Re: [Biofuel] Run for your livees!!

2006-01-05 Thread Michael Redler
Whoa! What the hell happened? I leave yooz guyzfor a little while and the thread spirals out of control...!!MikeDoug Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith:Why would anyone want to do that to a ferret, or perhaps severalferrats. They are just cute and cuddly little ankle biters that smell

Re: [Biofuel] quality test questions

2006-01-05 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Joe Pardon the snip... snip I found that my success depended a lot on how careful I was with the titration step. Also I found that when the 0.1% base solution was added there was a tendancy for some oil to drop out and I think this affected my accuracy. I built a stirrer to keep the

Re: [Biofuel] Run for your livees!!

2006-01-05 Thread DHAWA PESCAS, LDA
Hi guys An easy way to prove the date of your idea is to put together several sets of plans of your invention, seal them well and register mail three or four sets to yourself and a couple to your lawyer, obviously with instructions to him not to open his envelopes until needed. That way you

Re: [Biofuel] fryolator cleaner contamination?

2006-01-05 Thread james demer
Thanks All, It sounds like I need to find out how he is using this stuff, and how much is getting in the oil. JamesOn 1/4/06, Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Boil Out is what the product is generally called. It's a packet ofsodium hydroxide that is mixed with hot water and cycled throught

Re: [Biofuel] Intro / Question

2006-01-05 Thread james demer
Check out this news group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/altfuelfurnace/ It is all about heating w/ biod. and it is packed full of good info. james demer On 1/4/06, David Marquis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Doug, Nice to meet you and all of the other people on the list. Canada, huh... I

Re: [Biofuel] Run for your livees!!

2006-01-05 Thread Mike Weaver
It improves their mood Doug Turner wrote: Keith: Why would anyone want to do that to a ferret, or perhaps several ferrats. They are just cute and cuddly little ankle biters that smell bad. I bet they would smell worse when squashed. Doug - Original Message - From: Keith Addison

Re: [Biofuel] Run for your livees!!

2006-01-05 Thread Mike Weaver
Oh, act all innocent *now* Michael Redler wrote: Whoa! What the hell happened? I leave yooz guyz for a little while and the thread spirals out of control...!! Mike */Doug Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: Keith: Why would anyone want to do that to a ferret, or perhaps

Re: [Biofuel] Is Washington Planning a Military Strike on Iran?

2006-01-05 Thread Hakan Falk
Sometimes I wonder why they add in things that might had happened, but did not. At 07:56 05/01/2006, you wrote: snip -- as evidenced by Erdogan's recent phone call to Ariel Sharon, congratulating the prime minister on his recent recovery from heart surgery. We now know that Sharon never

Re: [Biofuel] Intro / Question

2006-01-05 Thread David Marquis
Thanks for the pointer! Dave --- james demer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out this news group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/altfuelfurnace/ It is all about heating w/ biod. and it is packed full of good info. james demer On 1/4/06, David Marquis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello

Re: [Biofuel] Run for your livees!!

2006-01-05 Thread bedros
Hi Jed, The method you just described seems plausible but have you have any experience of or known anybody to have actually done it? Ross -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of DHAWA PESCAS, LDA Sent: 01 January 2006 14:59 To:

Re: [Biofuel] Chicago Turns Down Discounted Venezuelan Oil

2006-01-05 Thread Greg and April
IIRC, it's not legal for individual states or cities to make treaties with foreign nations, as such an agreement might be considered. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 23:56 Subject:

Re: [Biofuel] Run for your livees!!

2006-01-05 Thread Michael Redler
Although I've never done it, I heard of it being done by others. My attitude is that redundancy is (in this situation) a good thing. Mail to yourself and your attorney, notarize as much as possible, get as many signatures as possible from those with skill in the art (who you also trust), etc, etc.

[Biofuel] Antiwar hero trial date set

2006-01-05 Thread Joe Street
I read that Flt. Lt. Malcom Kendal Smith's court martial is set for the ides of March. Interesting choice of dates! I hope that is a good omen. Story here: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article331782.ece J ___ Biofuel mailing list

Re: [Biofuel] Chicago Turns Down Discounted Venezuelan Oil

2006-01-05 Thread Hakan Falk
This is a delivery agreement with a US company Citgo owned by Venezuela and a US city, regarding deliveries of discounted energy. I fail to see what might be illegal. Hakan At 16:17 05/01/2006, you wrote: IIRC, it's not legal for individual states or cities to make treaties with foreign

Re: [Biofuel] Chicago Turns Down Discounted Venezuelan Oil

2006-01-05 Thread Marty Phee
Very true, but wouldn't they be signing a contract with Citgo and not Venezuela. Greg and April wrote: IIRC, it's not legal for individual states or cities to make treaties with foreign nations, as such an agreement might be considered. Greg H. - Original Message - From:

Re: [Biofuel] quality test questions

2006-01-05 Thread Joe Street
Hi Keith; Best wishes for the new year and thanks for your tireless (seemingly) effort around here. I hope it doesn't look like I am implying a good titration can't be done without going to this length. That is not the case. I just wanted to share the idea incase anyone else wanted to give it

[Biofuel] was.. Chicago Turns Down Discounted Venezuelan Oil

2006-01-05 Thread AEN
Hello, The agreements to supply discounted heating oil have been made through citgo, the legal U.S. subsiid.. with full business status in the U.S. It is not a situation of making treaties with foreign nations, so it should not be considered as such You don't see U.S. oil co's offering

Re: [Biofuel] was.. Chicago Turns Down Discounted Venezuelan Oil

2006-01-05 Thread Mike Weaver
Not to mention, there is a Citgo station at the Pentagon. I buy B20 there sometimes. AEN wrote: Hello, The agreements to supply discounted heating oil have been made through citgo, the legal U.S. subsiid.. with full business status in the U.S. It is not a situation of making treaties with

Re: [Biofuel] Run for your livees!!

2006-01-05 Thread Mike Weaver
NOW will you stop mailing me all these envelopes? Michael Redler wrote: Although I've never done it, I heard of it being done by others. My attitude is that redundancy is (in this situation) a good thing. Mail to yourself and your attorney, notarize as much as possible, get as many

[Biofuel] NPR on BioDiesel

2006-01-05 Thread Mike Weaver
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5081558 Health Science Popularity of Biodiesel Grows Amid High Gas Prices Listen to this story... javascript:getMedia('ATC', '03-Jan-2006', '16', 'RM,WM'); by Eric Mack /All Things Considered

Re: [Biofuel] Run for your livees!!

2006-01-05 Thread Michael Redler
Send them back and DON'T OPEN THEM!:-) Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: NOW will you stop mailing me all these envelopes?Michael Redler wrote: Although I've never done it, I heard of it being done by others. My attitude is that redundancy is (in this situation) a good thing. Mail to

Re: [Biofuel] Intro / Question

2006-01-05 Thread Doug Turner
Hi Dave: I live in Hamilton, Ontario, which is on the western end of Lake Ontario and about the same latitude as Rome. Last year, which was somewhat colder than normal, we used approximately 500US gallons of #2 Fuel Oil to heat our house at a cost of $1,400 CND. You should probably talk

Re: [Biofuel] Chicago Turns Down Discounted Venezuelan Oil

2006-01-05 Thread Greg and April
Not really. See a previous post with the subject - Venezuela Oil Fields Back in State Control, from Keith Addison: In 2001, it passed a new law requiring oil production to be carried out by companies majority-owned by the government. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Marty Phee

[Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-05 Thread Jacko55555
Can vacuum be used alone to dewater oil at room temp?Or even at slightly elevated temp? 55 deg. C would be a good temp so when it finished drying it could be sent directly to the processor. I would alsoneed a condenser to keep the evacuated water out of the vacuum pump.A friend of mine (in

Re: [Biofuel] was.. Chicago Turns Down Discounted Venezuelan Oil

2006-01-05 Thread Greg and April
As I mentioned in a earlier post, if all of Chicago's busses were run / controlled by a nonprofit organization and the oil went to the organization, it would not involve a local government and then the use of discount oil could not be considered a bribe. Greg H. - Original Message -

Re: [Biofuel] Run for your livees!!

2006-01-05 Thread bedros
Well Jed I definitely think it would be worth doing if I had some new invention pop into my head! A lot cheaper than patenting too. Ross -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Michael RedlerSent: 05 January 2006 16:29To:

Re: [Biofuel] Chicago Turns Down Discounted Venezuelan Oil

2006-01-05 Thread Greg and April
It is one thing to distribute heating oil at a discount through local non-profit charities, it is another to give a local government, a discount on fuel that is used on a for profit program. An agreement between a foreign government owned company and a local government is an agreement between 2

[Biofuel] Biodiesel story from Madison, Wisconsin

2006-01-05 Thread Sean Michael Dargan
Greetings to my brothers and sisters in the noble biodiesel movement! I thought you might like to see this story that our local news did on me and my obsession with BD. You might get a kick out of it... I'm kind of a dork. Here's the link. Click on the video story link at the top of the page.

Re: [Biofuel] Oooops! to much acid

2006-01-05 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Mick Hi Guys. I was hoping this day would never come. I’ve been making Bio from WVO for over 12 months now with great success using the standard Base catalyst method. I run it in my 1992 80 series Toyota Land Cruiser with about 340,000 Km on the clock and she purrs like a Kitten.

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel story from Madison, Wisconsin

2006-01-05 Thread David Marquis
Sweet! Now if you lived a little closer, I would be tempted to ask at see your setup being a noob and all... :-) Dave --- Sean Michael Dargan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings to my brothers and sisters in the noble biodiesel movement! I thought you might like to see this story that our

Re: [Biofuel] Intro / Question

2006-01-05 Thread David Marquis
Hi Doug, I am pretty sure that it is probably cooler here in Minnesota. I call it the great tundra wasteland. :-) I did some searching on the internet for #2 grade heating oil and it is running in the $2.00-$2.30 a gallon range. Eeek! Well I believe that I can use/make BD of less than that. Even

Re: [Biofuel] Chicago Turns Down Discounted Venezuelan Oil

2006-01-05 Thread Appal Energy
Large difference between signing a treaty and signing a contract. Until such time as some form of federal embargo is placed against Venezuela, the market remains open and there are no restrictions against such a transaction. Todd Swearingen Greg and April wrote: Not really. See a previous