[Biofuel] Northern California Biodieselers: BD Programs at this wekend's UCD Whole Earth Festival

2005-05-06 Thread Thomas Giguiere
will include an exhibit devoted to biodiesel. Please find the information below. Blessings! the full program is available here: http://wholeearthfestival.ucdavis.edu/Program_Master_Web_2005.pdf Highlights --- *Biodiesel 101 Jennifer Radtke - **Saturday, 4:20 *This Berkeley Biodiesel

Re: [Biofuel] Nuclear Waste Of Time

2005-05-06 Thread steve
An interesting thread. Maybe I can offer a perspective on this. I've spent many years in the Foreign Service, having lived in many places overseas, including Africa and Europe. I've seen America from the inside-out and outside-in. My observation is that the problem isn't that Americans aren't

Re: [Biofuel] Nuclear Waste Of Time

2005-05-06 Thread steve
So true! But for this to work well enough to make a difference, significant changes would have to be made to the system of distribution of goods and services in the United States. Efficient rail transport in the United States, similar to what you might find in Europe, only works if the

RE: [Biofuel] Nanotechnolgy and Social Technology

2005-05-06 Thread AMT- RAMESH.R.
Hai.Mr.Pannirselvam, I am Ramesh working here at Lucas TVS Ltd., Padi, Chennai-600 050 What are you doing there in Brazil...? Though I am Manufacturing Engineer with Mechanical Engg. background I dont know anything about it. Here at LTVS, we are manufacturing Autoelectrical parts like Strter

Re: [Biofuel] Lemon juice chemical refreshes car exhaust

2005-05-06 Thread Keith Addison
Thanks for posting this. It sounds like something you could do yourself. I wonder what strength of citric acid they used? It could also mean if you don't have a catalytic converter you could pick a used one up from a wreck and clean it up for use on your own car. I think... I don't know

RE: [Biofuel] Re: soybeanoil/Sunflower a bad choice for BD makin g?]

2005-05-06 Thread Jelatancev Denis
Hi to all, There was similar question about Sunflower Oil about month ago, and answer from Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] was: Sunflower oil has an IV of 133. This is even higher than soybean oil. Polymerization concerns arise.I am now looking for a sorce of good peanut wvo. peanut oil has an

[Biofuel] cell phones and safety

2005-05-06 Thread Kim Garth Travis
I find myself in need of doing a little preaching today. Sorry, but for me, this is the best way I can deal with the horror of last night. Last night a young women of 21 or so was driving down the highway talking on her cell phone and definitely driving with no care and attention to what

[Biofuel] Biomass-to-Ethanol

2005-05-06 Thread MH
Ingram, who is director of the Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals and Fuels at UF, cited a recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and DOE that indicates more than one billion tons of biomass can be produced on a sustainable basis each year. Converting this to fuel

Re: [Biofuel] cell phones and safety

2005-05-06 Thread Larry Foran
Kim, I continue to be amazed by the disregard for others demonstrated by most drivers. I commute 30 miles to and from work each day. I see people reading books, talking on phones, and/or putting on makeup while driving. Our society seems to think that multi-taksing extends into their driving

RE: [Biofuel] Re: soybeanoil/Sunflower a bad choice for BD makin g?]

2005-05-06 Thread Pedro Ordonez
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jelatancev Denis Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 5:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Re: soybeanoil/Sunflower a bad choice for BD makin g?] So if I understand it correctly, it seams that after

Re: RE: [Biofuel] Re: soybeanoil/Sunflower a bad choice for BD makin g?]

2005-05-06 Thread lendzian_michael
Pedro, que pasa amigo? Michael here. Hope you are doing well. If you want to see me in Alabama when you leave Pittsboro, you are welcome. -Michael - Original Message - From: Pedro Ordonez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, May 6, 2005 11:47 am Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Re:

[Biofuel] Re: First Contact

2005-05-06 Thread Pannir P.V
Dear Ramesh Well and wish the same from you Several years before I was in India to attend international conference and I am able to buy an TVS made Motor BIKE , very good one for my father and It is proud that I am in contact with one of the engineer good south Indian

RE: [Biofuel] cell phones and safety

2005-05-06 Thread Tim Ferguson
Hello Kim, Larry and All, I remember Keith posting not too long ago a mentioning about the people riding the scooters around where he lives in Japan. And that other motorist were cognizant of their existence on the road and did not try to run them over. I live only three miles from where I

[Biofuel] uses for charcoal -- (was) simple cook stoves

2005-05-06 Thread Michael Redler
A while back, we had a discussion on simple cook stoves. http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/46479/1 I was wondering if some of the charcoal collected from the stove could be used as a water purifier. I quickly checked the archives to see if it was already discussed and didn't find