[Biofuel] Petrol/Paraffin Motor ?

2004-10-05 Thread Gasman
On the 23th of September you wrote: Hello all! Is there anyone out there who has tried running a petrol motor on paraffin? I know the timing needs retarding and that performance is terrible, but here in Africa, the fuel is very, very cheap. What are the environmental implications of

Re: [Biofuel] Model fuel

2004-10-05 Thread Jeff s
ok i keep getting conflicting answers, but appreciate the help. let me make sure im clear.it is possible to find a model engine that runs off diesel only? that message from your friend that you quoted keith, makes it sound like the enya(spelling) engine i gave a link to would workif

RE: [Biofuel] Environment

2004-10-05 Thread Peggy
Hello Ross, The pentagon can actually do a lot of good. Please recall an ultimate task that can be assigned to a new age army (military forces)... policing environmental issues--making positive changes via engineering and brute strength to benefit citizens. There is enough environmental

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Kyoto clears last hurdle / Wind Power

2004-10-05 Thread Phillip Wolfe
Dear Damiando, During my years working for a utility company in californi and promoting renewable resources we worked very closely with US Windpower at Altamont Pass. Generally speaking, the rule of thumb is it takes an average windspeed of 12-14 mph per day to provide complete cost benefit

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: VAT /Kyoto clears last hurdle / Scientists againstBush/U.S. can end oil use

2004-10-05 Thread Phillip Wolfe
Damian is quite correct and my further observation = I had the opportunity to visit Ireland and study both the energy industry and the manufacturing industry. The VAT (value added tax) is really a neutral tax and has not hurt innovation nor the economy. I then travled to England, France, and

RE: [Biofuel] Deuterium: The Alternative Power Source

2004-10-05 Thread Peggy
Funny... P. Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Deuterium: The Alternative Power Source Excuse me, but is your neutrino beam powered by bio-fuels.? It's interesting that you mentioned Tony Blair. I believe he's in surgery at the moment. Any chance your neutrino beam can be used to remove his clotted

RE: [Biofuel] Fwd: Kyoto clears last hurdle / Scientists against Bush/ U.S. can end oil use

2004-10-05 Thread Peggy
Bull-oney! Farmers and community coops are essential to providing secure energy supplies and meeting environmental goals at affordable costs. Peggy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MH Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 10:00 AM To: [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] Net environmental concerns

2004-10-05 Thread francisco j burgos
Up to now seems like the balance is favourable to WVO... I still have a doubt: how to dispose the wastes... glicerine really looks very dirt ( but saleable) and the wash waters are alcaline... any one knows how to industially reclaim the waste/spent solutions or at least dispose them

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Kerry has been a strong supporter of energy and environmental research throughout his public career and spoke at the first Earth Day conference in March 1970. == He drives a Suburban...give me a break. Too bad the Democrats couldn't get someone else to

[Biofuel] Posse Comitatus

2004-10-05 Thread Richard Boyd
In response to Peggy. Use of the Army or Air Force for Civil works is dicey from the politics of the Civil War. There is a legacy feeling that the Feds should stay out of the way for things that counties could do for themselves. But then the counties don't do those things anyway. What is a poor

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread Jeff s
talk about a lame argument From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right. Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 21:04:37 -0500 (CDT) Kerry has been a strong supporter of energy and environmental research throughout

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread MH
Kerry has been a strong supporter of energy and environmental research throughout his public career and spoke at the first Earth Day conference in March 1970. == [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He drives a Suburban...give me a break. Too bad the

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Kyoto clears last hurdle / Scientists againstBush/U.S. can end oil use

2004-10-05 Thread MH
I'm particularly happy theirs people on this list with an interest in science and engineering that help us amoungst their other interests. Appal Energy wrote: And all the better if they can produce their fuel using home grown fuel rather than mined fossil fuels!!! TAS -

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry Kyoto

2004-10-05 Thread Keith Addison
A good article on why John Kerry would not treat Kyoto any differently than Bush. In which case the US will stay cut out of the carbon trading market and will lose out on billions of dollars worth of other business too. http://www.iht.com/articles/513306.html The people who publish

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Kyoto clears last hurdle / Scientists againstBush/ U.S. can end oil use

2004-10-05 Thread Appal Energy
And all the better if they can produce their fuel using home grown fuel rather than mined fossil fuels!!! TAS - Original Message - From: Peggy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 7:09 PM Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Fwd: Kyoto clears last hurdle /

Re: [Biofuel] Net environmental concerns

2004-10-05 Thread Keith Addison
Dear Mr. Robert Del Bueno: Up to now seems like the balance is favourable to WVO... I still have a doubt: how to dispose the wastes... glicerine really looks very dirt ( but saleable) and the wash waters are alcaline... any one knows how to industially reclaim the waste/spent solutions or

Re: [Biofuel] Model fuel

2004-10-05 Thread Keith Addison
Not from me, and not here. but appreciate the help. let me make sure im clear.it is possible to find a model engine that runs off diesel only? No. It's simple enough. You're in the US, right? The first model diesel motor was developed in the US, but diesels have never been popular

Re: [Biofuel] Ultimate Pump Wash-Eureka!

2004-10-05 Thread Keith Addison
Hi all; OK, I believe that, for those with limited headspace, I have the eureka of wash systems. The ring sprinkler crapped on me as I had screwed in the nosel too tight and it split leaving it floating on the BD when I went to do the follow up wash, Ai-yah! s off to get another,

[Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread fox mulder
Jewish settlers attack US Christians By Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank Thursday 30 September 2004, 2:24 Makka Time, 23:24 GMT Palestinian children fear attacks from settlers Jewish settler immigrants from North America have attacked and severely beat American Christian peace volunteers

RE: [Biofuel] US DOE examines long-term oil supply scenarios

2004-10-05 Thread Johnston, Don
Yes, well observed. He did not cover these issues, and i was not aware enough at the time to raise them. Don Johnston Environmental Coordinator , Portsmouth City Council Chair, Solent Energy and Environment Management Group Winner ; National Champion-Science and Technology, Green Apple Awards

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Lame argument or not...its true. Heh, heh. Kerry does save money on commuter gas, though. He just doesn't show up for work. Hmmm, bad record by not attending meetings and not showing up to vote. grin Ron B. = talk about a lame argument From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Reading below -- John Kerry on the environment: An exclusive Grist interview. By Amanda Griscom 23 Sep 2003 http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2003/09/23/griscom-kerry/ mentions his Harley, Mini Van and why, amoungst other things. =

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Peggy
Let's not confuse production techniques with use criteria when evaluating hydrogen. If we use hydrogen generated from ocean waves, we have a free energy source. At that point transport and storage become the challenges... and these can be met. BTW, I am a fuel ethanol exponent, and also

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Hakan Falk
Ron, Your argument does not hold water. LOL The Scandinavian countries produces less that 10% of their electricity with Hydro power and have nearly nothing of small hydro power. The Scandinavian countries have gone very far to make their large hydro power to have the lowest possible

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Hi Peggy, I was not referring to 'hydrogen' when I mention 'Hydro'. I was referring to hydro-electric dams. Including them in the mix to boost one's 'friendly' renewable portfolio is disingenuous. It would be similar to the utility companies saying that nuclear power is environmentally friendly

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Hakan Falk
Peggy, It is not a free energy source, because the devices to exploit it will carry costs to build and maintain. Then it is rather a question if the electricity produced is cost efficient in to use for moving it to hydrogen, which is a storage device and energy carrier, not an energy source.

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Ron, Your argument does not hold water. LOL == Oooh that hurt. With a pun on top of it. LOL == I do not know of hydro for a big city, most of large hydro will distribute on a national grid. The existence of a national grid,

RE: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Tim Ferguson
I can't believe that someone would actually use Aljazeera as a news source. LOL. I know it's difficult to find news sources having any degree of intergrity in reporting, but really.Aljazeera? You might as well take the White House spokesman's word as the truth, the whole truth, and nothing

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Hakan Falk
Ron, If you with big city mean Bejing, NY, Paris, London, etc., who all have a population that is larger than the population of Australia and each or all toghether of the Scandinavian countries. Then I understand what you mean. Hakan At 02:54 PM 10/5/2004, you wrote: Ron, Your

RE: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Hakan Falk
Or any of the Israeli and Palestinian sources. -:) The war is not only physical fighting and I would say that both Israel, Palestine and US outperform Al Jazeera in professional misinformation, so they start to look as a credible source in the comparisons. LOL Anyone interested in the

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Todd Hershberger
I hope you believe that this actually happened. I know these people and this organization (CPT) and it saddens me greatly. They do great work all over the world in the midst of danger. www.cpt.org Here's more information. Actually, Al Jazeera had better coverage of the atrocities of

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Jonathan Schearer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reading below -- John Kerry on the environment: An exclusive Grist interview. By Amanda Griscom 23 Sep 2003 http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2003/09/23/griscom-kerry/ mentions his Harley, Mini Van and why, amoungst other things.

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread btmd
Nader doesn't own a car. He takes public transportation. Ron B. He made the news last week when he was taking up two seats on a bus and wouldn't give one up to someone who was standing. Nice guy! Brian ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] How to read your attachments

2004-10-05 Thread balaji
Hello Bob, Martin, - Original Message - From: Martin Klingensmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 2:52 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] How to read your attachments bmolloy wrote: A point of information for John Hayes, and anyone interested in

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Nader doesn't own a car. He takes public transportation. Ron B. He made the news last week when he was taking up two seats on a bus and wouldn't give one up to someone who was standing. Nice guy! Really? That does it...he's not getting my vote. G Ron

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Hey Ron? If you're going to sling crap, why not post the voting records of all 100 senators and then snozzle at all the others that missed votes? Or would that be to contrary to your intent and purpose? To deride but one individual and create as negative a sentiment as possible based upon

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Jonathan Dunlap
Something to think about Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Tim, So you're saying that the beating didn't take place, simply because you don't care for the source? How many other times have such events not been reported by your choice media? And after thousands of failures of

Re: [Biofuel] Environment

2004-10-05 Thread balaji
Hello Peggy, Ross, - Original Message - From: Peggy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 4:42 AM Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Environment Hello Ross, The pentagon can actually do a lot of good. Please recall an ultimate task that can be assigned to a

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Peggy
Peggy, It is not a free energy source, because the devices to exploit it will carry costs to build and maintain. Then it is rather a question if the electricity produced is cost efficient in to use for moving it to hydrogen, which is a storage device and energy carrier, not an energy source.

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Or ask Ron what he would have done 50-70 years ago to bring electricity to a country? Come on Ron. What? Coal? Bunker C? Natural gas? Squirrels in cages? = Todd, They are planning right now to build more dams and I'm not talking about China-

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread btmd
Hey Ron? If you're going to sling crap, why not post the voting records of all 100 senators and then snozzle at all the others that missed votes? Or would that be to contrary to your intent and purpose? To deride but one individual and create as negative a sentiment as possible based

RE: [Biofuel] Hydropower was Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Juan Boveda
Hello Hakan. You might add to your list Paraguay. Here we have available an electric grid with an 100% Hydropower and more is available if we need. We have here the huge Parana River that falls from one plate to another lower and there are 2 big dams in it, the largest dam is Itaipu with 18

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread Appal Energy
Hey Ron? If you're going to sling crap, why not post the voting records of all 100 senators and then snozzle at all the others that missed votes? Or would that be to contrary to your intent and purpose? To deride but one individual and create as negative a sentiment as possible based upon only

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Appal Energy
Ask the Native Americans in Manitoba about what they think about Hydro. Ask the Sierra Club what they think about Hydro. Ask Or ask Ron what he would have done 50-70 years ago to bring electricity to a country? Come on Ron. What? Coal? Bunker C? Natural gas? Squirrels in cages? Todd

RE: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Tim Ferguson
Todd, I'm not saying that the beating did or did not take place. And it is not an opinion as to the credibility of the source but rather a fact. Your point would be better served and received citing several sources rather than one. Especially one that is for the most part State Run. It's not

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Appal Energy
Tim, So you're saying that the beating didn't take place, simply because you don't care for the source? How many other times have such events not been reported by your choice media? And after thousands of failures of non-reporting you would care to imply that they're far more reliable and/or

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Kim Garth Travis
Greetings Peggy, I admire your enthusiasm, but please don't leave us to starve on empty food calories while you make fuel. Your cat tail project is great. Your produce ideas are terrible. All the organic waste needs to be returned to the land that grew it. Chemical fertilizers are

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Hakan Falk
Peggy, I am all for both tidal and wave electricity production, the connection to hydrogen is not necessary. Let us first see what we can save by efficient energy use (more than 50%) and it is the most cost efficient way to effect the current situation. Then we can reach feasible demands for

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Peggy
Hi Kim, Our biochemist is a retired USDA soil specialist and he works with each and every crop to confirm that the proper amount of comb, stalks, and other necessary waste are returned to the soil when counseling farmers. If you have specific questions concerning the theory, I can pose them to

RE: [Biofuel] unsubscribe,

2004-10-05 Thread Dallas Farnworth
I'm Cat, Dallas wife. We are traveling and are not able to get online very often and Dallas is not with me right now. He wanted me to tell you that he is sorry that people have been unkind to you. He hopes that the two of you can stay in touch and will email you as soon as he gets a

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Kim Garth Travis
I am sorry but this does not even come close to a reply to what I said. The vast majority of farms do no composting and do not build their soil. Offer them a chance to make money selling excess waste for biomass, and they will. Who cares about the soil? They think it will somehow keep

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Party of Citizens
The entire Jewish invasion of the Dead Sea Region is an attack on Christianity. Jesus Christ said He came only to find the (spiritual) lost sheep of Israel. That being true, then who has right of return to New Israel? The followers of Jesus Christ. Since the Jews are against the teachings of

RE: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Tim Ferguson
Todd, Thank you for the second source. The article is compelling. It is a shame that through the thousands of years of mankind's existence we have created great wonders of architecture, art, technology, etc... yet the ability to coexist in peace still eludes us. We live on a finite planet and

RE: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Johnston, Don
Peggy, hakan and others, I'm not sure how much this contributes to your debate but I also suscribe to the view of using what energy we have more wisely and economically, whilst also introducing newer technologies to run in parrallel with traditional systems, but preferably generating

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
= So you're saying that only Senators who are running for President should be scrutinized? Or that any Senator who may eventually run for President should operate in some way that is somehow different with all other Senators? Where is your

RE: [Biofuel] Hydropower was Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Hakan Falk
Juan, Very interesting and I did not know that, probably because Paraguay did not catch my interest, since it for some reason do not list that high in the other general data. I will look into it and learn some more. It is not many industrialized countries that have more than 10% contribution

RE: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Keith Addison
Todd, Thank you for the second source. The article is compelling. It is a shame that through the thousands of years of mankind's existence we have created great wonders of architecture, art, technology, etc... yet the ability to coexist in peace still eludes us. No it doesn't, it's what

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Appal Energy
You still didn't answer the questions Ron. Nor do you offer any solutions. I wonder why. Perhaps no viable answers other than rebuilding an entire energy industry? Seems that it's a lot easier or perhaps more fun simply to isolate something and shred it to pieces rather than look a jigsaw

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread Appal Energy
Ron, Also, (LOL) there sure is no shortage of negative sentiments on this list for the other candidate. Doesn't matter if there is or isn't a shortage. What matters is the slanted perspective that you appear to have, predicated upon partial and incomplete information, as well as the fact that

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread btmd
Quick, what is the voting record for YOUR Senator, who you can vote for. No, don't go off to look it up on another web site. If you're scrutinizing all of the people running for office that you have the ability to vote for, you will obviously have this information at hand, and be able to

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Appal Energy
Tim, Thank you for your qualifiers as to the unreliability of all or almost all news institutions. Your first post didn't give the same perspective. In the words of Ronald Reagan, trust, but verify is sound policy in almost every venue. As for agreeing to disagree relative to Aljazeera?

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Todd, Here is my answer: I am not condemning the original implementation of hydro dams. Then again, I never said I condemned the building of the dams 60-70 years ago in my original post. But, what we now know, makes it a different story. If you had read the links posted below, you will have

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Sorry, I'm not going to get baited on this one. Again, if you look at the subject line, it says 'Kerry'. Oh by the way, what did you have for dinner on June 16th, 2004? Even if you knew, it doesn't have any relevence, just like your question below. Heh, heh. Ron B.

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread btmd
You were the one that brought up Kerry's record of attendance. When I asked you to compare apples to apples, you blew some smoke about only paying attention to those you had the ability to vote for. Well, if you're paying that much attention, as if that was YOUR issue in the first place, what's

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread btmd
I also notice that you keep choosing interesting places to snip the thread for your replies. Do you think that changes what you are replying to? Why not keep the thread open, so that people don't have to tax their memories in order to see how you keep changing with the wind? Brian You were

[Biofuel] Hydro power in Scandinavia

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Hakan and all, I hope you don't mind, but I started a new thread. I believe Hakan mentioned on another thread that hydro power (not hydrogen) in Scandinavia makes up only 10%. I could be wrong, but I think Hakan meant 10% of ENERGY. Since Hydro dams produce as their primary

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Brian, I'm sorry if I don't want to argue with you. 1) I snip so the threads aren't 10 kilometers long. I try to keep what is relevent. If I screw up...my apologies. 2) Again, there is no apples to apples, no apples to oranges, no apples to kiwi fruit. You are trying to make this into a

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread btmd
Actually, I'm not that big a fan of Kerry. I just hate what Bush and his cronies have done to the country where I live and the rest of the world so much that I strongly support his opponent. I don't think along party lines, and have voted Republican almost as often as Democrat. I don't really

[Biofuel] Ultimate Pump Wash-Eureka!

2004-10-05 Thread Legal Eagle
G'day keith et all; No offence taken on the glorified mist washer thingy. After all, that is in effect what it was :) This thingy, however, has much more potential than the ring thing. Of course it is Euro Design, HA! The Euro's (that would be Old Europe to those who are wondering), I am

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.

2004-10-05 Thread rlbarber
Cool, I think if I just bite my lip for now on and don't get emotional about Kerry in turn, things will simmer down. I once got in a battle about some dumb opinions on a hobby with a person who only lived about 80 miles away. It went on for a couple of days. Then I mentioned on the list I was

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians

2004-10-05 Thread Legal Eagle
- Original Message - From: Party of Citizens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Re: Jewish settlers atttack US christians The entire Jewish invasion of the Dead Sea Region