They have made a mistake, but it is actually becoming a fairly common sentiment in Europe that "pure plant oil" (SVO) is "greener" and less polluting than biodiesel, that it is preferable from CO2 standpoint, and also because no methanol or processing (energy) is needed. Also, that apparently under the German water pollutants system of classification that plant oils are a "0",. biodiesel a "1", and diesel fuel a "2" (I think I have that stated correctly). I am not sure why that is, and I know that my friends in Environment Canada would say a biodiesel spill in waterways is probably preferable to a Canola spill... but that does seem to be the way it is under their (Germany's) way of classification of hazards.
These folks have erred, but are not totally off base or totally different in their comments, from many others in that region. It is an opinion that is not to be ignored or downplayed, even if incorrectly presented in that post, IMHO. Edward Beggs > From: steve spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 20:29:42 -0500 > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Statement-SOLAROIL-Eu-tax.4.12.2001.doc > > guess they missed the picture of the guy drinking his biodiesel..... > > Steve Spence > Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: > http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm > > Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ > Human powered devices, equipment, and transport - > http://24.190.106.81:8383/2000/humanpower.htm > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 10:29 AM > Subject: [biofuel] Re: Statement-SOLAROIL-Eu-tax.4.12.2001.doc > > >> Alan Petrillo wrote: >> >>> Keith Addison wrote: >>> >>>> Ulp... Do you have a url for that, Alan? >>> >>> I think it was in response to a post in this list. >> >> Oops (my turn!), so it is - sorry, I missed that one. Well, no, >> actually, it was 47kb, and seemed to contain the same message at >> least twice, maybe I got bored. Sent 10 Feb 2002 by "Woodland B.V." >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, touting Solaroilsystems.com: >> http://www.solaroilsystems.com/ >> Email address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>> Either that or the >>> biodiesel list and I put in the wrong address on my reply. >>> >>> Either way, Oops. Somebody is practicing junk science. >> >> It's just BS. Biodiesel is "poisenous and equally hazardous as >> dieselfuel", sheesh. >> >> I wrote to Woodland and cc'd to Solaroilsystems.com, saying spreading >> such misinformation about biodiesel does the renewable fuels movement >> a disservice. I suggest others do likewise. >> >> You can read the message here: >> http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?view=11392&list=BIOFUEL >> >> Thanks Alan. >> >> Regards >> >> Keith Addison >> Journey to Forever >> Handmade Projects >> Osaka, Japan >> http://journeytoforever.org/ >> >> >> >>>>>> However the process to chemically change the structure of Pure >>>>> Plant Oil, is a very >>>>>> costly >>>>>> operation and requires a lot of energy, as it removes the >>>>> glycerine substituting it >>>>>> by methanol as well as adding other chemicals, **making the >>>>> endproduct poisenous >>>>>> and equally hazardous as dieselfuel.** >>>>> >>>>> Um... Oops. >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Aviation is more than a hobby. It is more than a job. It is more than >>> a career. Aviation is a way of life. >>> A second language for the world: www.esperanto.com >>> Processor cycles are a terrible thing to waste: www.distributed.net >> >> >> >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. >> To unsubscribe, send an email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >> >> >> > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
