Dear Ken, diesel costs in India about 1 US$ per litre. About half of the price goes into the koffers of the Government as tax. Yours A.D.Karve
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 5:22 AM, Ken Boak <[email protected]> wrote: > A bulk bag (about 1 cubic yard) of firewood is currently $250 in > Berkeley, California, and $8 per armful. > > But Berkeley tends to be very overpriced - to suit the odd mix of > academics, and former -hippies that frequent the city. > > In the UK (Surrey) a similar bulk bag is between $80 and $115. > > Gasoline is $4.59 this week in Berkeley, and $9.20 a US gallon back in the > UK. > > > If anyone knows the price of (agricultural) diesel in rural India or > Eastern Arica - I would be interested - and how the cost per US gallon > relates to the average small farmers income > > Thanks > > > Ken in overpriced California > > > > On 15 March 2012 14:02, George Riegg Gambia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Richard, >> >> I swap you some of our firewood at 10 cents a kilo retail for some of >> what you consider is very costly petrol (ours is now at US$ 6.50/gallon) >> >> George from the jungle >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew C. Parker" < >> [email protected]> >> To: "Discussion of biomass cooking stoves" <[email protected].* >> *org <[email protected]>> >> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:58 PM >> Subject: Re: [Stoves] 5 USD per this armful sized bundle of fuelwood of >> softpine fuelwood >> >> >> >> Firewood imported from other regions (worse, from overseas) can also >>> transport unwelcome travelers. The same goes for wood chips. It has been >>> a poorly regulated sector, regarding non-native pests and disease. >>> Hopefully it has tightened up in the last few years. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:23:40 -0600, Richard Stanley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Kevin, >>>> Good point. I expect about 3 kgs (dry medium to low density pine). Its >>>> from home town of Ashland / Southern Oregon ---but still part of the great >>>> Pacific Northwest. >>>> Richard Stanley >>>> ============= >>>> On Mar 15, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Kevin wrote: >>>> >>>> OFF LIST >>>> >>>> Dear Richard >>>> >>>> It doesn't say where, or how much. :-( >>>> >>>> Kevin >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Stanley" < >>>> [email protected]> >>>> To: "Discussion cooking stoves of biomass" < >>>> [email protected].**org <[email protected]>> >>>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 2:32 PM >>>> Subject: [Stoves] 5 USD per this armful sized bundle of fuelwood of >>>> softpine fuelwood >>>> >>>> >>>> Heres what we pay for fuelwood in these armful sized bundles of soft >>>> pine: Outrageous eh ! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >>>> -------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >>>> -------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> Stoves mailing list >>>>> >>>>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address >>>>> [email protected].**org <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page >>>>> http://lists.bioenergylists.**org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_** >>>>> lists.bioenergylists.org<http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org> >>>>> >>>>> for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web >>>>> site: >>>>> http://www.bioenergylists.org/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >>>> -------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> No virus found in this message. >>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>>> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4872 - Release Date: >>>> 03/15/12 >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Stoves mailing list >>>> >>>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address >>>> [email protected].**org <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page >>>> http://lists.bioenergylists.**org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_** >>>> lists.bioenergylists.org<http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org> >>>> >>>> for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: >>>> http://www.bioenergylists.org/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Stoves mailing list >>> >>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address >>> [email protected].**org <[email protected]> >>> >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page >>> http://lists.bioenergylists.**org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_** >>> lists.bioenergylists.org<http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org> >>> >>> for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: >>> http://www.bioenergylists.org/ >>> >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Stoves mailing list >> >> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address >> [email protected].**org <[email protected]> >> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page >> http://lists.bioenergylists.**org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_** >> lists.bioenergylists.org<http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org> >> >> for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: >> http://www.bioenergylists.org/ >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Stoves mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: > http://www.bioenergylists.org/ > > > -- *** Dr. A.D. 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