[biofuels-biz] Cheney Energy Secrets Subject of Lawsuits

2002-01-29 Thread Keith Addison
Cheney Energy Secrets Subject of Lawsuits - Jan. 25, 2002 Friday, the Sierra Club became the third public interest group to file suit in an effort to uncover secrets about Cheney's Energy Task Force. Separate suits were filed in 2001 by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Judicial

[biofuels-biz] Trucks Take Over the U.S.

2002-01-29 Thread Keith Addison
25 Jan 2002 CAR BUSTERS BULLETIN: #31 Trucks Take Over the U.S. The U.S. car market has officially gone truck. Data from Ward's AutoInfo Bank indicates that 2001 sales of light trucks - SUVs, minivans and pickups - will top cars for the first time. (Final sales figures for the year are

[biofuels-biz] Northern Italy proposes green cars from 2005

2002-01-29 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/14201/story.htm Planet Ark : Northern Italy proposes green cars from 2005 ITALY: January 28, 2002 MILAN - A top official in northern Italy put forward a plan on Sunday to limit Italians in the region to buying only ecologically friendly cars

[biofuels-biz] Senate panel set to boost US vehicle fuel standard

2002-01-29 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/14249/story.htm Planet Ark : Senate panel set to boost US vehicle fuel standard USA: January 28, 2002 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is expected to vote by early next month to significantly raise the mileage requirements for

[biofuels-biz] SMUD Energy Festival Needs Biodiesel Rep

2002-01-29 Thread R. Ryan Hammond
To anyone interested with some background in working with Biodiesel, I'm setting up a display promoting Stirling engines (particularly related to Solar Thermal applications) at the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) Energy Symposium in central California area on Saturday,

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 799

2002-01-29 Thread simon wells
- Original Message - From: biofuel@yahoogroups.com To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:19 PM Subject: [biofuel] Digest Number 799 Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send unsubscribe messages to the list

[biofuel] Fw: Veggiepower page updates

2002-01-29 Thread simon wells
- Original Message - From: simon wells To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 11:32 PM Subject: Veggiepower page updates Latest Page updates on the site are Melting points of different oil. Available from the navigation bar under biodiesel and SVO Updates to

Re: [biofuel] Electro-Lipid Propulsion System

2002-01-29 Thread John Harris
OK maybe I was a little hasty!!! - Original Message - From: Neoteric Biofuels Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2002 11:02 Subject: Re: [biofuel] Electro-Lipid Propulsion System That's more like it. There are actually two students here, and

[biofuel] glycerol

2002-01-29 Thread manolorolan
I've found this page: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/eclectic/kings/glycerinum.html read this on the tests and uses section: Dr. Goddard has given a formula for a very adhesive glycerin paste, suitable for fixing paper labels to glass and other surfaces, and which keeps well; it is to

Re: [biofuel] glycerol

2002-01-29 Thread Keith Addison
Interesting page, Manolo, thanks. This bit is tantalising - ferment it to yield butanol and ethanol: Glycerin is capable of undergoing fermentation under certain conditions. A. Fitz (1877) obtained, by the action of a certain class of fungi, called Schizomycetes, from glycerin diluted with

[biofuel] electro-lipid engine

2002-01-29 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Students:Terence Fong, Elliott Owen Coach:Rani Takhar Electro-Lipid Propulsion System. This hybrid combustion/electrical engine uses lipids (namely glycerol) instead of gas to create a powerful engine that reuses half of its explosive force and requires fewer cylinders. The accompanying

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 798

2002-01-29 Thread Anthony R Clark
Hello All, In West Oz, we are calling a meeting (this Sunday), to discuss the formation of a biodiesel Co-Op, to process member's WVO to biodiesel. We estimate that it will need to process 2000 - 5000 litres per month. We need to recover methanol from the glycerol. We need to find someone to

[biofuel] Senate panel set to boost US vehicle fuel standard

2002-01-29 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/14249/story.htm Planet Ark : Senate panel set to boost US vehicle fuel standard USA: January 28, 2002 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is expected to vote by early next month to significantly raise the mileage requirements for

Re: [biofuel] electro-lipid engine

2002-01-29 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc.
Electro Lipid-Derivative Propulsion System? I guess if we can't figure out how to split atoms in the ol' woodshed,we can always split hairs in addition to pulling wings off pigs. Couple of links some might find of interest as references: http://www.lipid.co.uk/infores/Lipids/whatlip/

[biofuel] Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 19

2002-01-29 Thread kirk
Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 19 ORNL-6958 (Edition 19 of ORNL-5 198) Dear Readers: The Data Book is provided in Adobe Acrobat, Version 3.0. Some people have had trouble loading the files using Adobe Acrobat, Version 2.1. Please check to see that you have Version 3.0. Each chapter of

Re: [biofuel] Cheney Energy Secrets Subject of Lawsuits

2002-01-29 Thread rmcphe8888
In a message dated 01/29/2002 1:37:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But for the first time in history the GAO (General Accounting Office) will soon file suit for this same information. In deference to the President they are reportedly waiting till after his state of

[biofuel] Oil dependence costs

2002-01-29 Thread Keith Addison
Oil dependence remains a potentially serious economic and strategic problem for the United States. This report updates previous estimates of the costs of oil dependence to the U.S. economy and introduces several methodological enhancements. Estimates of the costs to the U.S. economy of the

[biofuel] SMUD Energy Festival Needs Biodiesel Rep

2002-01-29 Thread R. Ryan Hammond
To anyone interested with some background in working with Biodiesel, I'm setting up a display promoting Stirling engines (particularly related to Solar Thermal applications) at the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) Energy Symposium in central California area on Saturday,

Re: [biofuel] Cheney Energy Secrets Subject of Lawsuits

2002-01-29 Thread Keith Addison
Gee, Nothing new here.PIGs (that sounds worse than it should) often sue various brancehes for release of info. But for the first time in history the GAO (General Accounting Office) will soon file suit for this same information. In deference to the President they are reportedly waiting till after

RE: [biofuel] SMUD Energy Festival Needs Biodiesel Rep

2002-01-29 Thread Anton Berteaux
shoot, I don't think I can make it, we are still planting. I will check, thouhg. anton -Original Message- From: R. Ryan Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:30 PM To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com; biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] SMUD Energy

RE: [biofuel] SMUD Energy Festival Needs Biodiesel Rep

2002-01-29 Thread Anton Berteaux
oops, sorry careless replying...it's late and my fingers are cold. anton -Original Message- From: Anton Berteaux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 9:44 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [biofuel] SMUD Energy Festival Needs Biodiesel Rep shoot, I don't

Re: [biofuel] Trucks Take Over the U.S.

2002-01-29 Thread MH
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