My friend Jeff Biosmell just took a long look at OSHA (US industrial safety
regulator) and other safety regulations regarding handling of methanol.
Some scary stuff turned up that a lot of us didn't know, and that many are
basing our biodiesel-making practice on. I feel especially responsible d
My friend Jeff Biosmell just took a long look at OSHA (US industrial safety
regulator) and other safety regulations regarding handling of methanol.
Some scary stuff turned up that a lot of us didn't know, and that many are
basing our biodiesel-making practice on. I feel especially responsible d
I received in the mail a notice that US citizens can --
Take Action to Cut Global Warming Pollution
Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) will soon
introduce groundbreaking legislation requiring cuts in US emissions
of the heat-trapping gasses that cause global warming. T
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, James Slayden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hehehehehe,
>
> While persuing some EV links I came across the following.
> Will the Real Ken Provost please stand up!!
>
> http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/030b.jpg
>
> http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/030a.jpg
>
> U d
David,
It took some time for the foreigners to catch up and that gave
Detroit a chance to build and capture the market. Today I
noticed that even Porsche is introducing a SUV for the
North American market. LOL.
Hakan
At 08:58 PM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > If somebody, like me for example,
David,
We are here talking about a one time write off the year you
buy it. This is a very large difference than normal write off.
This also give excellent opportunities for tax planning.
If you followed the list discussion on this issue, you would also
have seen the specific list of cars that q
David,
You are probably less worried about American oil companies
getting in on the Iraqi oil than the CEO of British Petroleum
BP. He insisted that BP should get their fair share after the
war.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,84,00.html
I do not think that it was Saddam Hus
I came across an interesting letter on another list. I thought I'd
share a portion of it with everyone.
It agrees with my position on government subsidies, not only for Ag,
but for all Businesses.
Motie
>
Twenty years ago, New Zealand felt o
> If somebody, like me for example, would claim that this looks like a
>hidden subsidy to the American car industry and as such is against WTO
>rules. This based on availability and possible planning advantages in favor
>of the US domestic industry. What would be your answer?
I would say you a
You get to deduct if you use if for business purposes.. etc..
just like you could if you purchased a $50,000 electric car, or biodiesel
burning car..
or whatever.
Saying that it is a tax rebate for SUV purchases is tantamount to telling a
lie.
Just because you might not like SUVs is no excuse.
> >I can mostly agree with this, MM, but I have absolutely NO sympathy
> >for your ideas on "where we are getting our fuel and at what price".
> >The huge price is to the people of the Middle East, and the world,
> >and there's worse to come, from the same culprits - led, first and
> >forem
Thank you James,
Now it is only to get it out to so many as possible and I will be grateful
for all the help I can get.
Hakan
At 03:03 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Go get him Hakan!!
>
>On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Hakan Falk wrote:
>
> >
> > Please help to distribute this letter to your friends an
Go get him Hakan!!
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Hakan Falk wrote:
>
> Please help to distribute this letter to your friends and foes.
> Link to this letter: http://energy.saving.nu/biofuels/kazman.shtml
>
>
> Open letter to Mr. Sam Kazman about SUV interview at CNN.
> Competitive Enterprise Institute,
ya know the interesting thing is when I test drove the Ford Th!nk at the
EVAA stanford drive in, I got got a heck of a lot of interested stares
when I took it out on El Camino. It was a real interest capturer, to bad
Ford didn't see that and the design was kinda dumpy at the time!!
Cute b
Please help to distribute this letter to your friends and foes.
Link to this letter: http://energy.saving.nu/biofuels/kazman.shtml
Open letter to Mr. Sam Kazman about SUV interview at CNN.
Competitive Enterprise Institute, CEI
I saw you on CNN Insight and it was a real show performance, but
Please help to distribute this letter to your friends and foes.
Link to this letter: http://energy.saving.nu/biofuels/kazman.shtml
Open letter to Mr. Sam Kazman about SUV interview at CNN.
Competitive Enterprise Institute, CEI
I saw you on CNN Insight and it was a real show performance, but
Darren,
Thanks so much for all of this! Very useful information.
Craig
Darren wrote:
> Posted this on yahoogroups vegoil-diesel
> May be of interest to people here who are not there (?)
>
> Darren Hill
> www.vegburner.co.uk
>
Biofuel at Journey to Forever:
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel
you know, I'm not 100% sure what it is exactly, if I remember right, it's
something from Japan (maybe even a Nissan or something like that?)- a
one-seater egg of some kind.
I've got to find Chris' email to ask him. I think the manufacturer loaned
the university a few of these in conjunction wit
Keith
> >
> >Alternative Diesel Fuels from Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats
> Robert O
> >DUNN and Gerhard KNOTHE Journal Oleo Sci. Vol 50. No 5 (2001)
> It's an updater on their earlier work, mostly about biodiesel, with
> some info on SVO and microemulsions. There might be more information
>
Thom,
R-values are still valid, it is the usual linear formula that
is not. Just wanted to point out that, by improvement of
the windows, the comfort and savings are larger than the
traditional formula will indicate. If you can explain that in
addition to R-values, you have better arguments.
Ha
Hehehehehe,
While persuing some EV links I came across the following. Will the Real
Ken Provost please stand up!!
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/030b.jpg
or
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/030a.jpg
U decide .
ROTFL
James Slayden
Nice convert BTW!!
Biofuel at Journey to Forever:
htt
Posted this on yahoogroups vegoil-diesel
May be of interest to people here who are not there (?)
Darren Hill
www.vegburner.co.uk
> Stephan,
>
> I just installed an Elsbett one-tank kit on an '84 Mercedes 300TD
> wagon, and it works great, but not everyone who'd like a single-tank
> system ca
Posted this on yahoogroups vegoil-diesel
May be of interest to people here who are not there (?)
Darren Hill
www.vegburner.co.uk
> Stephan,
>
> I just installed an Elsbett one-tank kit on an '84 Mercedes 300TD
> wagon, and it works great, but not everyone who'd like a single-tank
> system ca
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 23:06:19 -0600, you wrote:
>"The concept of grid-chargeable hybrids isn't mentioned but I think it is on
>the minds of many activists"?? Yeah, like me.
>
>All the hybrids know to date ... all seem to based upon the concept of "I AM
>A ICE CAR (tiny mouse voice) with a "l
Hakan,
It is unfortunate that the US adapts so slowly to wiser building
practices, so I tip my hat to those that do integrate more intelligent
methods and materials. R-value is the unit of measurement that I use
first because it is the one that most people are familiar with. But
thank you for y
I know of a large (ie. 4x6') double glazed window I can get for free if
anyone is interested.
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, girl mark wrote:
> Hi,
> If you're adventurous (which is not the situation we're putting our
> 'clients' into, but fine for an adventurous owner-builder willing to fix
> things) , so
No, but thanks for mentioning it. Pending learning more about it, I guess I'd
group it with other somewhat exotic attempts to store Hydrogen in materials,
such as Sodium Borohydride, that apparently can be then used as fuels in a fuel
cell.
Since we keep coming back to fuel cells using Hydroge
http://www.oshkoshbygosh.org/
some scathing political humor (posters, bumper stickers and T-shirts
available!!)
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Hakan Falk wrote:
>
> Andrew,
>
> I think that it is very little to achieve in negative themes like
> "boycott
> OPEC". This kind of themes is participation in a
Andrew,
If you have been around vehicles burning Biodiesel any amount of time you
begin to recognize the scent, which is very distinct in it's own right.
The fuel itself also has a very distinct scent, which IMHO is wonderful.
No need to change the recognition factor, although it might appeal to
Might just be better to contact her via email:
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
James Slayden
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Andrew Hoppin wrote:
> Arianna Huffington has put together a project to air hard-hitting ads
> drawing a link between fuel inefficiency and terrorism, with the support
> of
> the Hollywoo
Andrew,
I think that it is very little to achieve in negative themes like "boycott
OPEC". This kind of themes is participation in a very dirty propaganda
campaign preparing for armed conflicts. The reason is that US is ready to
go to occupation war to secure the oil deliveries from the two la
I heard this feature on NPR this morning and found it a little hard to
believe. It's interesting how the Europeans manage to refine cleaner
diesel fuel, but the American refiners balk at the technical challenge.
Here's the link:
http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=909856
r
Sheesh, when they seized the cooking oil truck they should have made some
biodiesel. ;-)
On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Keith Addison wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2637999.stm
> BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific |
> Wednesday, 8 January, 2003, 09:44 GMT
>
> Anger at Indonesian pri
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2637999.stm
BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific |
Wednesday, 8 January, 2003, 09:44 GMT
Anger at Indonesian price rises
Protesters say the government has abandoned the poor
Indonesians have held a third day of protests around the country
against rises
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2637999.stm
BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific |
Wednesday, 8 January, 2003, 09:44 GMT
Anger at Indonesian price rises
Protesters say the government has abandoned the poor
Indonesians have held a third day of protests around the country
against rises
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/19332/story.htm
Senate bill aims to cut US emissions
USA: January 9, 2003
WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain and Democrat Joseph Lieberman
will introduce Senate legislation yesterday that would slash
emissions spewed by U.S. utilities and in
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/19332/story.htm
Senate bill aims to cut US emissions
USA: January 9, 2003
WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain and Democrat Joseph Lieberman
will introduce Senate legislation yesterday that would slash
emissions spewed by U.S. utilities and in
On Tue, 07 Jan 2003 02:00:13 -0500, you wrote:
>murdoch wrote:
>>
>[snip]
>> As to having a trailer behind an EV, first you'd need an EV, and that
>> can be done my many mechanics, but the auto companies are still
>> largely trying not to put them out there. But yes, dragging a
>> generator beh
On Thu, 09 Jan 2003 09:49:03 +0100, you wrote:
>
>As Keith suggested, I am writing an open letter to mr. Kazman. Considering
>that I am a foreigner. can you please help and check it for me. If you have
>additional comments that would fit in, suggest them too. I am also going to
>post it to new
Can you give me co-ordinates on this vehicle? I would like to add it to the on-
road EV list at:
http://www.econogics.com/ev/evwhere.htm
I need make, model, owner name (initials), home base location city and year of
manufacture, if applicable.
Thanks,
Darryl McMahon
To:
I agree wholeheartedly with your thoughts on bumper stickers / PR... I like
"boycott OPEC" themes... What other cool slogans/ideas do people have? If
we can throw out brilliant ideas and vote on them, I know some good
designers, so I'll take it on to get some made up and make them available to
an
Arianna Huffington has put together a project to air hard-hitting ads
drawing a link between fuel inefficiency and terrorism, with the support of
the Hollywood honchos behind Seinfeld, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, Got
Milk, etc.
Nice to see this, in part because Arianna Huffington has conside
Carbon Monoxide.
Craig
- Original Message -
From: "Mccall Tom WP US" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: RE: [biofuel] fuel comparisons
>
> Were you measuring Carbon Monoxide or hydrocarbons?
>
> T
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Craig Pech
Were you measuring Carbon Monoxide or hydrocarbons?
T
-Original Message-
From: Craig Pech [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:51 AM
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [biofuel] fuel comparisons
Just did a comparison the other day. Used a Bacharach Monox
Just did a comparison the other day. Used a Bacharach Monoxor - about a $780
unit for the test. Ford diesel truck with about 25 to 30% BioD was 157 ppm.
Ford Excursion (gas) parked next to it "pegged" at 2000 ppm (the unit does
not read over 2000 ppm). Both vehicles are fairly new - less than 65,0
The biofuel legislation is getting voted up next week.
It's the last chance to have a word in the ear of necessary EU officials
to help get Pure Plant Oils accepted.
This group of European SVO advocates have been busy, the Folkcenter
report is a bit confusing (it appears to be the way with this
The biofuel legislation is getting voted up next week.
It's the last chance to have a word in the ear of necessary EU officials
to help get Pure Plant Oils accepted.
This group of European SVO advocates have been busy, the Folkcenter
report is a bit confusing (it appears to be the way with this
- Original Message -
From: "robert luis rabello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 2:44 AM
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Some choice Was: The Future of Fuel-Efficient
Cars /The Thirst for Oil
>
>
> csakima wrote:
>
> > But now, arbitrarily set gasoline to ... say $2
Was upset and posted it hastily, below is a little bit cleaner version to
ponder,
Dear Mr. Kazman
I saw you on CNN Insight and it was a real show performance. It is only a
few questions that I like to get covered about SUV. Since you pose in such
a convincing way as expert, you should be ab
As Keith suggested, I am writing an open letter to mr. Kazman. Considering
that I am a foreigner. can you please help and check it for me. If you have
additional comments that would fit in, suggest them too. I am also going to
post it to news papers etc. and appreciate addresses and suggestion
Utilities Ask to Bill for Security Fees
By DAVID B. CARUSO, Associated Press Writer
January 3, 2003, 4:49 PM EST
PHILADELPHIA -- A growing number of utility companies are asking states for
permission to add security fees to customers' bills to recover the cost of
protecting
themselves against p
I'm looking for emission comparisons specifically between biodiesel and
gasoline. There seems to be information comparing biodiesel and petroldiesel,
but I'm having a hard time finding more. Can anyone point me in the right
direction to find real data?
We are working on a car sharing initiative
Hi,
If you're adventurous (which is not the situation we're putting our
'clients' into, but fine for an adventurous owner-builder willing to fix
things) , solar hot water panels are very easy to get for free in the US
these days. People who bought houses with them installed often don't want
to
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