Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-22 Thread Andrew Lowe
will. In all sincerity and hoping that your future jests will be more benign, Bob A. - Original Message - From: Andrew Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-22 Thread Tom Irwin
. I hope you will. In all sincerity and hoping that your future jests will be more benign, Bob A. - Original Message - From: "Andrew Lowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <BIOFUEL@SUSTAINABLELISTS.ORG> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol,

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-09 Thread John Hayes
you can do better. I hope you will. In all sincerity and hoping that your future jests will be more benign, Bob A. - Original Message - From: Andrew Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Hakan Falk
sincerity and hoping that your future jests will be more benign, Bob A. - Original Message - From: Andrew Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Appal Energy
better. I hope you will. In all sincerity and hoping that your future jests will be more benign, Bob A. - Original Message - From: Andrew Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen

RE: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread malcolm maclure
, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Michael wrote: This press release below produced the AP story that follows it. July 5, 2005 Cornell ecologist's study finds that producing ethanol and biodiesel from corn and other crops

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Tom Irwin
e" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <BIOFUEL@SUSTAINABLELISTS.ORG> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Michael wrote: This press release below produced the AP story that follows it. July 5, 2005 Cornell ecologis

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Tom Irwin
Greeting all, What would happen to the Cornell results if a crop like sugar beets was used instead of corn? Tom Irwin From: Hakan Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:45:27 -0300Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel,

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Appal Energy
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Appal Energy Sent: 04 August 2005 14:36 To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Still, all rather sad how ethanol has become the predominate alternative fuel of choice for gasoline

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Appal Energy
:* Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:35:58 -0300 *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Still, all rather sad how ethanol has become the predominate alternative fuel of choice for gasoline applications when methanol yields far higher outputs

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Hakan Falk
results if a crop like sugar beets was used instead of corn? Tom Irwin -- From: Hakan Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:45:27 -0300 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Bob

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread John Hayes
] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Michael wrote: This press release below produced the AP story that follows it. July 5, 2005 Cornell ecologist's study finds that producing

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Michael Redler
I think this whole discussion mightbe lessimportant if we didn't haveofficials in the current administration changing, misinterpreting and discrediting scientific reports thatdisagree with their agenda. What's worse is that some scientists are doing it for them! Science has become

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread John Hayes
Tom Irwin wrote: I don't think ethanol will be a dinosaur in 20 years but would appreciate why you think so if it is other than yields per hectare. Methanol has the capacity to produce some nasty tailpipe emmission (as does ethanol but less so) and is far more toxic to humans and animals than

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread John Hayes
Tom Irwin wrote: Greeting all, What would happen to the Cornell results if a crop like sugar beets was used instead of corn? Please don't call it the Cornell results. That implies the entire university backs Pimentel's findings. As to your question, I can't answer it directly, but you

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Keith Addison
will be more benign, Bob A. - Original Message - From: Andrew Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Michael wrote: This press release below

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Greg and April
sincerity and hoping that your future jests will be more benign, Bob A. - Original Message - From: "Andrew Lowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <BIOFUEL@SUSTAINABLELISTS.ORG> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Tom Irwin
your future jests will be more benign, Bob A. - Original Message - From: "Andrew Lowe" To: Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Michael wrote: This press release below produced the AP story that follo

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Tom Irwin
@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:35:58 -0300 *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Still, all rather sad how ethanol has become the predominate alternative fuel of choice for gasoline applications when methanol yields far higher outputs

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Appal Energy
*From:* Appal Energy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:36:44 -0300 *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Dinosaur as a matter of necessity

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Hakan Falk
: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Michael wrote: This press release below produced the AP story that follows it. July 5, 2005 Cornell ecologist's study finds that producing ethanol and biodiesel from corn and other crops is not worth the energy By Susan S

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Tom Irwin
. TomIrwin From: Appal Energy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 20:30:20 -0300Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies I could be missing something, this is probably too simple an analysis.Perhaps the process

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-04 Thread Guag Meister
Hi Hakan and All ; Trying to get back into this. The process of converting biomass to methanol requires pyrolization (thermochemical) reactors which convert the biomass to crude producer gases. (See 19th century gas street lighting and the process of charcoal production.) After washing

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-03 Thread William Adams
, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies Michael wrote: This press release below produced the AP story that follows it. July 5, 2005 Cornell ecologist's study finds that producing ethanol and biodiesel from corn and other crops is not worth

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-03 Thread Keith Addison
will. In all sincerity and hoping that your future jests will be more benign, Bob A. - Original Message - From: Andrew Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-08-01 Thread Andrew Lowe
Michael wrote: This press release below produced the AP story that follows it. July 5, 2005 Cornell ecologist's study finds that producing ethanol and biodiesel from corn and other crops is not worth the energy By Susan S. Lang Chris Hallman/University Photography Ecologist

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-29 Thread subramanian D.V
Bravo Keith ! The ethanol game is hotting up. Very solid facts presented by you for Ethanol. Then how individuals can undo the disinformation campaign. It's the media which makes or mars such people as Pimental -and their views, particularly if they are academics with a couple of alphabets

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-25 Thread Keith Addison
In the article, Pimentel is shown pumping gas, most likely plain old regular unleaded gas... And it crossed my mind, How much energy was used to provide a gallon of plain old regular unleaded gas, considering all the energy consumed, not only in drilling and pumping crude, cleaning,

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-25 Thread Hakan Falk
Mike, Maybe you found out the reason why they died out so fast, it is at least a logical explanation. LOL Let us hope that Montsano also will join the list of destroyed species. Hakan At 03:21 AM 7/25/2005, you wrote: In all likelihood, Monsanto would volunteer to provide the huge amount

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-24 Thread Hakan Falk
The problem with Pimentel is that he does not really understand what he is talking about, or that he deliberately misinform, in order to support a hidden agenda. Also the conversion of crude to gasoline, cost more energy than you get and have no real energy benefit either. Diesel is better

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-24 Thread Ian Hodgson
Interesting read I thought maybe there is yet one more way to look at this? Hakan, I just posted this in my newsgroup Please note the first linePhotos available at the site:from ; http://www.aa.washington.edu/AERP/CRYOCAR/CryoCar.htmNote: Due to lack of funding, this research project at the UW

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-24 Thread des
In the article, Pimentel is shown pumping gas, most likely plain old regular unleaded gas... And it crossed my mind, How much energy was used to provide a gallon of plain old regular unleaded gas, considering all the energy consumed, not only in drilling and pumping crude, cleaning,

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-24 Thread Michael Redler
"The energy for the processes can come from biomass" I think you are right about that. I also think that since research into alternatives has stagnated since the seventies, we are still only scratching the surface ofwhat's possible on a large scale.IMO,each of the alternatives to fossil fuels

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-24 Thread Michael Redler
In all likelihood, Monsanto would volunteer to provide the huge amount of vegetation for that dinosaur. So, thatmeansit'll probably die of a blood disorder or kidney failure. :-) Mikedes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the article, Pimentel is shown pumping gas, most likely plain old regular

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-24 Thread MH
des wrote: In the article, Pimentel is shown pumping gas, most likely plain old regular unleaded gas... And it crossed my mind, How much energy was used to provide a gallon of plain old regular unleaded gas, Hi Doug. Here's one posted to the list, [biofuel] Another reason to get off

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-23 Thread robert luis rabello
Michael wrote: This press release below produced the AP story that follows it. Grief! This thing just WILL NOT DIE! Pimental's work has more resurrections than the entire New Testament and the last 20 years of the North American soap opera television genre. . . robert luis rabello The

Re: [Biofuel] Cornell on ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen energy efficiencies

2005-07-23 Thread Keith Addison
Michael wrote: This press release below produced the AP story that follows it. Grief! This thing just WILL NOT DIE! Pimental's work has more resurrections than the entire New Testament and the last 20 years of the North American soap opera television genre. . . :-) I think it will not