sorry i am only now getting a chance to respond to this.
i do make hemp seed oil based biodiesel (oil imported from Canada to the
US).
when used, the exhaust smells more like funnel cake or donuts, not like
so much reefer.
oil is VERY expensive though (~$12/gal).
we use for demos mostly, to argue
Keith:
If you feel you belong to a Third world and you want to use that
phrase I respect your opinion, but to me such classification ended when
the Berlin Wall collapsed since second world disappeared. I rather
like your definition industrialized and non industrialized countries.
(
When I
Whenever we talk about biofuels, we sometimes bring other
alternative energy technologies into the fold. For example, I
remember discussing (maybe here, I'm not sure) the use of heliostats
as a possible heat source for distillation. However, the use of
windmills as a source of mechanical or
Kieth,
It took me a few days to digest all the stuff in your reply. Simply put,
everything I missed in my original post was elaborated on with a great deal of
logic, reason and facts in your reply.
You're right about a level playing field (thinking about the school kid and
green web
Keith:
If you feel you belong to a Third world and you want to use that
phrase I respect your opinion, but to me such classification ended when
the Berlin Wall collapsed since second world disappeared.
That has nothing to do with the relevance of the term 3rd World,
which remains
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050425/full/050425-10.html
Clean catalytic converters help to keep pollution down.
The age-old household tip that lemon juice makes for a great cleaning agent has
found new use in the garage.
Researchers have found that a simple wash of citric acid can spruce
Well I have a result for you all - but not as you would expect:
NO ACETONE
39.4l petrol used
Miles covered = 186.9
mpg = 21.35
WITH ACETONE
42.73l petrol used
Miles covered = 185.6
Mpg = 19.55
Obviously measuring over 186 miles is nowhere near sufficient in terms of
scientific
Published on Tuesday,
May 3, 2005 by CommonDreams.org
Carter Tried To Stop Bush's Energy Disasters -
28 Years Ago
by Thom Hartmann
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0503-22.htm
In his recent news conference, George Bush Jr. suggested
that our nation's problem with high gasoline
Science Society Sustainability
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ISIS Press Release 03/05/05
India's Bt Cotton Fraud
Monsanto rides roughshod over Indian cotton farmers leaving a wake of
false claims and doctored information, despite being fined for
bribery in Indonesia mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Rhea
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ISIS Press Release 28/04/05
Monsanto versus Farmers
The world's biggest genetically engineered seed owner destroys
time-honoured traditions of seed saving and drives American farmers
to destitution and bankruptcy. mailto:[EMAIL
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ISIS Press Release 27/04/05
Sustainable Multi-cultures for Asia Europe
Agroforestry and other multi-cultures increase productivity and sustainability
Prof. Bob
that is very true, that the hemp seed oil is much better for eating (raw,
it breaks down when used to fry), which is why we only really do demos
with the expensive oil.
But we (NORML) argue that if relegalized, there is only so much oil the
industry will need for food and cosmetic etc uses and
Multinational Monitor
September 2004 - VOLUME 25 - NUMBERS 9
T h e P r e c a u t i o n a r y P r i n c i p l e
Welcome to NanoWorld
Nanotechnology and
the Precautionary Principle Imperative
By Peter Montague
Nanotechnology -- or nanotech, for short -- is a new approach to
industrial
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by Robert Weissman
For more than two decades, a corporate political juggernaut has
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Most things fabricated today use polymers that are derived from fossil fuels
(plastics usually). So, devices used to tap into wind or hydro power rely on
the petroleum industry. I have heard of research into polymers from
renewable products but I'm not sure how far
No one denies that nanotech will produce real benefits, but, based on
the history of nuclear power, biotechnology and the chemical
industry, skeptics are calling for a precautionary approach. The
resulting clash of philosophies...
(IMO) There is a hidden message in these words. Every time I
April 22, 2005
China Looms as the World's Next Leading Auto Exporter
By KEITH BRADSHER
SHANGHAI, April 21 - Industrial heartlands from the Great Lakes
region to Germany, look out - here comes the Chinese auto industry.
A senior DaimlerChrysler executive, Ruediger Grube, startled a
roomful
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/politics/02nuke.html?oref=login
The New York Times Washington Interest in Building Reactors, but
Industry Is Still Cautious - May 2, 2005
http://www.tompaine.com/20050505/articles/imagine_enron_with_nukes.php
Imagine Enron With Nukes
---
http
://www.tompaine.com/20050505/articles/the_more_things_change_the_m
ore_things_change.php
The More Things Change, The More Things Change
I just took the time to read Elizabeth Kolbert's The Climate Of Man
I in the April 25 issue of The New Yorker . Oy. Kolbert provides a
real service to the community
Some Like It Hot
News: Forty public policy groups have this in common: They seek to
undermine the scientific consensus that humans are causing the earth
to overheat. And they all get money from ExxonMobil.
By Chris Mooney
May/June 2005 Issue
As The World Burns
A Mother Jones special
Yes, very promising! I'm glad you think so too. Interesting times,
eh? Whatever did we do to deserve them? LOL! (It's an old Chinese
curse: May you be reborn in interesting times.)
Regards
Keith
Kieth,
It took me a few days to digest all the stuff in your reply. Simply
put,
I think your fears are well-founded. I like your applying appropriate
technology principles to nanotech, great! I'd agree appropriate
technology is a philosophy, though maybe not only a philosophy. We've
discussed it before here in terms of Buddhist technology, and also
Gandhi, interesting.
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See also:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/politics/02nuke.html?oref=login
The New York Times Washington Interest in Building Reactors, but
Industry Is Still Cautious - May 2, 2005
http://www.tompaine.com/20050505/articles/imagine_enron_with_nukes.php
Imagine Enron With Nukes
Even though I like the word appropriate technology , clean
technology , people technology , , intermediate technology Gandhian
and Budist technology of my native place , we can call this finally
all these one as Social technology as this is an method , as
this an philosophy and
Boy that is a blast from the past. It goes quite well with the my original
posting which was nostalgic in nature though.
I looked into hemp oil for biodiesel but got told that hemp oil was better
used for other things like high grade cullinary oils with high yields of GLA
from omega 3, 6 and
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