Re: [Biofuel] 90 litre reactor details published.

2006-06-15 Thread Kirk McLoren
If you open an account there it is fairly simple to understand. They do have minimum charges though. Probably you would have to sell your plans for a dollar. Paypal has minimum charges too. Between the 2 of them you are probably over half a dollar. Been a while since I used them so cant advise

[Biofuel] Arctic sea level falling

2006-06-16 Thread Kirk McLoren
BBC News' report that "[1]Arctic sealevel has been falling by a little over 2mm a year — a movement that setsthe region against the global trend of rising waters. ... It is wellknown that the world's oceans do not share a uniform height; but even so,the scientists are somewhat puzzled by their

[Biofuel] T Bill rates

2006-06-16 Thread Kirk McLoren
I have read some good arguments they will hit double digit fairly soon. Kirk T-Bill Rates FY2002FY2003FY2004FY2005FY2006 Jul. 20013.58%Jul. 20021.71%Jul. 20030.90%Jul. 20041.34%Jul. 20053.27% Aug. 20013.44%Aug. 2002

Re: [Biofuel] No New Refineries

2006-06-16 Thread Kirk McLoren
small cars such as a Toyota Echo get better gas milage than a hybrid SUV? What might be better would be a Smart Car size vehicle with a diesel plug in Electric Hybrid.Terry DyckFrom: Kirk McLoren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.orgTo: biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSubje

[Biofuel] water-fuel system

2006-06-25 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.rexresearch.com/teves/teves.htm Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at

[Biofuel] electric car now viable

2006-06-25 Thread Kirk McLoren
more at webpage http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2006/01/eestor_ultracap.htmlThe electric car is the transport of the future. To date energy storage has been the bottleneck.It is a parallel plate capacitor with barium titanate as the dielectric. It claims that it can make a

[Biofuel] Genetically modified food is connected with great economic concerns

2006-06-25 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/377/16372_GMF.html Open multiple messages at once with the all new Yahoo! Mail Beta. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] diesel injector

2006-06-25 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.rexresearch.com/kukler/kukler.htm Ronald KUKLER Diesel Injectorwww.greendieselcorp.com --- email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tritonfoundation.org.au --- A hydraulically operated, super-high pressure diesel injector, installed in place of the standard injector, that produces 30%

[Biofuel] car advertisement from Great Britain

2006-06-25 Thread Kirk McLoren
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[Biofuel] 6kW solar tracker - was satellite dish collectors

2006-06-26 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.ida.net/users/tetonsl/solar/solarhom.htm Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Worldwide oil consumption seen soaring

2006-06-26 Thread Kirk McLoren
WHy would you advocate hydrogen with all its losses. Supercaps are the perfect battery for transportation. More efficient than lead acid too (and no lead) - as for hydrogen who needs 25% system efficiency? KirkMike Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "The bottom line is that the world has to go

Re: [Biofuel] The Death of US Engineering

2006-06-27 Thread Kirk McLoren
Even if they are available for purchase it would help if someone would level the playing field. The ruling class and their corporations have centralized everything (monopolized). You need permission from the public utility commission for example to sell power from your waterwheel to a neighbor if

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator

2006-06-28 Thread Kirk McLoren
Dont forget to mount the motor on vibration damper. Also consider cooling flow and combustion air. Sound studios use labyrinths/baffles on air conditioning KirkMike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have mine in a shed - boat shops have sound-deadening material.Zeke is the guy to ask about plans

[Biofuel] OT -a most amazing fountain

2006-06-28 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.comagz.com/webmagazine/story/the_most_amazing_fountain_in_latin_americawhen I see things like this I wonder what else I might find in South America. I think our media promotes a picture of poverty and omits such beautiful things.Kirk Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to

[Biofuel] OT -The Puppet Masters

2006-06-28 Thread Kirk McLoren
Are brain parasites altering the personalities of three billion people? The question emerged a few years ago, and it shows no signs of going away. . . . . . . A year later, Torrey and his colleagues discovered one more fascinating link. They raised human cells in Petri dishes and infected them

[Biofuel] universal nut sheller plans

2006-07-01 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.instructables.com/id/ERSV3ZTAA8EP287HYR/?ALLSTEPS Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] DIY links

2006-07-02 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/diy_projects/ Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1/min.___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] hand wash baby bottles and other lexan food products containers

2006-07-03 Thread Kirk McLoren
The flashpoint for this sudden concern surrounding the safety of drinking water out of bottles made of Lexan is a published report in the April 2003 issue of Current Biology by Dr. Patricia Hunt, a geneticist at CaseWestern Reserve University in Cleveland. As a result of a worker accidentally

Re: [Biofuel] DIY links

2006-07-03 Thread Kirk McLoren
Have seen it - nice site. I wish there was one for pvc motors and pumps and hydraulics etc. prototyping on the cheap is difficult.Kirk KC7THLDoug Younker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I ran across makezine.com last week, interesting. Are you aware of www.hackaday.com?Doug, N0LKKKansas USA

[Biofuel] facts worth knowing about hydraulics -pdf

2006-07-03 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.haave.no/pdf/FactsWorthKnowingAboutHydraulics.pdf Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1/min.___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] very good hydraulic and pneumatic info

2006-07-04 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://hydraulicspneumatics.com/200/FPE/IndexPage.aspxthey also have a forum - Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] Bamboo bicycle

2006-07-05 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.americanbamboo.org/GeneralInfoPages/BambooBicycle.html Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] witness for the prosecution

2006-07-07 Thread Kirk McLoren
from link - snip DF Because the electric grid is in place This is not like fusion power or even developing an electric car. I think there's a gentleman who's developed a [plug-in] kit ... so Detroit can't say they don't know how to do it. --The grid is maxed

[Biofuel] 3, 145 miles per gallon -(yes three thousand) vehicle built by University of British Columbia team

2006-07-07 Thread Kirk McLoren
Engineers Create Vehicle that Travels from Vancouver to Halifax on a Gallon of GasJune 20, 2006, PHYSORG.COM_http://www.physorg.com/news70040977.html_ (http://www.physorg.com/news70040977.html) A team of engineering students from The University of British Columbia has built a vehicle so efficient

[Biofuel] shedding fat for oil

2006-07-07 Thread Kirk McLoren
definitely a constructive thought Kirkhttp://www.fitover40.com/newsletter/I really do not care what your personal political agenda may be. It is none of my business, and this is not a political forum. However, “oil and war” is not much of a political bombshell. They go together like bread

Re: [Biofuel] Freedom to Fascism, new movie, the true view of the Federal Reserve Banking System

2006-07-08 Thread Kirk McLoren
the CMN interview is excellent Kirk"D. Mindock" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Watch the movietrailers and the interview with the film maker Aaron Russo. This is a must see movie that is more to the point than Fahrenheit 9/11. It shows who is really running the country and it ain't George or

[Biofuel] we had nothing to do with that

2006-07-09 Thread Kirk McLoren
Son of Pimenthal He is the 2nd half http://www.metacafe.com/watch/173615/seismic_surveysEnjoy! Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] the flat tax

2006-07-10 Thread Kirk McLoren
The Flat TaxConservatives claim to be cutting taxes and creating small government. Thereis no such thing as cutting taxes with deficit spending. The deficits haveto be paid by taxpayers with interest. It means taxes are being increasedfor everyone, while the rich get tax cuts.Reagan's supposed

[Biofuel] {Disarmed} Telegraph - US could be going bankrupt

2006-07-14 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2006/07/14/cnusa14.xmlUS 'could be going bankrupt'By Edmund Conway, Economics Editor (Filed: 14/07/2006)The United States is heading for bankruptcy, according to an extraordinary paper published by one of the key

Re: [Biofuel] {Disarmed} Telegraph - US could be going bankrupt

2006-07-15 Thread Kirk McLoren
2006, Kirk McLoren wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2006/07/14/cnusa14.xml US 'could be going bankrupt' By Edmund Conway, Economics Editor (Filed: 14/07/2006) How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates

Re: [Biofuel] {Disarmed} Telegraph - US could be going bankrupt

2006-07-15 Thread Kirk McLoren
A lot of things have to stay functional. Power, roads, fuel, water and food to name a few. People who live in cities have few alternatives. Also elderly and very young. The bulk of the suffering will be borne by thepoor - the corporate and governmental psychopaths have the money to go elsewhere

Re: [Biofuel] {Disarmed} Telegraph - US could be going bankrupt

2006-07-15 Thread Kirk McLoren
"they" understand this better than most of us and I assure you the crash of the dollar will be an opportunity to them. They will purchase real assets for pennies. "They" steal it all back so they can then sell it back to us for another generations labor. We are hamsters or "coppertops". A

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-15 Thread Kirk McLoren
you can cogen for 5 cents a kwhr assuming you use the heat. Hardware is about 5 thousand dollars unless you want an electric stove. KirkKen Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got the quote from PGE for the hookup to a power line700 ft away -- $17000 USD !Granted, a good standalone system

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-16 Thread Kirk McLoren
Worth doing if only for that. I wouldnt hesitate for a moment to be sans Edison. Every lightning storm I unplug sensitive apparatus since the grid is a big lightning rod. Wouldnt have that problem with my own.KirkJJJN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ken,Along time ago I looked at a

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-16 Thread Kirk McLoren
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 15, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Kirk McLoren wrote: you can cogen for 5 cents a kwhr assuming you use the heat. Hardware is about 5 thousand dollars unless you want an electric stove.No electric stove. Could you elaborate a bit on thedetails, please? What hardware are we

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-16 Thread Kirk McLoren
If I had the bucks I suppose all these hi tech appliances would be nice. Unfortunately I dont so I have to use what most people use. I think if you pump your own water 30 kWhrs a day is more realistic. Thats $45 a month. Not so bad.KirkKen Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 16, 2006,

Re: [Biofuel] Home energy system ...solar and wind

2006-07-16 Thread Kirk McLoren
years ago I penciled a 20x20 section of a parabola (cassegrain) and proposed storing thermal energy as latent heat in a m3 of FeCl. As I recall it was comprable to 5 US gallons of gasoline. I think the phase change was around 600F. Since the aperture to the thermal storage was the focal point and

[Biofuel] cut desalination cost by 75%

2006-07-16 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16977ch=nanotechCheap Drinking Water from the Ocean Carbon nanotube-based membranes will dramatically cut the cost of desalination. By Aditi Risbud A carbon-nanotube membrane (quarter shown for scale). The nanotubes are

[Biofuel] Hemorrhagic fever - Megadeath in Mexico

2006-07-17 Thread Kirk McLoren
Discover Magazine Issues Feb-06 features Megadeath in MexicoEpidemics followed the Spanish arrival in the New World, but the worst killer may have been a shadowy native—a killer that could still be out there.By Bruce StutzDISCOVER Vol. 27 No. 02 | February 2006 |

Re: [Biofuel] Home energy system ...re castings

2006-07-17 Thread Kirk McLoren
If you are serious about that endevour join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HotAirEngineSociety/there are several members who have built their own.KirkLogan vilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Doug,I have some small machine equipment and some reasonable pricedmachine shops in my area, If I

[Biofuel] Vanadium battery

2006-07-17 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/the_vanadium_ba.phpA new mass energy storage technology is on the cusp of entering mainstream society. The Japanese are currently using it on a grand scale, the Canadians have comprehensively evaluated it and soon Australians will have the opportunity to

Re: [Biofuel] Vanadium battery

2006-07-17 Thread Kirk McLoren
to other technologies (this is one of a family of flow batteries)energy density in relation to alternativesDoug WoodardSt. Catharines, Ontario, CanadaOn Mon, 17 Jul 2006, Kirk McLoren wrote: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/the_vanadium_ba.php A new mass energy storage technology

[Biofuel] breakthrough - store CH4 at 500psi instead of 3600

2006-07-18 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://columbiamissourian.com/news/story.php?ID=20176 Missourian News June 8, 2006 Breakthrough signals future low-cost fuel Automotive gas tanks aren’t yet compatible for the natural gas By ISABELLE ROUGHOLprint story e-mail story contact us Lacy Hardcastle, an MU physics

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-18 Thread Kirk McLoren
He can unless the power line crosses a right of way (road) then it becomes a state issue.(PUC) KirkDoug Foskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As an option, why not consider buying power off your neighbour (in lieu of running a diesel genset), cabling the system permanently underground, and using an

Re: [Biofuel] Home energy system ...solar and wind

2006-07-18 Thread Kirk McLoren
yes in feet. 40m2 roughlyMy windmill is pressure on the sails to adapt to wind changes - no generator, blades and tail toyaw. Just changes which sheet billows and which collapsesKirkdoug swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds like a lot of great designing. The FeCl seems like fine

[Biofuel] nonconventional journalism

2006-07-18 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles.htmlA good article on the hazards of unleaded gas as well as much other.Kirk Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.___ Biofuel mailing list

Re: [Biofuel] breakthrough - store CH4 at 500psi instead of 3600

2006-07-18 Thread Kirk McLoren
I would always assume that adsorption requires clean gas. Biogas is not methane. It has hydrogen sulphide and CO2 in abundance and would have to be cleaned. Natural gas probably too. Filtration is much easier these days. Perhaps our resident chemistry professor would care to make a comment.

Re: [Biofuel] {Disarmed} Telegraph - US could be going bankrupt

2006-07-19 Thread Kirk McLoren
ch anyone to ask them. the elderly and the young will most likely be helped by their families and friends either through love or common decency. Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Kirk McLoren To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, July 15,

[Biofuel] crosspost -[SOLAR] All Energy for Europe Could Come from Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)]

2006-07-19 Thread Kirk McLoren
the pdf is 11megabytes. worth the download. KirkLowell Prag [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From Lowell Prag Wed Jul 19 07:46:05 2006Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:46:05 -0400 (EDT)From: "Lowell Prag" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [SOLAR] All Energy for Europe Could Come from

Re: [Biofuel] breakthrough - store CH4 at 500psi instead of 3600

2006-07-19 Thread Kirk McLoren
I think he is making "activated charcoal" You can buy it in 55 gallon drums. I think the commercial product is made from peach pits. You need to transfer it quickly as it adsorbs all sorts of stuff. I think gas mask filters use this stuff.KirkJesse Frayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How much

[Biofuel] Pictures you dont see on the news...

2006-07-21 Thread Kirk McLoren
Extremely graphic… http://fromisraeltolebanon.info/ Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] interesting history re Palestine/Israel

2006-07-21 Thread Kirk McLoren
mp3http://ia300228.us.archive.org/1/items/dn-finkelstein-benami/dn-finkelstein-benami_64kb.mp3 Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1/min.___ Biofuel mailing list

[Biofuel] Noam Chomsky on Developments in the Middle East

2006-07-21 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/14/146258 Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Cause of New Plymouth biodiesel explosion released

2006-07-21 Thread Kirk McLoren
It is worse than that. The device has a safety The "shoe" has to be depressed so you cant just shoot nails through the air. He depressed it with his head. Darwin awardKirkBill Ellis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I to ment no disrespect, just pointing out that in many stories we read and hear

[Biofuel] Fwd: Cool article: Going Green

2006-07-23 Thread Kirk McLoren
Going GreenWith windmills, low-energy homes, new forms of recycling and fuel-efficient cars, Americans are taking conservation into their own hands.By Jerry AdlerNewsweekJuly 17, 2006 issue - One morning last week

[Biofuel] BUSH'S RESUME

2006-07-24 Thread Kirk McLoren
RESUME: GEORGE W. BUSH 1600 Pennsylvania AvenueWashington , DC 20520EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCELAW ENFORCEMENTI was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 fordriving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, andhad my driver's license

Re: [Biofuel] we had nothing to do with that

2006-07-27 Thread Kirk McLoren
LOL ThankGodThe sad thing is that such outrageous dialogue is actually real enough to be, well, real.KirkAndrew Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kirk McLoren wrote: Son of Pimenthal He is the 2nd half http://www.metacafe.com/watch/173615/seismic_surveysEnjoy!Just going through some

[Biofuel] A Silly Joke...

2006-07-29 Thread Kirk McLoren
A Silly Joke...Before the 2001 inauguration of George Bush, he was invited to aget-acquainted tour of the White House. After drinking severalglasses of iced tea, he asked Bill Clinton if he could use hispersonal bathroom.When he entered Clinton's private toilet, he was astonished

[Biofuel] How to build a solar generator

2006-07-29 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17169ch=biztech Lots of discussion below the article at website Kirk How To Build a Solar Generator Affordable solar power using auto parts could make this electricity source far more available. By Kevin Bullis A set of

Re: [Biofuel] RFID tag removal/destruction

2006-07-29 Thread Kirk McLoren
RFID costs $3 in quantity. They are not used to tag paper money. The metalized strip in moneyhas precise dimensions and is resonant at a predetermined frequency. A source at that frequency is placed in proximity and if resonance occurs it loads the source and the money passes automatedinspection.

Re: [Biofuel] EV is not dead

2006-07-29 Thread Kirk McLoren
Hull design is everything in an electric boat. Loong and skinny.KirkJason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i like the electric boat idea. i have been trying to fiddle up enough parts to make one for a while, but can never find a DC motor (or pair) big enough to make any decent headway on

Re: [Biofuel] EV is not dead

2006-07-29 Thread Kirk McLoren
Their claims are a bit optimistic I fear. Kirkdoug swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And then there's Tesla Motors, with a convertible!http://www.teslamotors.com/index.php?js_enabled=1doug swansonJoe Street

[Biofuel] Has Orwell's 1984 come 22 years later?

2006-07-30 Thread Kirk McLoren
++| Has Orwell's '1984' Come 22 Years Later? || from the his-words-are-still-precient dept. || posted by Cliff on Friday July 28, @23:55 (Privacy) || http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/29/0223253

Re: [Biofuel] Have You Hugged Your Hummer Today?

2006-07-30 Thread Kirk McLoren
Comparing a gasoline hybrid with a diesel is apples and oranges. How about comparing a diesel hybrid with a diesel.KirkJJJN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You folks are all WRONG,This is simply an application of the same economic principals that the current administration is applying to the

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-07-30 Thread Kirk McLoren
1000 gallons methanolper acre with hemp if using pyrolytic distillation.KirkJason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WHAT!?!?!?!?!? Could we replace all our oil with bio-fuels? Well... maybe. But it would be an extraordinary effort. A fifty-fifty mix of bio-diesel and ethanol would require

Re: [Biofuel] Have You Hugged Your Hummer Today?

2006-07-30 Thread Kirk McLoren
I went to the website. Professional shills. Well paid by their masters.KirkMike Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it me or, do the words in this thread remind you of an earlier discussion about ethanol and a guy named "Dave"?Maybe there's a club where certain people meet and put there heads

Re: [Biofuel] Coal

2006-07-30 Thread Kirk McLoren
Mudd said the Illinois sites in Mattoon and Tuscola both gained high scores on geological and power plant siting criteria. He singled out the Tuscola site as having ready access to three major railroads. -- Thats so they can ship the coal. But Wyoming which is a major

Re: [Biofuel] RFID Controversy

2006-07-31 Thread Kirk McLoren
Just how far this can be depends on the type of the reader, but in the extreme case some readers have a maximum power output of 4 W, enabling signals to be received from tens of kilometres away.[citationneeded] -- This is misleading. This "reader" is basically a

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-07-31 Thread Kirk McLoren
C is infinitely easier to sequester than CO2. Is a solid at room temperature and pressure.KirkJason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: speaking of pyrolysis... what can we do with the carbon left over in the charcoal instead of burning it? this is a solid carbon that otherwise does not get into

Re: [Biofuel] Have You Hugged Your Hummer Today?

2006-07-31 Thread Kirk McLoren
yes comparing hybrid to non hybrid is not much of a comparison - they are too different and the hybrid would really shine in stop and go. If they are comparing mpg then the prime movers need to be the same technology. Again the hybrid should shine in the city. On open road you are relying on the

Re: [Biofuel] RFID Controversy

2006-08-01 Thread Kirk McLoren
nderstand it the tracking begins with the birthplace of the animal. Rancher or Feed lot will absorb all the costs, because the prices they get are set by the commodity markets Doug, N0LKK Kansas USA inc. When all else fails- Amateur Radio http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch1.html ARES Kirk McLo

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-01 Thread Kirk McLoren
t.Peace, D. Mindock- Original Message - From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: <BIOFUEL@SUSTAINABLELISTS.ORG>Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 12:39 PMSubject: Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving? And/or 100,000 gallons of oil per acre when growing algae. Todd

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-01 Thread Kirk McLoren
A house made of charcoal bickettes? Hm.Jason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what about making bricks out of it? add a hardener and press it into building materials. JasonICQ#: 154998177MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]- Original Message - From: Kirk McLoren To: biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-01 Thread Kirk McLoren
and press it into building materials. JasonICQ#: 154998177MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]- Original Message - From: Kirk McLoren To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?C is infinitely easier to

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-02 Thread Kirk McLoren
Message - From: Kirk McLoren To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:43 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving? A house made of charcoal bickettes? Hm.Jason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what about making bricks out of it? add

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-02 Thread Kirk McLoren
a reversal artificially? Mama pulled all thatcarbon out of the cycle and buried it with solar power, cant we doanything to help her do it again? Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Kirk McLoren To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 9:07

Re: [Biofuel] GeoExchange, on the cheap

2006-08-03 Thread Kirk McLoren
Whats the relative humidity where you are? KirkMike Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone,As with many in this forum, I've been trying to stay cool today without switching on the AC. It's tempting but, so far I've resisted.I was standing under the shower head, thinking about what my air

Re: [Biofuel] when chaos replaces oil

2006-08-03 Thread Kirk McLoren
I am sure that at 20 dollars a gallon there would be a stampede of growers to furnish oil let alone 700. I think the good doctor has been whiffing his own gas ;)KirkAltEnergyNetwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When chaos replaces oil

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-03 Thread Kirk McLoren
g? And/or 100,000 gallons of oil per acre when growing algae. Todd Swearingen \ Kirk McLoren wrote: 1000 gallons methanol per acre with hemp if using pyrolytic distillation. Kirk */Jason Katie /* wrote:WHAT!?!?!?!?!?Could we replace all our oil with bio-fuels? We

Re: [Biofuel] GeoExchange, on the cheap

2006-08-03 Thread Kirk McLoren
Sewer lines are engineered for the load. Trust me they didnt install larger pipes so you can use them as a heat sink. The smaller the load the cheaper to refrigerate. A "koolsuit" would take maybe 300 watts. The rule of thumb in ac sizing is a ton per dozen occupants.KirkMike Redler [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] GeoExchange, on the cheap

2006-08-03 Thread Kirk McLoren
Yes but using water like that certainly is only possible for a few. Most water systems are stressed already. The best method would be to use the latent heat of evaporation. It is important to know the relative humidity where you are. The "koolsuit" is a legitimate suggestion. 10 pounds of ice in

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-03 Thread Kirk McLoren
growing algae.Todd Swearingen\ Um, where exactly are these acres of algae each producing 100,000 gallons of oil? Anywhere here on Planet Earth in August 2006?:-)Keith Kirk McLoren wrote: 1000 gallons methanol per acre with hemp if using pyrolytic distillation.Kirk*/Jason Katie <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [Biofuel] GeoExchange, on the cheap

2006-08-04 Thread Kirk McLoren
50 gallons x 8 pound per gallon = 400 pounds. Since 1 BTU raises 1 pound 1 degree F we can put 400 BTU in the tub per degree F 12000/400 =30 degrees.So it seems a tub is good for 1 to 2 hours depending on inlet temperature. So if every household in NYC draws a bathtub every hour and dumps

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-04 Thread Kirk McLoren
on Planet Earth in August 2006? :-) Keith Kirk McLoren wrote:1000 gallons methanol per acre with hemp if using pyrolytic distillation. Kirk */Jason Katie /* wrote: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?Could we replace all our oil with bio-fuels? Well... maybe. But it would be an extraordinary effort. A

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-04 Thread Kirk McLoren
ddison wrote: And/or 100,000 gallons of oil per acre when growing algae. Todd Swearingen \Um, where exactly are these acres of algae each producing 100,000 gallons of oil? Anywhere here on Planet Earth in August 2006? :-) Keith Kirk McLoren wrote:1000 gallons methanol per acre wit

Re: [Biofuel] GeoExchange, on the cheap

2006-08-04 Thread Kirk McLoren
If you had been in my house last week. The ac blew Friday night and Saturday we set a record high. A cold bed would have been marvelous.KirkJoe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Kirk;Ever slept on a waterbed that got unplugged and woken up at 4 am shivering? Cooling my beduh ...no

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-04 Thread Kirk McLoren
wrote: And/or 100,000 gallons of oil per acre when growing algae.Todd Swearingen \Um, where exactly are these acres of algae each producing 100,000 gallons of oil? Anywhere here on Planet Earth in August 2006?:-)Keith Kirk McLoren wrote: 1000 gallons methan

Re: [Biofuel] GeoExchange, on the cheap

2006-08-04 Thread Kirk McLoren
No condensation but rivulets of sweat. I imagine the mattress would have to be placed in the sun if this was a continuous experience. I like the Japanese approach to sleeping space - the one where you rent an airconditioned tube. I can survive if I can sleep. Fortunately it cooled off enough by

Re: [Biofuel] GeoExchange, on the cheap

2006-08-04 Thread Kirk McLoren
Evidently you want to hear what you want to hear or else. . .Capillary tubes is the method of construction for small AC units. They are engineered to work under the usual room conditions. Their usage is because people want small AC units to be inexpensive.You want to alter the conditions. I

[Biofuel] genocide in Cambodia didnt upset us

2006-08-05 Thread Kirk McLoren
How odd. Genocide in Cambodia didnt bother us. And that was murder not an impulse. Makes me wonder who runs this country.. How about the newly created office in the U.S. State Department to monitor anti-Semitism around the world? This "conservative" Congress which has completely

Re: [Biofuel] From the keeping you safe file: Children arrested, DNA tested, interrogated and locked up... for playing in a tree

2006-08-05 Thread Kirk McLoren
The pendulum swings. Why we can never adopt a middle of the road stance. This episode should result in psychological evaluation of the law enforcement personnel. Hysteria at a minimum and questionable fitness for duty.KirkMike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[Biofuel] Window on Iran

2006-08-05 Thread Kirk McLoren
War is the plan - an election is coming up. Manipulation of the news in the US is the norm not the exception. The frightening part is how most Americans are not incensed by the manipulation.Kirk From: Fatemeh Keshavarz [EMAIL PROTECTED]eduSent: Aug 2, 2006 6:42 PMTo:

[Biofuel] worth reading -an insight into politics and corporations - 4% of population is psychopathic

2006-08-05 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://cassiopaea.com/cassiopaea/psychopath.htm Provided you are not forcibly stopped, you can do anything at all. If you are born at the right time, with some access to family fortune, and you have a special talent for whipping up other people's hatred and sense of deprivation, you can arrange

Re: [Biofuel] Window on Iran

2006-08-05 Thread Kirk McLoren
I actually subscribe more to the theory that 4% of the population is basically wolves in sheeps clothing and not as normal as they would have us believe. I also believe that given sufficient power (ie money) these people will foment as much suffering in the world as will possibly further their

Re: [Biofuel] Window on Iran

2006-08-05 Thread Kirk McLoren
most of the population is hypnotized - I am not sure how you would deprogram themThe author closed with : And so, we have George Bush and the Fourth Reich calculating how much they can get away with by looking at the history of the reactions of the American people to cheating. There

[Biofuel] Fwd: HSI e-Alert - On January 1st, the Area 181 oil boom begins...

2006-08-05 Thread Kirk McLoren
HSI - Jenny Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:On Jan. 1st, the Area 181 Oil Boom Begins It’s the largest, most coveted oil property in North America... and four government-authorized companies stand to make a fortune. Dear Reader, For the last two decades, most of America’s greatest oil

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-05 Thread Kirk McLoren
The photovoltaics are non essential. In fact it is arguable that non concentrating cells are not a viable renewable enrgy source. The diesel on the other hand is the obvious answer and it is odd the hybrids are gasoline. The battery bank would be better replaced with supercap technology such as

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-06 Thread Kirk McLoren
The article statesThe 300 VDC output of the solar subsystem is attached to the switched side of the original Prius battery, so the PV battery cannot recharge the NiMH while the ignition is off. The PV system can inject a maximum of up to 2 amps continuously into the battery while the ignition

Re: [Biofuel] worth reading -an insight into politics and corporations - 4% of population is psychopathic

2006-08-06 Thread Kirk McLoren
the "pure" sociopaths at one end.I suspect further that there might be several factors involved, perhaps* slow social learning; Eysenck's "extraversion"* poor perception of other peoples' feelings* indifference to other peoples' feelingsDoug WoodardSt. Catharines, Ontario, CanadaOn Sat,

Re: [Biofuel] Future car: What will you be driving?

2006-08-07 Thread Kirk McLoren
The state of the art in flywheel storage is I think U of Texas. They have a railgun project there and have developed a "compulsator"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Gun The United States military is funding railgun experiments. At the University of Texas at Austin Institute for Advanced

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