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

2006-01-21 Thread Chris lloyd
Can they be sealed against contamination for 40 years? I recon 4 years would be plenty long enough, I have not met anyonewith acomputer that's has not been worked on in the first 4 years of its life. Chris. Wessex Ferret Club www.wessexferretclub.co.uk

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

2006-01-21 Thread Chris lloyd
Public schools were run by the Catholic Church in Newfoundland and Labrador for many years, and the world did not end. The Catholic Church still run lots of schools in the UK and most are a lot better than our stateschools.The Protestant schools were mostly taken over by the state after

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

2006-01-21 Thread Zeke Yewdall
I used to think so too, however I went to a Jesuit college and found it to be quite tolerant of me not being Catholic. Only once or twice in four years and 50 some classes did I feel that I was under pressure to conform to their views, either socially or academically. I got an engineering degree

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

2006-01-21 Thread Michael Redler
"The Catholic Church still run lots of schools in the UK and most are a lot better than our stateschools.The Protestant schools were mostly taken over by the state after the war."So, by your own example, despite having church and state "tied together", there is no clear benefit. According to

Re: [Biofuel] plastic from oil

2006-01-21 Thread bob allen
I recall a figure of about 6% of total petroleum consumption in the USA. Greg and April wrote: 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

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

2006-01-21 Thread Zeke Yewdall
I don't know about that model of Isuzu engine, but their little truck engines are good, so I would tend to think it's a good engine. A direct injection engine isn't quite as good for straight veggie oil, but will run on biodiesel fine. The capacity seems a little high to me. The problem is that

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

2006-01-21 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Sorry, my comment was directed at utility transformers, not computers.On 1/21/06, Chris lloyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can they be sealed against contamination for 40 years? I recon 4 years would be plenty long enough, I have not met anyonewith acomputer that's has not been worked on in

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

2006-01-21 Thread robert luis rabello
Michael Redler wrote: The Catholic church is one of the least tolerant of organized religions. I should know. While planning my wedding, my fiance's priest told me that I (having been baptized and confirmed in a protestant church) have to go through a nine month process with a tribunal

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

2006-01-21 Thread Chris lloyd
How may examples does history have to providefor some people to understand the utter failureof religion in government to maintain equality among its citizens? Just look at British history to see how bad it could get for the populationwhen a new head of state had a different religion than

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

2006-01-21 Thread Michael Redler
Excellent point Chris! Thanks.This is an aspect of religion/government to which I had not given much thought.MikeChris lloyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How may examples does history have to providefor some people to understand the utter failureof religion in government to maintain

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

2006-01-21 Thread Michael Redler
"Well, I was simply astonished at the degree of cooperation between church and state when I first moved up here."Not surprising. My church has been equally benevolent. I never took a position against the intentions of any organized religion, only some of their leaders and their attemptto

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

2006-01-21 Thread Diego Aguilera
Surfing on the net it is possible to find small residential diesel generators, rated 5.5kW for continuous operationfor $3.000 or less (new). So maybe that's a good option to look at. Cheers! Diego On 1/21/06, Mark Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Input will be greatly appreciated.I have been

Re: [Biofuel] plastic from oil

2006-01-21 Thread Diego Aguilera
Hi Greg! Well I googled your question and found this from Cheveron, sorry if I happend to step on any toes. http://www.chevron.com/products/about/elsegundo/about/what_we_do.asp (...) Here's what just one barrel of crude oil can produce: Enough liquefied gases (such as propane) to fill 12 small

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

2006-01-21 Thread Diego Aguilera
Hi Mark, Your idea seems quite nice, but if what you are looking for is to power a normal household the generator you found at eBay is way over sized. A normal householdneeds about 4 kW of power. Maybe its possible for you to check with your utility company the actual peak power demand of your

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

2006-01-21 Thread ufdaland
Mark, in Houston. 50 to 100 kw is alot more than you would need for the average home generator . 4 to 10 would be more realistic. Jerry Northern Wi. On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:39:42 -0600 Mark Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have been considering a purchase of a home

Re: [Biofuel] plastic from oil

2006-01-21 Thread Greg and April
Thanks Diego. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Diego Aguilera To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 8:14 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] plastic from oil Hi Greg! Well I googled your question and found this from Cheveron,

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

2006-01-21 Thread robert luis rabello
Michael Redler wrote: ...sounds redundant. Who doesn't like freedom? I put it in quotes because that phrase is used so often by our imperious leader to mean people who are just like us. Canadians, though they sometimes don't like to admit it, differ from us Americans in very subtle