[Biofuel] Revolution in Bolivia: The government's failure to nationalize its natural gas industry has led to an explosive situation
http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2158/ In These Times June 15, 2005 Revolution in Bolivia The government's failure to nationalize its natural gas industry has led to an explosive situation By Ryan Grim Tension is on the rise. Bolivian legislators abandoned a besieged La Paz on June 9 to convene in Sucre, nearly 500 miles to the southeast, in order to select a new president. But demonstrators had other ideas. Blockades were lifted so that truckloads of protesters could race to Sucre to prevent parliament from naming right-wing Senate leader Hormando Vaca Diez as the successor to the ousted Carlos Mesa. Mayors of La Paz and El Alto announced hunger strikes to oppose Vaca Diez, who was supported by only 16 percent of Bolivians in a recent poll. Parliament's morning session was cancelled as miners, coca growers and other demonstrators battled police in the streets, leading to one death, labor leader Juan Coro, who was shot in the chest by police. According to news reports, several legislators urged the cancellation of the session so that they could fly out of Sucre before demonstrators took over the airport. They didn't move quickly enough. In protest of Vaca Diez, airport workers went on strike and the airport was shut down. Now stuck in Sucre, parliament met near midnight and gave in. Vaca Diez--yes, his name is Ten Cow--resigned his constitutional right to ascend to the throne, as did the next in line, Marlo Cossio. At 11:47 p.m., the man whom protesters had been demanding for president, Supreme Court leader Eduardo Rodriguez, was sworn in. Since then, blockades have been lifted along with tensions, and Rodriguez has vowed to call new elections for president and congress within six months. Bolivia has been locked in an ideological stalemate for several years now, but the wind seems to be blowing leftward after the last several weeks. Although the crisis is simmering for now, the main thrust of the demonstrators' demand has not yet been met. The uprising revolved around control of Bolivia's vast and recently discovered reserves of natural gas, valued at more than $250 billion--10 times the nation's annual GDP. On May 16, the Bolivian government raised taxes on foreign companies who exploit the reserves. Indigenous groups took to the streets, claiming the bill didn't go far enough and calling for full nationalization of the industry. Evo Morales, leader of the strongest indigenous party in the nation--Movement Toward Socialism, or MAS--initially rejected calls for nationalization, asking instead for higher taxes. Caught in the middle, he has since moved to the left, endorsing nationalization but arguing that it should be done through a national constitutional assembly. A June 12 poll showed 76 percent support for nationalization. On June 3, President Mesa capitulated to the demand of a constitutional assembly, but by that time it was clear that the demonstrators, two weeks into their stay in La Paz, were looking for more. Mesa offered his resignation, opening the door for Vaca Diez and the ensuing drama. Jim Shultz, director of the Bolivian-based Democracy Center, reported during the crisis that a very reliable source told him that the United States was working behind the scenes to pave the way for Vaca Diez. Steve Pike, a State Department spokesperson, said he had no knowledge of any U.S. efforts to propel Vaca Diez, but if true, it's fitting that the United States would meddle in the crisis. In at least two significant ways, this is a crisis of U.S. making. The lynchpin of these demonstrations--and the ones in October 2003 that drove Mesa's predecessor, Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, from office--is MAS and Evo Morales. Though the left could surely raise hell in La Paz and El Alto without Morales, with him the coalition becomes a national force. The bad news for the United States, though, is that Evo Morales represents blowback from the U.S. war on drugs. Morales' base and the roots of his strength lie in the Chapare region, which at its heyday grew between one half and two thirds of the world's coca--the plant needed to make cocaine--that has been the principal focus of U.S.-backed and -funded eradication efforts. Generally speaking, eradication is not a peaceful affair. On May 8, 2003, U.S.-funded joint task force agents raided Hilaria Perez's coca farm. Perez--who lives with her husband and four children in a two room, dirt floor shack with splintering wood walls--was shot in the back as she ran to her field to protect her only source of income. It hurts to lift heavy things, she says, baring the jagged scar on her chest where the bullet exited. I can't work in the field anymore. Godofredo Reinicke, the former head of the government's human rights taskforce, confirmed her story, adding that the soldier was never identified. Perez and her husband are MAS party members. Felipe Caceres, a former two-term
[Biofuel] Ex-White House Official to Join Fuel Co. (ExxonMobil)
See previous: The Politics of Energy: Coal How a conservative think tank gave Bush the cover he needed to break his carbon dioxide pledge 18 Jan 2004 http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg31277.html Some Like It Hot 6 May 2005 http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg46373.html Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming 9 Jun 2005 http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg51253.html US environmental policy chief quits 14 Jun 2005 http://sustainablelists.org/pipermail/biofuel_sustainablelists.org/200 5-June/000508.html - http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0615-04.htm Published on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 by the Associated Press Ex-White House Official to Join Fuel Co. by H. Josef Hebert A former White House official and one-time oil industry lobbyist whose editing of government reports on climate change prompted criticism from environmentalists will join ExxonMobil Corp., the oil company said Tuesday. The White House announced over the weekend that Philip Cooney, chief of staff of its Council on Environmental Quality, had resigned, calling it a long-planned departure. He had been head of the climate program at the American Petroleum Institute, the trade group for large oil companies. Cooney will join ExxonMobil in the fall, company spokesman Russ Roberts told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from its Dallas headquarters. He declined to described Cooney's job. Cooney could not be reached through the White House for comment. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Cooney's departure was completely unrelated to the disclosure two days earlier that he had made changes in several government climate change reports that were issued in 2002 and 2003. Mr. Cooney has long been considering his options following four years of service to the administration, Perino said. He'd accumulated many weeks of leave and decided to resign and take the summer off to spend time with his family. The White House made no mention of Cooney's plans to join ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company. Its executives have been among the most skeptical in the oil industry about the prospects of climate change because of a growing concentration of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. The leading greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels. Like the Bush administration, ExxonMobil Chairman Lee Raymond has argued strongly against the Kyoto climate accord and has raised questions about the certainty of climate science as it relates to possible global warming. Greenpeace and other environmental groups have singled out Raymond and ExxonMobil for protests because of its position on climate change. Last week, the Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit group that helps whistleblowers, made available documents showing that Cooney was closely involved in final editing of two administration climate reports. He made changes that critics said consistently played down the certainty of the science surrounding climate change. After Cooney's involvement in editing the climate reports was first reported by The New York Times, the White House defended the changes, saying they were part of the normal, wide-ranging review process and did not violate an administration pledge to rely on sound science. A whistleblower, Rick Piltz, who resigned in March from the government office that coordinates federal climate change programs, made the documents - showing handwritten edits by Cooney - available to the Project on Government Accountability and, in turn, to news media. Copyright 2005 Associated Press ### ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] Fwd: Resource Pointer #387: Genetically Modified Organisms
From: PANUPS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Resource Pointer #387: Genetically Modified Organisms Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:58:30 -0700 === P A N U P S Pesticide Action Network Updates Service === Resource Pointer #387 (Genetically Modified Organisms- GMOs) June 15, 2005 For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate publishers or organizations directly. *Genetically Modified Crops: The African Challenge, 2005* Environmental Rights Action, Friends of the Earth, Nigeria. Explores the challenges Africa faces today as leaders are being assured that genetically modified or engineered (GM) crops and GM food aid will eradicate hunger, and malnutrition. Report emphasizes the environmental and social risks of a GMO invasion of Africa. 26 pages. Available online as a free download at http://www.eraction.org/index.php/. Contact Friends of the Earth Nigeria, PO Box 10577, Ugbowo, Benin City, Nigeria; phone +234 52 600165; fax +234 52 602680; email [EMAIL PROTECTED]; website http://www.eraction.org/. *Genetically Engineered Crops and Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Nine Years, 2004* Charles M. Benbrook. Reveals that farmers now use more pesticides on the top three genetically engineered (GE) crops--corn, soybeans, and cotton--than on conventional varieties. Predicts that the intensity of herbicide use on GE crops is not likely to subside in the near future because of the popularity of herbicide tolerant (HT) varieties (tolerant to glyphosate), the limited supply of seeds for non-HT varieties, and increasingly aggressive pesticide industry campaigns targeting farmers growing HT crops. Available as a free download at http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/biotechnology/page.cfm?page ID=1542. Contact Union of Concerned Scientists, 2 Brattle Square, Cambridge, MA 02238-9105; phone (617) 547-5552; fax (617) 864-9405; website http://www.ucsusa.org/. *Control Through Contamination: US Forcing GMO Corn and Free Trade on Mexico and Central America, 2003* S'ra DeSantis. Looks at the dangers genetically engineered crops and foods pose to human health, the environment and farming communities. Also focuses on the ways that free trade agreements force GMOs (genetically modified organisms) into Mexico and Central America. 28 pages. Available online as a free download at http://www.asej.org/index.php?name=homeID=59. Contact ISE Biotechnology Project, Northeast Resistance Against Genetic Engineering, 1118 Maple Hill Road, Plainfield, VT 05667; phone (802) 454-7138; email [EMAIL PROTECTED]; website http://www.nerage.org/. *Status of crop biotechnologies in Developing Countries - FAO report, 2003* Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Contains an on-line searchable database called FAO-BioDeC, providing information on biotechnology products and techniques in use or in the pipeline in developing countries. Entries cover genetically modified crops and non-GM biotechnologies. Accessible in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. 53 pages. Available as a free download at http://www.fao.org/biotech/. Contact FOA, Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture; email [EMAIL PROTECTED] website http://www.fao.org/biotech/. *GM Contamination Register, Website*http://www.gmcontaminationregister.org/. GeneWatch UK and Greenpeace. Intended to be a resource for individuals, public interest groups and governments. Searchable website gives details of all the known cases of GM contamination of food, feed, seed and wild plants that have taken place worldwide. Includes information about, and links to GeneWatch UK and Greenpeace websites as well as other useful sites. Contact GeneWatch UK, The Mill House, Manchester Road, Tideswell, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 8LN, UK; email [EMAIL PROTECTED]; website http://www.genewatch.org. We encourage those interested in having resources listed in the PANUPS Resource Pointer to send review copies of publications, videos or other resources to our office. PANUPS is a weekly email news service providing resource guides and reporting on pesticide issues that don't always get coverage by the mainstream media. It's produced by Pesticide Action Network North America, a non-profit and non-governmental organization working to advance sustainable alternatives to pesticides worldwide. You can join our efforts! We gladly accept donations for our work and all contributions are tax deductible in the United States. Visit http://www.panna.org/donate. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] RE:Confessions of an American Ex-Patriot - Interesting essay
Long but worth the read - food for thought for the entire developed world!! http://www.eoni.com/~visionquest/library/confessions.html Confessions of an American Ex-Patriot It all began about a year ago. I had just finished watching the morning news over a cup of coffee, and nothing felt quite right. Having dutifully pecked the cheek of my wife with a kiss, I stood beside my sporty new car with mug in hand. The engine was purring away before my drive to work, and my favorite bumper sticker caught my eye. ?Proud to be an American? it read. I paused for a moment, reflecting upon this. For some reason it just didn?t set well, like a lunch eaten too fast. On the way to the office I was at a loss to explain, in fact, why it began to seriously irritate me. I see statements like these on countless other cars every day, and I wondered how many people think for themselves these days. Then the question arose?What are we so proud of? As I asked myself this question over and over again, I suddenly couldn?t think of a single response. So why did I have this proclamation on my bumper, if I didn?t know what it meant? Why does everyone else seem to have one too, (or a flag or sticker in the window and yard). Do they know something I don?t?? My day at work was pretty much the same as always, except for one thing. I seemed to raise a few eyebrows over lunch with my question, ?Why are you proud to be an American?? The immediate reactions were about the same as mine. There was also obvious irritation about being asked a question to which everyone is expected to know the answer. Each person I asked had no immediate response, and their confusion reminded me of my own. But then to my relief the answer that was provided one way or another, was something to the effect of??Well, we?re a free country. We?re a democracy, and the people decide how they want to believe, and you know, that?s a lot better than any place else in the world, right?? But my sense of relief at this answer did not last. I kept the thought that came to mind secret, which was, ?Yeah, you?re free to believe whatever you want, so long as it?s politically correct?. Recalling recent events and the sorry shape the world is in right now, such responses seemed very shallow. They sounded like tape recordings being played on cue. It was a little eerie how everybody answered in the same basic way, using the same words I?d heard on television so many times. It would be interesting to know if everyone would talk differently if the television and newspapers were taking a different stand. I suspect they would be. When I got home that evening, I made my wife nervous by talking about how the last presidential election was a farce. George W. Bush is president today, but not by a vote of the people. I said, ?Yes, don?t you remember?nobody ever talks about this now, as though it?s ancient history. But George W. was put in office by the Supreme Court, while the recount of votes in Florida was actually prevented. How can a court decide who wins the presidency in a democracy? She did not seem to appreciate my new fascination with being politically incorrect, and offered no answers. Afterwards, other questions arose in my mind. If we?re a democracy, then why is it that the important decisions of running this country and how our tax dollars are spent, are rarely a matter of public knowledge, let alone votes? Do we really live in a free country or a police state? Are we really promoting democracy around the world as the television claims we are, or are we just installing puppets who do our economic bidding? I thought of recent police suppression of demonstrations in Seattle, Portland and elsewhere. Images of pepper spray, riot gear, Nazi insignias, and countless people in prison cells filled my mind. I thought about how the Justice Department locks people up indefinitely now, without charges, even if they are American citizens. Bank accounts are frozen and lives are destroyed, just because George and company says they have ?ties? to so and so. Our words speak of ?nation building? but our actions speak more loudly of. nation destroying. I remembered hearing how the CIA meddles in governments the world over, staging armed rebellions and the like, yet without a single vote from the people involved. How does one establish a democracy by installing puppet dictators who are on the CIA payroll? I thought about the ?Patriot Act? which makes wire taps, e-mail interception and house searches without warrants ?legal?. So much for the Bill of Rights. I considered how it?s becoming more and more accepted that neighbors report each other to the government for ?suspicious behavior?. What is ?suspicious? behavior anyway, not wearing green on St. Patrick?s Day?? How will this new ?Homeland Security? office be used against our citizens? Perhaps it should be called ?The Office of Suspicious Behavior?. I thought about college professors being fired and
RE: [Biofuel] This will make you smile
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RE: [Biofuel] BioDiesel on Spike TeeVee Trucks show
I am not sure if it was junk. It seemdd to work and the titration charts and examples they had seemd clear and easy. Even had a water wash option. Whether fule meister is worth the 3000 they are advertising it for or whether someone would be more interested in the old water heater batch processor, it DID present BioDiesel in a good light and will spur the imagination of millions of diesel truck owners and that can't be a bad thing. I agree with Gregg, the Show was an A for clarity and clear presentation. Wheter the fuel meister is worth or not depends on how mechanically inclined you are. Most viewers of trucks are wrenchers that make their own stuff and if they can go to Journey to forever and learn how to make the same thing for less than 1000 USD then maybe they will. I wish I had taped as well. Hey Gregg can you make a Mini-DV tape or DVD? I would pay you something for digital files of the show. mel -Original Message- From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 6/15/2005 9:28 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Cc: Subject: Re: [Biofuel] BioDiesel on Spike TeeVee Trucks show Hi Gregg, Mel Hi Mel, I saw too. I also taped it for future reference. I did notice one thing that Stacey failed to mention: Heating the oil. Funny how they fail to mention that. I know that it's possible to make biodiesel in a blender from virgin oil, but the stuff he was using looked as though it had been around the block at least once. I'll give the show an A for giving the basics. I've not had any experience with the Fuel Meister, but I have read some things online that aren't flattering. It's junk. The instructions (destructions?) that come with it are also junk - back to the Dark Ages!, as some have said. See (please do!): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg35652.html Re: [biofuel] Best Processer You could make an excellent processor plus more than 8,000 gallons of high-quality biodiesel for that price. If dear old Rudi would only put anything like the effort he puts into promotion into making a half-decent bit of gear to promote... Don't hold yer breath. Sincerely, Gregg Davidson Mel Riser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just saw the Fuel Meister on Trucks! And they didn't drive it into the sea? Pity. They made a batch of BioDiesel and then put it in the truck and ran it. Pretty good show Now every Truck freak in the US will know about this. Sounds like the notorious BBC Top Gear show of a few years back - just add a teaspoon of turpentine and you can run your car on veggie oil. Not! But a lot of people believed it, and probably still do. A lot of them wrote to us, very boring! Now we're getting truckies doing the same thing. ... if this fuel works as well as the trucks segment said... :-( My dad called me last week and some of his buddies in Louisiana ( where I'm from) are talking BioDiesel and grease cars. Well set him right, eh, Mel? Build your own! http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor.html Biodiesel processors And then just do it right: Where do I start? http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#start Best wishes Keith mel ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ winmail.dat___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
RE: [Biofuel] BioDiesel on Spike TeeVee Trucks show
Hi Mel, I was just talking to my lab partner about the Fuel Meister earlier today. I told her that you could probably get all the assorted parts put one together yourself for a lot less than the price they want. I'm trying to get things in order at my end to make a BD reactor from a water heater. While I've located a local sourse for methanol,my main constraint is space or the lack of it, but I've heard that it's better touse a tall water heater rather than the shorter ones. So many decisions!!! As to the mini-DV tape or DVD, I have some equipment to transferVHS to DVD, but I have only tried it once, with not much luck. I'll see what I can come up with let you know. Respectfully, Gregg Mel Riser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not sure if it was junk. It seemdd to work and the titration charts and examples they had seemd clear and easy. Even had a water wash option.Whether fule meister is worth the 3000 they are advertising it for or whether someone would be more interested in the old water heater batch processor, it DID present BioDiesel in a good light and will spur the imagination of millions of diesel truck owners and that can't be a bad thing.I agree with Gregg, the Show was an A for clarity and clear presentation. Wheter the fuel meister is worth or not depends on how mechanically inclined you are.Most viewers of trucks are wrenchers that make their own stuff and if they can go to Journey to forever and learn how to make the same thing for less than 1000 USD then maybe they will.I wish I had taped as well.Hey Gregg can you make a Mini-DV tape or DVD? I would pay you something for digital files of the show.mel-Original Message- From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 6/15/2005 9:28 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Cc: Subject: Re: [Biofuel] BioDiesel on Spike TeeVee Trucks showHi Gregg, MelHi Mel,I saw too. I also taped it for future reference. I did notice onething that Stacey failed to mention: Heating the oil.Funny how they fail to mention that.I know that it's possible to make biodiesel in a blender from virginoil, but the stuff he was using looked as though it had "been aroundthe block" at least once. I'll give the show an "A" for giving thebasics. I've not had any experience with the Fuel Meister, but Ihave read some things online that aren't flattering.It's junk. The "instructions" (destructions?) that come with it arealso junk - "back tothe Dark Ages!", as some have said.See (please do!):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg35652.htmlRe: [biofuel] Best Processer"You could make an excellent processor plus more than 8,000 gallonsof high-quality biodiesel for that price."If dear old Rudi would only put anything like the effort he puts intopromotion into making a half-decent bit of gear to promote... Don'thold yer breath.Sincerely,Gregg DavidsonMel Riser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:Just saw the Fuel Meister on Trucks!And they didn't drive it into the sea? Pity.They made a batch of BioDiesel and then put it in the truck and ran it.Pretty good showNow every Truck freak in the US will know about this.Sounds like the notorious BBC Top Gear show of a few years back -just add a teaspoon of turpentine and you can run your car on veggieoil. Not! But a lot of people believed it, and probably still do. Alot of them wrote to us, very boring! Now we're getting truckiesdoing the same thing. "... if this fuel works as well as the "trucks"segment said..." :-(My dad called me last week and some of his buddies in Louisiana (where I'm from) are talking BioDiesel and grease cars.Well set him right, eh, Mel? Build your own!http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor.htmlBiodiesel processorsAnd then just do it right:"Where do I start?"http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#startBest wishesKeithmel___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and
[Biofuel] Military Ethics
We've been discussing the issue of justice lately, so I thought some of you might find this NPR feature interesting: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4703281 There has been a spate of high-profile cases of U.S. soldiers and Marines being acquitted of abusing and killing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military officials say the rights extended to the accused are huge -- and the notion of self-defense in a combat situation is critical to determining the outcomes. robert luis rabello The Edge of Justice Adventure for Your Mind http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=9782 Ranger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re[2]: [Biofuel] BioDiesel on Spike TeeVee Trucks show
Hallo Greg,Mel, Thursday, 16 June, 2005, 18:17:20, you wrote: ...snip... GD As to the mini-DV tape or DVD, I have some equipment to transfer GD VHS to DVD, but I have only tried it once, with not much luck. GD I'll see what I can come up with let you know. It is my understanding that transferring VHS to DVD can be accomplished by buying a device with a VHS player and DVD burner hardwired to operate together, and that they work well. They are, however, quite expensive (at least I consider them expensive) at over $200 per unit. Not worth it perhaps. With video capture cards and software there are problems with both the sound and video although perhaps not both every time. It seems rather unpredictable. There are forums about such things online. Happy Happy, Gustl -- Je mehr wir haben, desto mehr fordert Gott von uns. We can't change the winds but we can adjust our sails. The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters Es gibt Wahrheiten, die so sehr auf der Strae liegen, da sie gerade deshalb von der gewhnlichen Welt nicht gesehen oder wenigstens nicht erkannt werden. Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music. George Carlin The best portion of a good man's life - His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. William Wordsworth ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
RE: [Biofuel] BioDiesel on Spike TeeVee Trucks show
Hi Mel I am not sure if it was junk. Did you read the link? Here it is again: See (please do!): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg35652.html Re: [biofuel] Best Processer You could make an excellent processor plus more than 8,000 gallons of high-quality biodiesel for that price. That thing won't make any gallons of high-quality biodiesel at whatever price. It's a snare and a delusion to lead newbies astray and empty their pockets. The online biodiesel commmunity is pretty fractious but with the exception of Rudi and Joshua there's widespread agreement that the FuelMeister's a major no-no. It seemdd to work and the titration charts and examples they had seemd clear and easy. Even had a water wash option. Even? An option? For more than $3,000? Yet they advise against washing, say it's bad for the motor, LOL! But if you really, really, want to wash it anyway you can pay a whole lot more for the washing option. And if you really, really, want to heat the stuff although room-temperature's recommended, more LOLs, you can pay a whole lot more again for a half-assed heating set-up. They claim that a breathing mask will protect you from methanol fumes, etc etc. Dark ages. Whether fule meister is worth the 3000 Plus - plus much of you want the complete catastrophe. they are advertising it for or whether someone would be more interested in the old water heater batch processor, There are more and better options than either of those. it DID present BioDiesel in a good light and will spur the imagination of millions of diesel truck owners and that can't be a bad thing. If they go and buy FuelMeisters it will be a bad thing, IMHO. Poor-quality, overpriced equipment that comes with even worse instructions and makes poor-quality biodiesel is not a good thing, especially not when doing it right is so easy. I agree with Gregg, the Show was an A for clarity and clear presentation. But of what? You can highlight a dogturd with clarity and clear presentation. Now they've sown the idea that you don't need to heat it, much easier! There'll be resistance to the fact that you DO need to heat it after all. It said on television you don't need to heat it, that's that. It is possible to make high-quality biodiesel at room temperature, but it needs special techniques and more skill than a newbiew trucker misled by his TV is going to be able to muster. Using a FuelMeister at room temperature he won't have much hope of getting within spitting distance of completion. How much of a good thing will he think it is when all those glycs and other impurities that shouldn't be there wreck his injector pump? But it said on television... Wheter the fuel meister is worth or not depends on how mechanically inclined you are. If it won't do the job right it's not worth it no matter how many thumbs you have. Most viewers of trucks are wrenchers that make their own stuff and if they can go to Journey to forever and learn how to make the same thing Why would they do that? They've been told all they need is a FuelMeister. for less than 1000 USD Or less than 100 (ours). http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor10.html Journey to Forever 90-litre processor There's a message in the archives estimating what it would cost if you bought the parts yourself and made your own FuelMeister, not that that's a good idea, but it came down to a fraction of what Rudi charges, or overcharges. Put a cone bottom on a 55-gallon drum, put in a couple of immersion heaters and some plumbing, use a good strong pump or a paddle stirrer, if it doesn't have a cinch-clamp lid make one out of wood and plastic underneath, sealed with silicon and held tight with toggle-latches; another drum with a stirrer for washing; another one with a burner underneath for pre-heating, dead easy, good brew, and what will it cost? Not very much. Oh well. Best wishes Keith then maybe they will. I wish I had taped as well. Hey Gregg can you make a Mini-DV tape or DVD? I would pay you something for digital files of the show. mel -Original Message- From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 6/15/2005 9:28 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Cc: Subject: Re: [Biofuel] BioDiesel on Spike TeeVee Trucks show Hi Gregg, Mel Hi Mel, I saw too. I also taped it for future reference. I did notice one thing that Stacey failed to mention: Heating the oil. Funny how they fail to mention that. I know that it's possible to make biodiesel in a blender from virgin oil, but the stuff he was using looked as though it had been around the block at least once. I'll give the show an A for giving the basics. I've not had any experience with the Fuel Meister, but I have read some things online that
[Biofuel] ladas etc
darn it my email is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ladas could be converted with the diesel chevette (isuzu) as a thought interested? gord ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
