Thanks for the correction, Tom. And kudos
to you for providing the area with the broadest array of gasoline alternatives
available anywhere in the state!
Which brings to mind a related question.
Residents have periodically called our office (Environmental Services),
wondering what the correct handling method is for their left-over turkey fryer
grease. The oil shouldn’t be sewered or thrown in the garbage, so at
this point in time we take it, putting it in with the fuels for disposal at
nominal cost. We’ve also discussed getting small tank, like the
used oil and anti-freeze tanks we have, and capturing the grease for
reuse. What has stopped us thus far is a lack of an identified party to
take it.
What are your thoughts? Do you know
of any takers out there for us, should we decide to save it?
Anne Morse
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Severson
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Sent: Wednesday,
August 31, 2005 11:51 PM
To: 'Anne Morse'; 'Paul Double';
'Online Democracy'
Subject: RE: FW: [Winona] gas
BioDiesel is only for
diesel vehicles and will work in all at a 2 to 5% ratio. It will be some
time this fall when it is mandated, I am not sure of the date as there are some
supply contingencies.
E85 is 85% ethanol
and is suitable for use in flex fuel vehicles. FFV vehicles have a
marking by the gas cap. Although I have heard stories about others using
the product containing over 10% ethanol in non FFV vehicles WILL void
your warranty and could cause damage to your fuel system. It is a serious
risk.
Check you car out or stop
at Pro Lube on highway 61 and they will check it for you.
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Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf
Of Anne Morse
Sent: Wednesday,
August 31, 2005 10:04 PM
To: 'Paul Double'; 'Online
Democracy'
Subject: RE: FW: [Winona] gas
Cars that can use
biodiesel are called flex fuel vehicles, and most of the newer Fords on the
street today are flexfuel. The modification comes as standard equipment
on them. Check with your dealer if you own a Ford. I don’t
know of another auto company that took the initiative that Ford did,
however. People can invest in the modification at their own
expense, though. Again, check with your dealer.
Anne Morse
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Of Paul Double
Sent: Wednesday,
August 31, 2005 8:33 PM
To: Online Democracy
Subject: FW: FW: [Winona] gas
Can
anyone post a list of the vehicles that can or can not use E85. Better
yet is there a web site that you can type in your vehicle and it will give you
a yes or no? I use synthetic oil in my Honda van but it does not
recommend E85.
Paul
Double
We have
E85 and Bio Diesel. Anyone interested can buy it at Service drive or 50
Riverview drive. And the Bio diesel will be in all our stores in town next week
and is available for farm delivery immediately.
The
weather situation has closed refineries in the south and those pipelines run
into the Chicago market which includes Madison. Trucks that normally go to Madison from western Wisconsin are coming over
here and causing a strain on our supplies.
Remember
also that when retail customer run on the top half of their tank instead of the
bottom it creates artificial demand on a one shot basis. This
creates temporary demand in the supply system
.,
Petroleum
is also a logistics business and having it in the wrong place makes for area
shortages. The sooner the coast refineries restart the sooner the
situation will be back to normal.
Tom
Severson
Severson
Oil Co.
P.O.
Box 736
Winona,
Mn. 55987
507 452
3402 ext 214
From:
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Sent: Wednesday,
August 31, 2005 9:57 AM
To: Paul Double; Online Democracy
Subject: Re: FW: [Winona] gas
Try www.biodiesel.org.
You will find lots of interesting stuff (if you look hard enough) regarding
"home brew" alternative fuels - diesel alternatives in this case.
Cooking fat to biodiesel does work. There is a biodiesel refinery near Jackson,
Mississippi producing the stuff for the commenrcial market. Incidently, when
one burns soybean-based biodiesel at a high enough ratio the exhaust
smells like popcorn. (corn/beans? something doesn't seem right, but that's
what they say).
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