I think you have to honestly ask what agriculture and/or native flora and
fauna on the islands would be displaced by instituting palm mono-culture for
liquid fuel production.
A safe bet is that many Hawaiians feel that their limitted acreage might be
better served in ways other than usurping it for fuel production.
This doesn't mean that farming for fuel has to be dropped as part of a
solution. But the degree/severity of that option is possibly problematic due
oddly enough to the unique environment - not that all environments aren't
unique.
Todd Swearingen
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From: "stephan torak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Gasoline Prices
Hello Robert, and all
Living in Hawaii, I wish gas was THAT cheap.. we are currently paying
almostt $3 per gallon for #2 diesel, and that's rising by the minute.
So...like the responsible guy I'm trying to be I wrote to all the
newspapers about oil palms (which would do well here), about 630 gal of
oil per acre per year.....what an opportunity for biodiesel, thus making
Hawaii at least partly independent from the Oil companies and the shipping
companies.
But you know what, nobody came to investigate further, no lawmaker wants
to go on the internet to see for themselves, it seems.
The only thing I am worried I'll accomplish is some lawmaker here trying
to make homebiodiesel making ILLEGAL (Have to have insurance,
environmental impact study, Hawaii with its ocean and reefs etc, can't
have people messing around with dangerous chemicals here.) In Maui they
are making BD but on the Big Island where they are wondering what to do
with the land of the former sugar plantations and where they are
complaining about the absence of an energy master plan for the islands...
no interest. 1 acre of oil palms = powering 1 small diesel car forever
Period..(I guess that's why you called it Journey To Forever)
There are a bunch of BD makers here and SVO users, but they are all
keeping a pretty low profile, and I'm beginning to see, why.
Well I'm hoping for a more upbeat message for next time, and maybe some of
the local guys could contact me to talk about where we are heading.
Greetings, Stephan (808 959 3528)
Hello everyone!
This morning, gasoline prices hit $1.00 per liter for regular. I've
never seen it higher than this. Premium fuel, which I have to run in my
truck, is generally 20 cents more per liter, so I DIDN'T fill my tank
this morning. . .
Oh, for ethanol!
robert luis rabello
"The Edge of Justice"
Adventure for Your Mind
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=9782>
Ranger Supercharger Project Page
http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/
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