"Over 25,000 products can be manufactured from hemp, from cellophane to dynamite." Popular Mechanics, 1938
At 02:27 AM 8/24/2005, Stan Zaske Poked the stick with: >Better yet, grow female hemp to ferment into methane and sell the buds to >Canada. <g> > >gibney wrote: > >> Industrial hemp, digested to methane and powering fuel cells. >> >>Dave Gibney >>Pullman, WA >> And it wasn't the Governor :) >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset >>>Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:57 PM >>>To: The Hardware List >>>Subject: Re: Re: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices >>> >>>I am all about Ethanol. Unfortunately in the US the corn farmers are >>>pushing for it. Making Ethanol from Corn is the most inefficient way of >>>doing it, and supposedly yeilds less energy than what was spent in >>>producing it. >>> >>>Making Ethanol from sugar cane, as Brazil has done, makes MORE energy than >>>what was spent in producing it, and has limited Brazil's dependance on >>>foreign oil. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>From: "jeff.lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Date: Wed Aug 17 15:43:42 CDT 2005 >>>>To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> >>>>Subject: Re: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices >>>> >>>> >>>>Hell, we can grow ethanol. Read the stars, guys, we are getting screwed! >>>> >>>The >>> >>> >>>>oil companies have been crying for years that oil prices are way behind >>>>inflation. I say, so what! I thought the idea was to keep inflation down >>>> >>>in >>> >>> >>>>the first place. The Government needs to include fuel and food in the >>>>inflation indicators. Of course, if they do prime interest rates would be >>>> >>>at >>> >>> >>>>50% or more by now! >>>> >>>>We have plenty of alternatives to gas and battery....so why not use them? >>>> >>>We >>> >>> >>>>all know why. I think if this keeps up, and I see no reason for it not >>>>too(with the oil companies' and Arab greed....can you say jihad in >>>>disguise), we will see a flood of small companies offering conversions to >>>>anything from chicken manure to corn flakes. >>>> >>>>BTW. Our new piece of crap Governor just signed a 9.5 cent increase in >>>> >>>our >>> >>> >>>>state gas taxes......highest in the US......again! OH......$6.00 per >>>> >>>carton >>> >>> >>>>increase for cigarettes, $6.00 per gallon booze, reinitiated the only >>>> >>>estate >>> >>> >>>>taxes, and a whole lot more. We really need that right now! >>>> >>>>Sorry....had a senior moment and had to get that out. My fixed income >>>> >>>will >>> >>> >>>>go up about $2.50 a month. Chris, you're right....I will not do math in >>>>class............................ >>>> >>>>Jeff >>>> >>>>From: "Ben Ruset" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>>Subject: Re: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>A few years ago BMW showed off a 5 series that ran off water. It cracked >>>>>the water into hydrogen within the car itself. >>>>> >>>>>Of course that tech won't ever see the light of day. :( >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>From: 007 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>Date: Wed Aug 17 13:26:05 CDT 2005 >>>>>>To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> >>>>>>Subject: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>The most fuel efficient cars use heavy water. >>>>>> >>>>>>007. >>>>>> >>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christopher >>>>>> >>>Fisk >>> >>> >>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:16 PM >>>>>>To: The Hardware List >>>>>>Subject: Re: Re: [H] Gas prices >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Ben Ruset wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>It's funny, though, that the gas companies are posting record >>>>>>> >>>profits. >>> >>> >>>>>>>So I really wonder how much of this is an increase in oil price, and >>>>>>> >>>how >>> >>> >>>>>>>much is just an excuse to charge more for gasoline. >>>>>>> >>>>>>I look at it this way, assuming that a gas company wants to make 5% >>>>>> >>>profit >>> >>> >>>>>>on every gallon of gas, it's in thier interest to have thier costs go >>>>>> >>>up >>> >>> >>>>>>5% because then thier profit goes up too. >>>>>> >>>>>>Instead of making 5cents on gas that costs them $1.00 to make they make >>>>>> >>>6 >>> >>> >>>>>>cents profit on gas that cost them $1.05 to make (Or similar, you get >>>>>> >>>my >>> >>> >>>>>>point =) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Also, the gas we have now was made with oil that cost $50/barrel >>>>>> >>>instead >>> >>> >>>>>>of oil that cost $65/barrel, yet we're being charged the $65/barrel >>>>>> >>>price! >>> >>> >>>>>>Christopher Fisk >>>>>>-- >>>>>>I WILL NOT DO MATH IN CLASS >>>>>>I WILL NOT DO MATH IN CLASS >>>>>>Lisa Simpson on chalkboard in episode BABF07 >>>>>> >> >> >> >> >> -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- If you steala this tagline I breaka your keyboard!
