>If we could get our facts together and compose a letter with web links to >further information, each of us could email it to all the reps in every >state. I'm sure we could get people on certain other related lists to do >the same. The thing is this: this country (and most others) runs on diesel. >All the trucks and trains and busses use it, along with the military. If we >were producing our own biodiesel to replace it, then huge amounts of >petroleum would be saved and our reliance on it would be greatly diminished. >If they would then change the laws regarding diesel automobiles, we could >import more of them, rather than completely outlawing the importation of new >ones within the next 10 years (based on current diesel technology). There >is a lot that the government can do (they took us to the moon with "60s >technology!) and there apparently is an awful lot that the people of the US >will put up with in the name of this war. I see all these "bad" special >interest groups getting on the bandwagon. WHY NOT US! > >Sincerely, > >Craig Rogers
Good on you Craig. You want to lead the way? Re your idea of weblinks to further information, I have been compiling such a resource, but it's taking me time, I've got a lot else on my plate. Should be getting somewhere with it in a week or so though. We discussed it here before - it's to give us some ammo against diesel-bashers in the US. Best Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Osaka, Japan http://journeytoforever.org/ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 3:49 PM >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Enlist the help of Congress was: car conversion > > > > >Maybe we should just start hounding Congress to support biodiesel in any >way > > >possible, including paying farmers to grow soy for its production and > > >mandating its use over petroleum diesel. They could do all of this in >the > > >name of the WAR and Homeland Security. They seem to be able to pass > > >anything else for these reasons, why not support for biodiesel? > > > > > >Sincerely, > > > > > >Craig Rogers > > > > > > Yeah, hound 'em! > > > > Re growing soy though, there are better crops. And there's this, from > > another list: > > > > "NPR just had a program on about Biodiesel and part of the information was >the > > issue that storage for soy oil has now reached epidemic proportions. The >US > > has the largest tank farm in the world to store the oil. The soy cakes >are > > well used, but the oil is surplus, to the tune of a billion, YES, BILLION > > PLUS gallons the feds/soy growers can't get rid of. I believe the tank >farm > > is in Minnesota, per the program." > > > > There are better ways of farming too. Energy farming, food farming, > > sustainable farming can all go really well together, to everybody's > > benefit, from the farmer on down. Not quite what usually happens now. > > > > Best > > > > Keith > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> FREE COLLEGE MONEY CLICK HERE to search 600,000 scholarships! http://us.click.yahoo.com/iZp8OC/4m7CAA/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/
