided in two camps. The Dutch based Shell and some other minor oil companies, against the US, UK and other major oil companies. It is almost pathetic to see the resistant towards ethanol and biodiesel/SVO, with the propaganda war in Australia as the current and most visible example. It is also pathetic to see the slow phase of implementing energy saving measures. This in a time when our achievements the next 10 to 20 years are going to be the most crucial in modern times. For emerging industrial nations and developing countries, it is no space in the oil equation. It does not take much of mathematical and political knowledge to come to this conclusion. The only road to continuing development is aggressive energy conservation and alternative energy sources. The successes are gong to be measured in how fast the can develop oil independence. Hakan At 12:00 AM 12/30/2002 -0800, murdoch wrote: Growing U.S. Need for Oil From the Mideast Is Forecast Despite White House statements, US growing more dependent on Saudi oil. Source: New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 - As President Bush seeks to reduce American reliance on oil imported from the Persian Gulf, new government studies predict that in two decades the West will be even more dependent on oil from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern producers. Mr. Bush, asked a week ago on the ABC News program 20/20 about the importance of Saudi Arabian oil, said that we must have an energy policy that diversifies away from dependency on foreign sources of oil - including some that don't like America. Late last month, the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration forecast that in 2025 the majority - 51 percent - of world oil production would come from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. About two-thirds of OPEC production, in turn, emanates from the Persian Gulf. The Energy Information Administration, or E.I.A., says OPEC now produces 38 percent of the world's oil. The information administration projects that Saudi Arabia will need to produce 22 million barrels a day by 2020 to meet increased world demand,
[biofuels-biz] Diesel Fuel Injection Spam apparently from China
For a long time now I've been getting an occassional sales pitch in one of my inboxes. It appears to be from China and appears to be related to Diesel-Engines. I don't dislike them for sending it to me, as they just seem like they have some business they want to do, but it is not in an area where I have knowledge or expertise. Maybe someone here will find it of interest. MM Head Rotor VE 12/08A On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 17:00:18 +0800, diesel fuel injection [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Sir, *Á¡ ÜåáꬹßÒ¤Á±×¬ñµÓVE±Ìêá(VEá ±Ì±Ìêá×Ò), Öñ»Üê¼îÜ ëæ¨ç4JB1,ÀµÌÖèÕ6BT,ñËëÂÀåµêá,ëæ¨ç®ÛÀ¬. * ÜåáꬹßÒ¤îܦÓVE±Ìêáµ²Ð, ×Ö뻸ì︿éîê±Ìîê×ÜÜ ñµµ×¬ñµÒ¤,ëñÌæ±Àíü×ôÕ¹æüÖµ¯®èÓîêé¹îêìµêÒµ ® ïíµÓÕÛñÍ,Ó¢ñÓȦìëæÍÕ¹æì×ì鸿µ¹îÕÛ,ÓæïÕÛ.ӮᵠæçÀ¼êêÕóêÂÕêêÂËÓ®áìµ±. * é¦ïëñ̵ӮáüÜÜèéÛ,ê¬ »ëñÌ. we have been in the field of diesel fuel injection systems for quite a few years.(CHINA) Recently we have developed a new kind of hr, AM Bosch number HD90100A.Its unit price is USD150/pc.And we also adjust the unit price of Nozzle , Plunger to USD4~5/pc respectively. We tell you that we will update our VE hr (hydraulic heads for the VE distributor pump) list in our homepages.Thirty more models will be added.And the minimum order will be 10pcs a model. we give the unity quotation of VE distributor head: 3-cyl:USD:55/1pcs 4-cyl:USD:40~50/1pcs 5-cyl:USD:55/1pcs 6-cyl:USD:45~50/1pcs We can ship the following three models to you within 8~10 weeks. after we receive your payment. If you feel interested in our products,please advise the details about what you need,such model name,part number,quantity and so on.We are always within your touch. we'd like to interchange our website's linkage with you.As a result,we can add the icon of your website to our website's main-page. Vice versa.What do you think of that? Thanks and best regards Looking forward to our favorable cooperation. Hope to hear from you soon. (NIPPON DENSO) 096400-0143 096400-0242 096400-0262 096400-0371 096400-0432 096400-1030 096400-1060 096400-1090 096400-1210 096400-1220 096400-1230 096400-1240 096400-1250 096400-1330 096400-1331 096400-1600 096540-0080 146400-2220 145400-3320 146400-4520 146400-5521 146400-8821 146400-9720 146401-0520 146401-2120 146402-0820 146402-0920 146402-1420 146402-4020 146402-4320 146402-3820 146403-2820 146403-3120 146403-3520 146404-1520 146404-2200 146405-1920 146430-1420 1 468 333 320 1 468 333 323 1 468 334 313 1 468 334 327 1 468 334 565 1 468 334 337 1 468 334 378 1 468 334 424 1 468 334 475 1 468 334 485 1 468 334 494 1 468 334 496 1 468 334 580 1 468 334 590 1 468 334 564 1 468 334 565 1 468 334 575 1 468 334 592 1 468 334 595 1 468 334 596 1 468 334 603 1 468 334 604 1 468 334 606 1 468 334 617 1 468 334 675 1 468 334 678 1 468 334 720 1 468 334 780 1 468 334 798 1 468 334 859 1 468 334 874 1 468 334 899 1 468 334 946 1 468 335 345 2 468 335 022 1 468 336 335 1 468 336 352 1 468 336 364 1 468 336 403 1 468 336 423 1 468 336 464 1 468 336 480 1 468 336 528 1 468 336 608 1 468 336 614 1 468 336 626 1 468 336 632 2 468 334 050 2 468 334 021 2 468 336 013 C.Hua Sales purchasing director http://WWW.China-LuTon.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuels-biz] Fwd: ETHANOL IN CALIFORNIA
On the note of SSPC, I recently called them to for some brokering info on their fuel (about a week ago) and still no call back. Prolly just the holidays . but, this is the kind of lack of response that I have gotten before. They must be doing well to ignore folks. ;-) James Slayden On Sat, 28 Dec 2002, murdoch wrote: On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 15:39:19 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Um, why do people forget about Arkenol??!! They have been around actually doing cellulosic ethanol already in the Sacramento area test plant. http://www.arkenol.com/ Well, until this moment I had never heard of them (or perhaps I've run across them once or twice and forgotten). Let me check on something. [checking] genencor: GCOR Novozymes: nvzmf.pk Southern States Power: SSPC arkenol: apparently not publicly traded. This is not a criticism. In fact, quite the contrary, I admire the heck out of private businesses and often find it quite refreshing to see web pages offering news and product information without a link to investor relations. But, for better or worse, when a company's owners sell out to the marketplace of publicly traded companies, their stock becomes a chip in the casino and attracts all manner of interest. Sometimes that's really all it ever is. SSPC for example has been a disappointment for years and, in my view, was (or still is?) run by *extremely* poor management who did *not* put their best into the biofuel cause. They might even have been conscious looters, but that's a difficult diagnosis to make, as I am just judging by past management compensation levels and business-levels (or *lack* thereof), along with a couple of other clues. I still have some incurable hope for them, but it's kind of pathetic. The others I have not looked at in years, although like I said, GCOR was mentioned to me by a fund manager so they did attract some interest. Anyway, I'll try to remember to watch arkenol. MM Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: [biofuel] OT: Perspective on US Oil Dependencies
Looks good. James Slayden On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Hakan Falk wrote: I wrote the following for publication at Energy Saving Now, please look, comment, correct and suggest a good heading, I took the heading for this discussion as a temporary one and maybe it is the best. I would also be happy if Keith could look at the language. Perspective on Oil Dependencies --- It does not take much knowledge in mathematics to understand that the equations in the demand and supply situation is impossible. See attached article from New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 (will be a link on the site). We have said this many times in our discussions. Middle East have 70% of the oil reserves, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have more than half of those. According to professor Hubbert's calculations for production from finite resources, Middle east is at the moment at the peak of production capacity and will not have the capacity to meet the demands. professor Hubbert's methods have proven to be quite accurate during the last 50 years of experiences from them. It is no relief for the world and it is no escape from the dependence of Middle East oil reserves. North America who is taking around a third of the current oil production, or half of the industrialized countries use of oil, is already at a difficult junction. They have to chose if they are going to secure the oil supplies by force and occupation or trust democratic and peaceful means. The peaceful route is very insecure, especially with the current Israel - Palestine problem, that have to be solved very fast if it should be possible. Israel is a loose canon with its current policies of occupation and suppression. US and UK are in favor of the occupation of Iraq. They would in this case secure the Iraqi oil and with enough troops in Iraq, they would have sufficient pressure on Saudi Arabia to make them walk the line. Iraq with Saddam Hussein nor the Palestine resistant movements are smart enough to realize that a confrontation policy is at this time the worst they can do, since it gives US and UK the alibi for occupation. All alternatives in this equation is high risk games and can backfire, the occupation alternative has a very short window of opportunity, if it should have any excuses based on war against terrorism or weapons of mass destruction. Passing this window, an occupation have to be done in the light of a brutal and illegal occupation, against a popular world opinion including and the popular support in UK and US. that maybe make it impossible to do. The oil industry are not helping and are basically divided in two camps. The Dutch based Shell and some other minor oil companies, against the US, UK and other major oil companies. It is almost pathetic to see the resistant towards ethanol and biodiesel/SVO, with the propaganda war in Australia as the current and most visible example. It is also pathetic to see the slow phase of implementing energy saving measures. This in a time when our achievements the next 10 to 20 years are going to be the most crucial in modern times. For emerging industrial nations and developing countries, it is no space in the oil equation. It does not take much of mathematical and political knowledge to come to this conclusion. The only road to continuing development is aggressive energy conservation and alternative energy sources. The successes are gong to be measured in how fast the can develop oil independence. Hakan At 12:00 AM 12/30/2002 -0800, murdoch wrote: Growing U.S. Need for Oil From the Mideast Is Forecast Despite White House statements, US growing more dependent on Saudi oil. Source: New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 As President Bush seeks to reduce American reliance on oil imported from the Persian Gulf, new government studies predict that in two decades the West will be even more dependent on oil from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern producers. Mr. Bush, asked a week ago on the ABC News program 20/20 about the importance of Saudi Arabian oil, said that we must have an energy policy that diversifies away from dependency on foreign sources of oil including some that don't like America. Late last month, the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration forecast that in 2025 the majority 51 percent of world oil production would come from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. About two-thirds of OPEC production, in turn, emanates from the Persian Gulf. The Energy Information Administration, or E.I.A., says OPEC now produces 38 percent of the world's oil. The information administration projects that Saudi Arabia will need to produce 22 million barrels a day by 2020 to meet increased world demand, far in excess of its current production of about 8 million barrels. We're going to rely more and more on the Middle East
Re: [biofuels-biz] Fwd: ETHANOL IN CALIFORNIA
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 09:34:35 -0800 (PST), you wrote: On the note of SSPC, I recently called them to for some brokering info on their fuel (about a week ago) and still no call back. Prolly just the holidays . but, this is the kind of lack of response that I have gotten before. They must be doing well to ignore folks. ;-) James Slayden Precisely. These guys have sometimes behaved as though they don't really understand basic principles of business or really care to make a dollar, and this lack-of-bothering-to-call-someone back is a perfect example. Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[biofuels-biz] U.S. EPA Diesel News
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/nm/20021230/pl_nm/environment_emissions_dc_1 Not a mention of requiring manufacturers to certify in any way that their engines can be run on some sort of standardized B100. Well, there's probably much I don't understand there, but the net effect is no mention of biofuels in the rulemaking supposedly motivated by the effort for cleaner air. Politics EPA Mulling Reduction in Off-Road Diesel Emissions Mon Dec 30, 2:52 PM ET Add Politics to My Yahoo! By Chris Baltimore WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration is drafting new rules to drastically reduce noxious emissions from off-road diesel equipment like tractors and bulldozers starting in 2008, but environmentalists on Monday warned that industry-friendly loopholes could weaken them. The Environmental Protection Agency (news - web sites) has spent months briefing industry groups and environmentalists about the new rules -- expected to be released in the spring -- requiring refiners to produce low-sulfur fuel and engine makers to build more sophisticated engines to burn it. The EPA this year rolled out new rules to cut on-road diesel emissions by over 90 percent by 2007. The off-road rules, drafted jointly by the EPA and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), will slash off-road emissions by similar levels, according to an EPA presentation given in May. Studies show that the new rules could prevent about 8,500 premature deaths a year and reduce asthma and other respiratory ailments linked with human exposure to air particles. This may be the most important positive rulemaking on air pollution that the Bush administration undertakes this term, said Paul Billings, a policy expert at the American Lung Association. These (off-road vehicles) are the last big part of the inventory that is under-regulated, Billings said. The rules could affect one million vehicles and conveyances that operate off-road, including bulldozers, tractors, portable generators, forklifts and airport service equipment, according to the EPA presentation. EPA could send the rules to the OMB for approval in January, and a final rule could come in 2004, environmentalists said. But the EPA has signaled that it is considering emissions trading measures which could weaken the impact of the rules, environmentalists said. The EPA is weighing whether to include schemes to use averaging or banking, which could allow vehicle companies to avoid using cleaner off-road engines by using credits gained by improving their on-road engines, they said. So far what EPA plans to do about emissions trading is a wild-card, said Frank O'Donnell with the Clean Air Trust. We want to make sure that the regulations aren't riddled with loopholes. Heavy equipment to be affected by the rules make up less than 5 percent of the U.S. vehicle fleet, but account for a disproportionately higher 30 percent of sulfur emissions. Urban areas with heavy road construction like Atlanta and Houston are especially plagued by dirty exhaust from those sources. The new rules would require fuel refiners to produce diesel with a sulfur content of just 15 parts per million (ppm), down from about 3,000 ppm currently, starting in 2008. It would also make manufacturers reconfigure diesel engines starting in 2009 with more effective control devices to remove particles from exhaust. High sulfur levels now contained in fuel can clog pollution-reduction devices in diesel engines and render them ineffective. The American Petroleum Institute, representing industry interests, has lobbied the EPA for a phased in approach that would not reach the 15 ppm level until 2010, with reductions starting in 2007. The OMB hosted a meeting with industry groups in late November, which included OMB administrator John Graham and officials from API and large refiners like Conoco Phillips, Marathon Ashland Oil Co. and Shell Oil Co. Environmentalists say they are upbeat on the new diesel rules, but are reserving judgment on the administration's proposal. They deserve credit, but it has to be tempered by the fact that they're obliged to do this by the Clean Air Act, said John Walke, an attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[biofuel] OT: Perspective on US Oil Dependencies
Growing U.S. Need for Oil From the Mideast Is Forecast Despite White House statements, US growing more dependent on Saudi oil. Source: New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 ÷ As President Bush seeks to reduce American reliance on oil imported from the Persian Gulf, new government studies predict that in two decades the West will be even more dependent on oil from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern producers. Mr. Bush, asked a week ago on the ABC News program 20/20 about the importance of Saudi Arabian oil, said that we must have an energy policy that diversifies away from dependency on foreign sources of oil ÷ including some that don't like America. Late last month, the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration forecast that in 2025 the majority ÷ 51 percent ÷ of world oil production would come from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. About two-thirds of OPEC production, in turn, emanates from the Persian Gulf. The Energy Information Administration, or E.I.A., says OPEC now produces 38 percent of the world's oil. The information administration projects that Saudi Arabia will need to produce 22 million barrels a day by 2020 to meet increased world demand, far in excess of its current production of about 8 million barrels. We're going to rely more and more on the Middle East markets for oil, said Fatih Birol, the chief economist for the Paris-based International Energy Agency, or I.E.A. The group's recent World Energy Outlook, which estimates energy markets through 2030, mirrors the forecast of the American energy agency. Government and industry oil experts widely agree that it makes sense for the United States to diversify its sources of energy. It is also possible that in the next decade increased oil from the Atlantic Basin and the Caspian Sea could make a short-term dent in American dependency on the Middle East. Our dependency on the Persian Gulf could take a slight dip before it goes up, said John Brodman, the deputy assistant secretary of energy for international energy policy. But the basic geological fact of life is that 70 percent of the proven oil reserves are in the Middle East. The importance of Saudi Arabia to long-term oil markets is different from its ability to produce extra oil quickly ÷ an ability sometimes referred to as surge capacity. If oil markets were disrupted by a war in Iraq or strikes in Venezuela, only Saudi Arabia could increase its production within a few months to fill the gap. The new forecasts highlight a fundamental quandary facing the United States: American dependence on Saudi oil limits the strategic options of the United States even as relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia have been strained since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. President Bush's national security strategy, released in September, aimed to enhance energy security by having the United States work with allies to expand the sources and types of global energy supplied, especially in the Western Hemisphere, Africa, Central Asia and the Caspian region. The strategy did not mention the Persian Gulf region, which figures so prominently in the latest forecasts. The ability of countries like Saudi Arabia to increase their production significantly is by no means a certainty. The Energy Information Administration estimates assume that sufficient capital will be available to expand production capacity. Furthermore, some oil experts question whether the region's old fields will be up to the task. The giant and supergiant oil fields are getting old, and some are clearly dying without being replaced, said Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari, a senior official in the National Iranian Oil Company. In an e-mail message sent from Iran, he questioned whether Saudi Arabia was capable of reaching 22 million barrels a day and said it would take a miracle for OPEC to ever achieve a production of 50 million barrels per day (or more) as all three major institutions ÷ I.E.A., E.I.A. and OPEC ÷ are predicting for 2020. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] OT: Perspective on US Oil Dependencies
I wrote the following for publication at Energy Saving Now, please look, comment, correct and suggest a good heading, I took the heading for this discussion as a temporary one and maybe it is the best. I would also be happy if Keith could look at the language. Perspective on Oil Dependencies --- It does not take much knowledge in mathematics to understand that the equations in the demand and supply situation is impossible. See attached article from New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 (will be a link on the site). We have said this many times in our discussions. Middle East have 70% of the oil reserves, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have more than half of those. According to professor Hubbert's calculations for production from finite resources, Middle east is at the moment at the peak of production capacity and will not have the capacity to meet the demands. professor Hubbert's methods have proven to be quite accurate during the last 50 years of experiences from them. It is no relief for the world and it is no escape from the dependence of Middle East oil reserves. North America who is taking around a third of the current oil production, or half of the industrialized countries use of oil, is already at a difficult junction. They have to chose if they are going to secure the oil supplies by force and occupation or trust democratic and peaceful means. The peaceful route is very insecure, especially with the current Israel - Palestine problem, that have to be solved very fast if it should be possible. Israel is a loose canon with its current policies of occupation and suppression. US and UK are in favor of the occupation of Iraq. They would in this case secure the Iraqi oil and with enough troops in Iraq, they would have sufficient pressure on Saudi Arabia to make them walk the line. Iraq with Saddam Hussein nor the Palestine resistant movements are smart enough to realize that a confrontation policy is at this time the worst they can do, since it gives US and UK the alibi for occupation. All alternatives in this equation is high risk games and can backfire, the occupation alternative has a very short window of opportunity, if it should have any excuses based on war against terrorism or weapons of mass destruction. Passing this window, an occupation have to be done in the light of a brutal and illegal occupation, against a popular world opinion including and the popular support in UK and US. that maybe make it impossible to do. The oil industry are not helping and are basically divided in two camps. The Dutch based Shell and some other minor oil companies, against the US, UK and other major oil companies. It is almost pathetic to see the resistant towards ethanol and biodiesel/SVO, with the propaganda war in Australia as the current and most visible example. It is also pathetic to see the slow phase of implementing energy saving measures. This in a time when our achievements the next 10 to 20 years are going to be the most crucial in modern times. For emerging industrial nations and developing countries, it is no space in the oil equation. It does not take much of mathematical and political knowledge to come to this conclusion. The only road to continuing development is aggressive energy conservation and alternative energy sources. The successes are gong to be measured in how fast the can develop oil independence. Hakan At 12:00 AM 12/30/2002 -0800, murdoch wrote: Growing U.S. Need for Oil From the Mideast Is Forecast Despite White House statements, US growing more dependent on Saudi oil. Source: New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 ÷ As President Bush seeks to reduce American reliance on oil imported from the Persian Gulf, new government studies predict that in two decades the West will be even more dependent on oil from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern producers. Mr. Bush, asked a week ago on the ABC News program 20/20 about the importance of Saudi Arabian oil, said that we must have an energy policy that diversifies away from dependency on foreign sources of oil ÷ including some that don't like America. Late last month, the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration forecast that in 2025 the majority ÷ 51 percent ÷ of world oil production would come from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. About two-thirds of OPEC production, in turn, emanates from the Persian Gulf. The Energy Information Administration, or E.I.A., says OPEC now produces 38 percent of the world's oil. The information administration projects that Saudi Arabia will need to produce 22 million barrels a day by 2020 to meet increased world demand, far in excess of its current production of about 8 million barrels. We're going to rely more and more on the Middle East markets for oil, said Fatih Birol, the chief economist for the Paris-based International Energy Agency, or I.E.A. The
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Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: [biofuel] OT: Perspective on US Oil Dependencies
Looks good. James Slayden On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Hakan Falk wrote: I wrote the following for publication at Energy Saving Now, please look, comment, correct and suggest a good heading, I took the heading for this discussion as a temporary one and maybe it is the best. I would also be happy if Keith could look at the language. Perspective on Oil Dependencies --- It does not take much knowledge in mathematics to understand that the equations in the demand and supply situation is impossible. See attached article from New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 (will be a link on the site). We have said this many times in our discussions. Middle East have 70% of the oil reserves, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have more than half of those. According to professor Hubbert's calculations for production from finite resources, Middle east is at the moment at the peak of production capacity and will not have the capacity to meet the demands. professor Hubbert's methods have proven to be quite accurate during the last 50 years of experiences from them. It is no relief for the world and it is no escape from the dependence of Middle East oil reserves. North America who is taking around a third of the current oil production, or half of the industrialized countries use of oil, is already at a difficult junction. They have to chose if they are going to secure the oil supplies by force and occupation or trust democratic and peaceful means. The peaceful route is very insecure, especially with the current Israel - Palestine problem, that have to be solved very fast if it should be possible. Israel is a loose canon with its current policies of occupation and suppression. US and UK are in favor of the occupation of Iraq. They would in this case secure the Iraqi oil and with enough troops in Iraq, they would have sufficient pressure on Saudi Arabia to make them walk the line. Iraq with Saddam Hussein nor the Palestine resistant movements are smart enough to realize that a confrontation policy is at this time the worst they can do, since it gives US and UK the alibi for occupation. All alternatives in this equation is high risk games and can backfire, the occupation alternative has a very short window of opportunity, if it should have any excuses based on war against terrorism or weapons of mass destruction. Passing this window, an occupation have to be done in the light of a brutal and illegal occupation, against a popular world opinion including and the popular support in UK and US. that maybe make it impossible to do. The oil industry are not helping and are basically divided in two camps. The Dutch based Shell and some other minor oil companies, against the US, UK and other major oil companies. It is almost pathetic to see the resistant towards ethanol and biodiesel/SVO, with the propaganda war in Australia as the current and most visible example. It is also pathetic to see the slow phase of implementing energy saving measures. This in a time when our achievements the next 10 to 20 years are going to be the most crucial in modern times. For emerging industrial nations and developing countries, it is no space in the oil equation. It does not take much of mathematical and political knowledge to come to this conclusion. The only road to continuing development is aggressive energy conservation and alternative energy sources. The successes are gong to be measured in how fast the can develop oil independence. Hakan At 12:00 AM 12/30/2002 -0800, murdoch wrote: Growing U.S. Need for Oil From the Mideast Is Forecast Despite White House statements, US growing more dependent on Saudi oil. Source: New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 As President Bush seeks to reduce American reliance on oil imported from the Persian Gulf, new government studies predict that in two decades the West will be even more dependent on oil from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern producers. Mr. Bush, asked a week ago on the ABC News program 20/20 about the importance of Saudi Arabian oil, said that we must have an energy policy that diversifies away from dependency on foreign sources of oil including some that don't like America. Late last month, the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration forecast that in 2025 the majority 51 percent of world oil production would come from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. About two-thirds of OPEC production, in turn, emanates from the Persian Gulf. The Energy Information Administration, or E.I.A., says OPEC now produces 38 percent of the world's oil. The information administration projects that Saudi Arabia will need to produce 22 million barrels a day by 2020 to meet increased world demand, far in excess of its current production of about 8 million barrels. We're going to rely more and more on the Middle East
Re: [biofuel] OT: Perspective on US Oil Dependencies
An interesting thing will be what happens to the area when the oil reserves are tapped out. Somthing about strife comes to mind . On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, murdoch wrote: Growing U.S. Need for Oil From the Mideast Is Forecast Despite White House statements, US growing more dependent on Saudi oil. Source: New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 As President Bush seeks to reduce American reliance on oil imported from the Persian Gulf, new government studies predict that in two decades the West will be even more dependent on oil from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern producers. Mr. Bush, asked a week ago on the ABC News program 20/20 about the importance of Saudi Arabian oil, said that we must have an energy policy that diversifies away from dependency on foreign sources of oil including some that don't like America. Late last month, the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration forecast that in 2025 the majority 51 percent of world oil production would come from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. About two-thirds of OPEC production, in turn, emanates from the Persian Gulf. The Energy Information Administration, or E.I.A., says OPEC now produces 38 percent of the world's oil. The information administration projects that Saudi Arabia will need to produce 22 million barrels a day by 2020 to meet increased world demand, far in excess of its current production of about 8 million barrels. We're going to rely more and more on the Middle East markets for oil, said Fatih Birol, the chief economist for the Paris-based International Energy Agency, or I.E.A. The group's recent World Energy Outlook, which estimates energy markets through 2030, mirrors the forecast of the American energy agency. Government and industry oil experts widely agree that it makes sense for the United States to diversify its sources of energy. It is also possible that in the next decade increased oil from the Atlantic Basin and the Caspian Sea could make a short-term dent in American dependency on the Middle East. Our dependency on the Persian Gulf could take a slight dip before it goes up, said John Brodman, the deputy assistant secretary of energy for international energy policy. But the basic geological fact of life is that 70 percent of the proven oil reserves are in the Middle East. The importance of Saudi Arabia to long-term oil markets is different from its ability to produce extra oil quickly an ability sometimes referred to as surge capacity. If oil markets were disrupted by a war in Iraq or strikes in Venezuela, only Saudi Arabia could increase its production within a few months to fill the gap. The new forecasts highlight a fundamental quandary facing the United States: American dependence on Saudi oil limits the strategic options of the United States even as relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia have been strained since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. President Bush's national security strategy, released in September, aimed to enhance energy security by having the United States work with allies to expand the sources and types of global energy supplied, especially in the Western Hemisphere, Africa, Central Asia and the Caspian region. The strategy did not mention the Persian Gulf region, which figures so prominently in the latest forecasts. The ability of countries like Saudi Arabia to increase their production significantly is by no means a certainty. The Energy Information Administration estimates assume that sufficient capital will be available to expand production capacity. Furthermore, some oil experts question whether the region's old fields will be up to the task. The giant and supergiant oil fields are getting old, and some are clearly dying without being replaced, said Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari, a senior official in the National Iranian Oil Company. In an e-mail message sent from Iran, he questioned whether Saudi Arabia was capable of reaching 22 million barrels a day and said it would take a miracle for OPEC to ever achieve a production of 50 million barrels per day (or more) as all three major institutions I.E.A., E.I.A. and OPEC are predicting for 2020. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] OT: Perspective on US Oil Dependencies
Hi James, Yes it is a thought, but will probably never happen. Oil would be very expensive and so all the products around it, many that will be very hard to find competitive substitutes for. The area will export less, but get much more for the oil. Ask instead of what will happen to the industrialized countries of today and especially US. They would be like a very big trucks that suddenly lost its engine in the middle of the desert. The people in the industrialized countries are not used to the hardships that exist in other parts of the world and will maybe go to war in trying to get what is available. So the question should not be what happens to the producers, it should be what happens to todays consumers? Emerging economies and developing countries are probably in a better position to grow with sustainability, than the industrialized countries to scale down without large and painful upheavals. Maybe we can use the SUVs as lodges, because it will be very expensive to keep them running. You can paint several scenarios, all of them will be difficult for future generations. Ready to use technologies on short term are many. Ethanol, Biodiesel, SVO, WVO, Synthetic fuels and LPG from coal, Biogas from trash and waste, Wood and similar, Waste from agriculture (that are not needed for fertilization), Active and passive solar, Wind, Hydropower, Energy conservation, etc. The whole portfolio have to come into play. On longer term (50-100 years) hydrogen might be something, if they find cheap catalyzers who are readily available and sort out the processes. Active solar that now can produce electricity with 30% efficiency, is probably the most efficient energy converter to date, and is very promising but does not solve all the problems. Hydropower as energy storages are already in use and will probably escalate. Hakan At 01:38 PM 12/30/2002 -0800, you wrote: An interesting thing will be what happens to the area when the oil reserves are tapped out. Somthing about strife comes to mind . On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, murdoch wrote: Growing U.S. Need for Oil From the Mideast Is Forecast Despite White House statements, US growing more dependent on Saudi oil. Source: New York Times [Dec 27, 2002] WASHINGTON Dec. 25 ÷ As President Bush seeks to reduce American reliance on oil imported from the Persian Gulf, new government studies predict that in two decades the West will be even more dependent on oil from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern producers. Mr. Bush, asked a week ago on the ABC News program 20/20 about the importance of Saudi Arabian oil, said that we must have an energy policy that diversifies away from dependency on foreign sources of oil ÷ including some that don't like America. Late last month, the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration forecast that in 2025 the majority ÷ 51 percent ÷ of world oil production would come from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. About two-thirds of OPEC production, in turn, emanates from the Persian Gulf. The Energy Information Administration, or E.I.A., says OPEC now produces 38 percent of the world's oil. The information administration projects that Saudi Arabia will need to produce 22 million barrels a day by 2020 to meet increased world demand, far in excess of its current production of about 8 million barrels. We're going to rely more and more on the Middle East markets for oil, said Fatih Birol, the chief economist for the Paris-based International Energy Agency, or I.E.A. The group's recent World Energy Outlook, which estimates energy markets through 2030, mirrors the forecast of the American energy agency. Government and industry oil experts widely agree that it makes sense for the United States to diversify its sources of energy. It is also possible that in the next decade increased oil from the Atlantic Basin and the Caspian Sea could make a short-term dent in American dependency on the Middle East. Our dependency on the Persian Gulf could take a slight dip before it goes up, said John Brodman, the deputy assistant secretary of energy for international energy policy. But the basic geological fact of life is that 70 percent of the proven oil reserves are in the Middle East. The importance of Saudi Arabia to long-term oil markets is different from its ability to produce extra oil quickly ÷ an ability sometimes referred to as surge capacity. If oil markets were disrupted by a war in Iraq or strikes in Venezuela, only Saudi Arabia could increase its production within a few months to fill the gap. The new forecasts highlight a fundamental quandary facing the United States: American dependence on Saudi oil limits the strategic options of the United States even as relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia have been strained since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. President Bush's
[biofuel] Gert Strand AB-home of Gert Strand's Prestige products, Prestige essences and T
Turbo Yeasts? http://www.partyman.se/default_pu_engelsk.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] A Potentially Perfect Energy Source!
On Sun, 29 Dec 2002 15:56:08 -0500, you wrote: Good way to decay our orbit and drop us into the sun Yes, that, unfortunately, is my concern. At least, that is one scenario. Or, it could be something less predictable like slightly altering our orbit with the net result of going into a different path that hasn't been as cleared out of this or that oncoming meteor. In any case, I agree with your gut-initial-exercise of the precautionary principle, and I was just thinking today that I've never found a context in which to voice a real concern I have about a related matter: Tidal Energy. This is already being exploited on a small scale througout the planet, and I wonder what it will do (if anything) to the Moon's rotation or orbit, and-or the Earth's. If it is ever exploited on a much larger scale (and I think there's a tendency historically to ramp up some forms of energy unless or until we see the problems, though I could be mistaken about the history of the matter), then I wonder if this could really cause a problem, a problem that could potentially end life as we know it. Worth chewing over anyway, IMO. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] Gert Strand AB-home of Gert Strand's Prestige products, Prestige essences and T
Turbo Yeasts? http://www.partyman.se/default_pu_engelsk.html Yes, also in the US: Gert Strand AB -- Distillers Yeast, including Turbo Yeast 20%, plus useful turbo yeast FAQ. Order Online (freight takes two weeks, from Sweden). E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.turbo-yeast.com/distillersyeast.html Brewhaus Inc. -- Gert Strand AB's distributor in North America. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.brewhaus.com Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[biofuel] U.S. EPA Diesel News
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/nm/20021230/pl_nm/environment_emissions_dc_1 Not a mention of requiring manufacturers to certify in any way that their engines can be run on some sort of standardized B100. Well, there's probably much I don't understand there, but the net effect is no mention of biofuels in the rulemaking supposedly motivated by the effort for cleaner air. Politics EPA Mulling Reduction in Off-Road Diesel Emissions Mon Dec 30, 2:52 PM ET Add Politics to My Yahoo! By Chris Baltimore WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration is drafting new rules to drastically reduce noxious emissions from off-road diesel equipment like tractors and bulldozers starting in 2008, but environmentalists on Monday warned that industry-friendly loopholes could weaken them. The Environmental Protection Agency (news - web sites) has spent months briefing industry groups and environmentalists about the new rules -- expected to be released in the spring -- requiring refiners to produce low-sulfur fuel and engine makers to build more sophisticated engines to burn it. The EPA this year rolled out new rules to cut on-road diesel emissions by over 90 percent by 2007. The off-road rules, drafted jointly by the EPA and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), will slash off-road emissions by similar levels, according to an EPA presentation given in May. Studies show that the new rules could prevent about 8,500 premature deaths a year and reduce asthma and other respiratory ailments linked with human exposure to air particles. This may be the most important positive rulemaking on air pollution that the Bush administration undertakes this term, said Paul Billings, a policy expert at the American Lung Association. These (off-road vehicles) are the last big part of the inventory that is under-regulated, Billings said. The rules could affect one million vehicles and conveyances that operate off-road, including bulldozers, tractors, portable generators, forklifts and airport service equipment, according to the EPA presentation. EPA could send the rules to the OMB for approval in January, and a final rule could come in 2004, environmentalists said. But the EPA has signaled that it is considering emissions trading measures which could weaken the impact of the rules, environmentalists said. The EPA is weighing whether to include schemes to use averaging or banking, which could allow vehicle companies to avoid using cleaner off-road engines by using credits gained by improving their on-road engines, they said. So far what EPA plans to do about emissions trading is a wild-card, said Frank O'Donnell with the Clean Air Trust. We want to make sure that the regulations aren't riddled with loopholes. Heavy equipment to be affected by the rules make up less than 5 percent of the U.S. vehicle fleet, but account for a disproportionately higher 30 percent of sulfur emissions. Urban areas with heavy road construction like Atlanta and Houston are especially plagued by dirty exhaust from those sources. The new rules would require fuel refiners to produce diesel with a sulfur content of just 15 parts per million (ppm), down from about 3,000 ppm currently, starting in 2008. It would also make manufacturers reconfigure diesel engines starting in 2009 with more effective control devices to remove particles from exhaust. High sulfur levels now contained in fuel can clog pollution-reduction devices in diesel engines and render them ineffective. The American Petroleum Institute, representing industry interests, has lobbied the EPA for a phased in approach that would not reach the 15 ppm level until 2010, with reductions starting in 2007. The OMB hosted a meeting with industry groups in late November, which included OMB administrator John Graham and officials from API and large refiners like Conoco Phillips, Marathon Ashland Oil Co. and Shell Oil Co. Environmentalists say they are upbeat on the new diesel rules, but are reserving judgment on the administration's proposal. They deserve credit, but it has to be tempered by the fact that they're obliged to do this by the Clean Air Act, said John Walke, an attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[biofuel] US Forest Health
US Forest Health Item 3 in the summary is one of the most important parts. No longer will a judge in Florida or Hawaii make desisions on western forest lands. Ron ICIE's Tidbits-Forest Health Debate In the House of Representatives
