[Biofuel] What's wrong with U.S. government, was Re: Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread dwoodard
Reforming the voting system would help; a partial cure would be instant runoff voting or what the Australians call the alternative vote which is the single-seat form of the single transferable vote. San Franciso is supposed to use it for their next election of a mayor. Proportional representation

Re: [Biofuel] Cooking oil isn't just for diesels anymore.

2006-01-20 Thread MALCOLM MACLURE
Someone should have told them that's not how you make fish chips -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Petrillo Sent: 19 January 2006 22:25 To: Biofuel list Subject: [Biofuel] Cooking oil isn't just for diesels anymore. I wouldn't

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-20 Thread MALCOLM MACLURE
Hi Joe, Sadly, as far as I can gather, only water is covered. The tables came from the Geigy Scientific Tables 7th edition a handy book to have, I used it a lot at uni but that was a long time ago J Im from the UK, but I wouldnt mind living in Ontario..ah well grass is always

Re: [Biofuel] Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Re: Bin Laden's honesty: I agree totally with you Keith. Since reading Imperial Hubris I never trust the US media when a new report from Bin Laden comes out. I used to think that he was mad at the US primarily for our lousy foreign policy, but who was I to think that? When I found out that the CIA

Re: [Biofuel] Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Joe Street
There are two parts of this thread that are very interesting and relevant as a Canadian. The first is this issue about the interaction between Muslim immigrants and the culture and government in the land they have immigrated to. I say this because the topic of Sharia law is one that has been

Re: [Biofuel] Cooking oil isn't just for diesels anymore.

2006-01-20 Thread Joe Street
Well they've got the chips in there at least.drum roll cymball crash MALCOLM MACLURE wrote: Someone should have told them that's not how you make fish chips -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Petrillo Sent: 19 January 2006

Re: [Biofuel] Cooking oil isn't just for diesels anymore.

2006-01-20 Thread bob allen
getting all that oil off of my CD's is a problem, I'm using up too many towels. ;-) Logan Vilas wrote: Is Cooking oil nonconductive? If so it would work. I've seen pictures of computers immersed in other nonconductive liquids. Logan Vilas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] NIMBY needs a sock stuffed in it relative towind/alternative energy

2006-01-20 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Duh -- I should have remembered that. I was at my parents house last week, and we had 6 of rain and fog, so the PV was not doing much, and we were doing heavy computer use. We ran a generator (gasoline, but it could have been biodiesel) for about 1.5 hours each day to recharge the batteries.

[Biofuel] Petrodollar Warfare: Dollars, Euros and the Upcoming Iranian Oil Bourse

2006-01-20 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9698.htm Petrodollar Warfare: Dollars, Euros and the Upcoming Iranian Oil Bourse This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous...Having said that, all options are on the table. -- President George W.

Re: [Biofuel] Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11615.htm Full Text of Bin Laden Tape By The Associated Press 01/19/06 ICH -- -- The following is the full text of a new audiotape from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Parts of the tape were aired on Al-Jazeera television, which published the

Re: [Biofuel] Cooking oil isn't just for diesels anymore.

2006-01-20 Thread Mark Kennedy
I find this, at first glance... very cool... visually... but not very practical. At the risk on sounding anal-retentive (my wife says i take things too seriously, but i suspect i am not alone in this group grin) so Read on, if you are interested in my take on the practicality. Having the

Re: [Biofuel] [Fwd: Lovelock: We are past the point of no return]

2006-01-20 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0117-24.htm Published on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 by the Independent/UK There Is No Reason to Despair Signs of climate change do not confirm that the point of no return has been reached by Tony Juniper James Lovelock's rather gloomy assessment, published in

[Biofuel] Iran in the Crosshairs

2006-01-20 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9936.htm Iran in the Crosshairs Iran's danger to America is not its nuclear program but its plan to introduce a euro-based energy exchange. By Ryan McGreal 08/24/05 RTH -- -- Starting in 2006, Iran will start up an oil bourse, or a stock

Re: [Biofuel] What's wrong with U.S. government, was Re: Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Keith Addison
Reforming the voting system would help; a partial cure would be instant runoff voting or what the Australians call the alternative vote which is the single-seat form of the single transferable vote. San Franciso is supposed to use it for their next election of a mayor. Proportional representation

[Biofuel] Noam Chomsky, 'The War on Terror' - full text available

2006-01-20 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.amnesty.ie/user/content/view/full/5051 Annual Amnesty International Lecture: Noam Chomsky, 'The War on Terror', (full text) 18th January 2006 Described by The New Yorker as 'one of the greatest minds of the 20th century', Noam Chomsky gave the 2006 Amnesty Lecture, hosted by

[Biofuel] Negative voting, was Re: Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread dwoodard
The problem with negative voting is that you can be left without a legislator from a given constituency, or without an executive - maybe without a functioning legitimate government. From there one could easily end up with an illegitimate government. As the comic-strip Calvin once remarked, The

[Biofuel] The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse

2006-01-20 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11613.htm The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse Abstract: the proposed Iranian Oil Bourse will accelerate the fall of the American Empire. By Krassimir Petrov, Ph.D. I. Economics of Empires 01/19/06 Gold Eagle

Re: [Biofuel] Negative voting, was Re: Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Michael Redler
Athird party helps prevent negative voting.The two parties in the US are BROKEN. It's an old-boy network,slapping each other on the back and fighting for what they believe is in their best interest and not the interest of the citizens they are supposed to serve. If you need proof, look to see

Re: [Biofuel] Cooking oil isn't just for diesels anymore

2006-01-20 Thread Marc DeGagne
As previously mentioned on this forum, vegetable oil is also being used as an insulator/dielectric in transformers and other electrical equipment utilized by energy utilities. http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/23224/ http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/34615/ (not sure if that is the

Re: [Biofuel] Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Michael Redler
Joe,I went to the link.One sentence stood out among the others:"The province of Ontario has authorized the use of sharia law in civil arbitrations, if both parties consent."That's pretty scary stuff. I reminds me oftowns in the US trying to push religion inscience class (i.e. creative

Re: [Biofuel] Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Ken Dunn
On 1/20/06, Michael Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One sentence stood out among the others: The province of Ontario has authorized the use of sharia law in civil arbitrations, if both parties consent. That's pretty scary stuff. I reminds me of towns in the US trying to push religion in

[Biofuel] Religious law. was Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Zeke Yewdall
I have no problem with teaching creationism in science class. Just as long as Lord of the Rings is also taught in history class.But seriously, the problem with adopting religious law is that an orderly society relies on a uniform expectation of behavior. If everyone is the same religion, this may

Re: [Biofuel] Cooking oil isn't just for diesels anymore.

2006-01-20 Thread John Estill
Coming from a public utility substation maintenance background, one may or may not be aware that most transformers used in getting the power to your house are filled with a highly refined petroleum oil. (it is clear) It is used as a cooling agent and as an insulator. There are companies out there

[Biofuel] plastic from oil

2006-01-20 Thread Greg and April
Perhaps I have not been using the correct search words, but, I have been looking but have not been able to find what percentage of oil goes into making plastics. Does someone have any idea what it might be? Greg H. ___ Biofuel mailing list

[Biofuel] More quotes from Bin Laden

2006-01-20 Thread BT
For comparison to the text in the new Bin Laden tape. It doesn't sound like the same person. BT http://xymphora.blogspot.com/2006/01/osama-and-odd-israelis.html (linked below) http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/conspiracy_theory/fullstory.asp?id=287 http://www.amnotes.net/doc_galloway_wtcp.html

Re: [Biofuel] Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread robert luis rabello
Michael Redler wrote: I went to the link. One sentence stood out among the others: The province of Ontario has authorized the use of sharia law in civil arbitrations, if both parties consent. That's pretty scary stuff. I reminds me of towns in the US trying to push religion in

Re: [Biofuel] Cooking oil isn't just for diesels anymore.

2006-01-20 Thread Zeke Yewdall
I remember hearing of the problems of dioxin contamination from old transformer cooling oil. I can see why they'd want a less toxic alternative. However, I wonder about the possiblity of bacterial growth in vegetable oil. A warm environment like that in a transformer seems pretty ideal for

Re: [Biofuel] Negative voting, was Re: Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Keith Addison
The problem with negative voting is that you can be left without a legislator from a given constituency, or without an executive - maybe without a functioning legitimate government. Aarghh! LOL! Like they have one now. From there one could easily end up with an illegitimate government. Like

[Biofuel] plastic from oil

2006-01-20 Thread Greg and April
My bad for not being more specific in what I'mtrying to find. I am trying to find what percentage of oil ( and oil products ), is usedfor things like making plastic, asphalt, tar, and the like, andnot used directly for fuel. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Greg and April

Re: [Biofuel] Negative voting, was Re: Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Keith Addison
I'm sorry Doug, I didn't mean to be rude, I hope you're not offended. The problem with negative voting is that you can be left without a legislator from a given constituency, or without an executive - maybe without a functioning legitimate government. It's not easy to find such a thing

Re: [Biofuel] Negative voting, was Re: Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread dwoodard
No offense taken, Keith. I don't by any means wish to say that things are not bad (in fact some of my friends seem to regard me as the local Sarcophagus McAbre), I just think that negative voting has some potential for making them worse. Doug Woodard St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada On Sat, 21

Re: [Biofuel] Bin Laden citing US polls about withdrawing from Iraq

2006-01-20 Thread Michael Redler
"Public schools were run by the Catholic Church in Newfoundland and Labrador for many years, and the world did not end."The Catholic church is one of the least tolerant of organized religions. I should know. While planning my wedding, my fiance's priest told methat I (having been baptized and

Re: [Biofuel] Cooking oil isn't just for diesels anymore.

2006-01-20 Thread Evergreen Solutions
My mini-tower computer has two fans, one in the power supply and oneon the cpu (the square chip about 2 X 2 on the motherboard). The power supply in the pictured project is on top of the oil filled unit,so i wonder...Somewhat surprized it doesn't have an exhaust fan too. Most of those tiny mini's

[Biofuel] considering a purchase of a diesel home generator, input appreciated

2006-01-20 Thread Mark Kennedy
Input will be greatly appreciated. I have been considering a purchase of a home emergency backup generator with diesel engine. My plan is to learn to make biodiesel and use it to power the generator. There is a supplier of biodiesel, here in Houston, TX, which i can use as a backup source of

Re: [Biofuel] Petrodollar Warfare: Dollars, Euros and the Upcoming Iranian Oil Bourse *#

2006-01-20 Thread YankeeTrader
Dear Keith, I wonder what Clark's opinion about petroeuros is now that Iran is moving all its reserves --presumably to Asia-- to avoid potential Security Council sanctions. Regards, Wendell Keith Addison wrote: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9698.htm Petrodollar Warfare: