[biofuel] Oil/Politics

2004-08-17 Thread Ross Cannon
Drilling For Influence By J.R. Pegg, Environment News Service Posted on July 20, 2004 http://www.alternet.org/election04/19287/ http://www.alternet.org/story/19287/ The oil and gas industry has pumped some $440 million into federal political campaigns and lobbying activities during the past

[biofuel] diesel motorcycles

2004-08-17 Thread Anthony J. Garguilo, Jr
What company is producing/importing diesel powered motorcycles into the U.S.A. I tried contacting Royal Enfield but they never responded. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Make a clean sweep of

[biofuel] Chavez -was: Venezuela Floridated

2004-08-17 Thread MH
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6704.htm Venezuela Floridated Will The Gang That Fixed Florida Fix the Vote in Caracas this Sunday? by Greg Palast Tuesday, August 10, 2004ICH -- Hugo Chavez drives George Bush crazy. Maybe it's jealousy: Unlike Mr. Bush, Chavez, in

[biofuel] water injection question

2004-08-17 Thread R. Joseph Murphy
Quick question This may be simple or so obvious that I over look it, but . Does anyone know if a water injection system has any affects on exaust gas emissions? I would think a lower temp would minimally lower the NO emissions,is this true? thanks, joseph Yahoo!

Re: [biofuel] Bio-D in a wick lamp-safe for use in teh house??

2004-08-17 Thread balaji
Hello Alan, Todd, Perhaps you should try nard oil or its ester in the wick to add that dash of romance to the atmosphere. Don't count the cost, though. {;-) Regards, balaji - Original Message - From: Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004

[biofuel] safety tips

2004-08-17 Thread tom davis
In making testbatches of biodiesel, what safety precautions need to be taken to protect yourself from the sodium methoxide and the gases generated from the reaction? Do I need gas masks or just a cloth mask anything to keep the fumes out of my eyes and lungs?

[biofuel] Bergen county NJ?

2004-08-17 Thread newdlhead
Hi, any straight veggie oil burners in Bergen County, NJ? I had been told Costco would have five gallon containers of canola oil for $10:00, and that would bring the cost down to $2:00 a gallon. I was kicking around the thought of converting an old '86 Mercedes 300SDL. for nearly a year, but

[biofuel] Fwd: [Bioenergy] Termiculture - Termite oil (termite biodiesel?)

2004-08-17 Thread Keith Addison
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:50:25 -0400 From: Matt Pottinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Bioenergy] Termiculture - Termite oil (termite biodiesel?) Hello everyone I am very much interested in bioenergy and bio-based products. In the past, my interest lied mostly in

Re: [biofuel] safety tips

2004-08-17 Thread Keith Addison
tom davis wrote: In making testbatches of biodiesel, what safety precautions need to be taken to protect yourself from the sodium methoxide and the gases generated from the reaction? Do I need gas masks or just a cloth mask anything to keep the fumes out of my eyes and lungs? If you start

Re: [biofuel] Bergen county NJ?

2004-08-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hi, any straight veggie oil burners in Bergen County, NJ? I had been told Costco would have five gallon containers of canola oil for $10:00, and that would bring the cost down to $2:00 a gallon. I was kicking around the thought of converting an old '86 Mercedes 300SDL. for nearly a year, but

[biofuel] Fwd: Homebrew generator from lawnmower

2004-08-17 Thread Keith Addison
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:05:41 -0700 From: Tvoivozhd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Homestead mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Homebrew generator from lawnmower List-Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.i4at.org/surv/tow02077.htm (horizontal shaft version, vertical shaft lawnmower

[biofuel] Fwd: Other windpower stuff

2004-08-17 Thread Keith Addison
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:04:33 -0700 From: Tvoivozhd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Homestead mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Other windpower stuff List-Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Forgot to include Hugh Piggot's data, including carving propellors. There are other, easier methods I

[biofuel] Fwd: More on propeller design, construction, Gemini Duplicator

2004-08-17 Thread Keith Addison
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:26:05 -0700 From: Tvoivozhd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Homestead mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: More on propeller design, construction, Gemini Duplicator List-Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Google is becoming increasingly useless---like pulling teeth to find

[biofuel] Fwd: Makiing wind generator props, following RC airplane tutorials

2004-08-17 Thread Keith Addison
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:19:35 -0700 From: Tvoivozhd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Homestead mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Makiing wind generator props, following RC airplane tutorials List-Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You would have to scale model airplane propellors up of course.

Re: [biofuel] water injection question

2004-08-17 Thread robert luis rabello
R. Joseph Murphy wrote: Quick question This may be simple or so obvious that I over look it, but . Does anyone know if a water injection system has any affects on exaust gas emissions? Yes, it does. The water vaporizing tends to absorb a portion of combustion energy, thereby

[biofuel] Re: Fwd: Homebrew generator from lawnmower

2004-08-17 Thread nonym
Isn't http://ww2.green-trust.org the successor to Steve Spence's WebConX site? Is it still his site? If so, does anyone know how to contact him? (I found no contact info on the site, and it appears to be broken in a couple spots.) Thanks, Terry --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith

Re: [biofuel] Bergen county NJ?

2004-08-17 Thread James Slayden
That reminds me, most of the WVO that I get in my area (sushi, chinese resturants), titrate to 2 - 2 1/2. Not too far off virgin oil that titrates to ~1. James On Tue, 17 Aug 2004, Keith Addison wrote: Hi, any straight veggie oil burners in Bergen County, NJ? I had been told Costco would

Re: [biofuel] water injection question

2004-08-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Robert, RJM There's a lot of information about this here: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/30409/ Diesel water injection - was Biodiesel burns hotter or cooler? HTH Best wishes Keith R. Joseph Murphy wrote: Quick question This may be simple or so obvious that I over look

Re: [biofuel] What to plant for biodiesel

2004-08-17 Thread sukumar puhan
Dear rakesh, Here sukumar from India.Let me introduce myself first.I finished my Master in technology on 2002 dec. on Internal combustion engg. From 2003 Jan. i am doing research on biodiesel from different oil in india like Sal ,Mahua, Karanja,neem, kussum,ricebrane and jatropha. So if u

Re: [biofuel] water injection question

2004-08-17 Thread Greg Harbican
A while back I had the misfortune of having someone who thought that they were going to have a bit of fun, with my Land Cruiser, only to be caught dumping water into the fuel tank. After calling Gold Eagle, the makers of Heet and Iso Heet ( for Diesel ), and talking to one of the technicians,

[biofuel] Activist burnout

2004-08-17 Thread Ross Cannon
Keeping Your Eye on the Prize By Bruce Friedrich http://www.satyamag.com/jul01/friedrich.html I have only been active in social justice causes full-time for about 12 years, so itâs a bit humbling to be reflecting on avoiding burnout. Who knows: perhaps next week, Iâll throw up my hands and go

[biofuel] Oil

2004-08-17 Thread Ross Cannon
A Push for Freedom from Oil By Jim VandeHei and Mary Fitzgerald Washington Post Saturday 07 August 2004 http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/080804E.shtml With crude oil prices hitting new highs, Democrats call for investment in alternative fuels, vehicles. Smithville, Mo., - Sen. John F.

Re: [biofuel] miscibility of ethanol

2004-08-17 Thread Martin Klingensmith
Larosa Rodolfo wrote: [Edited to change subject title, was Re: [biofuel] What to plant for biodiesel, and to delete irrelevant previous message. KA] Please, I need information about miscibility of ethanol - gasoline. If do you have this information (trables, graphics, ecc) is possible

[biofuel] ANWR truth

2004-08-17 Thread Ross Cannon
Arctic drilling dance A David and Goliath battle is being waged to save Alaskaâs arctic. The actors in this play are George W. Bush as ãGoliath,ä while the national environmental movement, filling in for Gwichâin natives, plays ãDavid.ä The setting is the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR),

Re: [biofuel] water injection question

2004-08-17 Thread Martin Klingensmith
Greg Harbican wrote: A while back I had the misfortune of having someone who thought that they were going to have a bit of fun, with my Land Cruiser, only to be caught dumping water into the fuel tank. After calling Gold Eagle, the makers of Heet and Iso Heet ( for Diesel ), and

Re: [biofuel] water injection question

2004-08-17 Thread Greg Harbican
He has been the family mechanic for over 15 years, and he charged me only $35, as it was, the estimated 2.5 gal of Iso Heet was going to cost $45+ at local prices. It was a 3 gal container that was used, and only about a gal was left in it, so we were looking at around 2 gal of water or about

[biofuel] USA ethanol production

2004-08-17 Thread spriggsbororon
Here is a link to USA ethanol production. There are links to each state showing plants proposed and operating. http://www.ethanol.org/production.html Question- Is ethanol production restricted through regulation in other countries similar to the USA because of the fact one would have to have

[biofuel] Re: multitude of questions regarding Methanol recovery

2004-08-17 Thread Toby Schmid
Hello all. As a physics and chemistry dunce, I have some questions for some gurus here: 1) Just how much vacuum is required to extract the excess methanol? I've read somewhere that around 25hg is sufficient. Would a Airco compressor from a car create enough vacuum? 2) how much heat is

Re: [biofuel] miscibility of ethanol

2004-08-17 Thread Larosa Rodolfo
Hello Martin, Thank you for your reply. But which is the maximun solubility of absolute ethanol in gasoline and gasoline in absolute ethanol ? Are there graphics or tables ? Thank You Rodolfo - Original Message - From: Martin Klingensmith To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com

[biofuel] Re: diesel motorcycles

2004-08-17 Thread moonmen944
this one is diesel/electric http://www.ecycle.com/powersports/hybrid.htm#PrinciplesOfOperation hope this helps. --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Anthony J. Garguilo, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What company is producing/importing diesel powered motorcycles into the U.S.A. I tried contacting

[biofuel] Re: diesel motorcycles

2004-08-17 Thread moonmen944
here's another source of links: http://www.peace65.freeserve.co.uk/Pictures/diesel.htm -- --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Anthony J. Garguilo, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What company is producing/importing diesel powered motorcycles into the U.S.A. I tried contacting Royal Enfield but

Re: [biofuel] miscibility of ethanol

2004-08-17 Thread Martin Klingensmith
Larosa Rodolfo wrote: Hello Martin, Thank you for your reply. But which is the maximun solubility of absolute ethanol in gasoline and gasoline in absolute ethanol ? Are there graphics or tables ? Thank You Rodolfo They should be miscible at any ratio. One thing I would like