[biofuel] The Pollution Solution: Stopping the environment's worst enemy

2004-08-12 Thread brian . harris

[biofuel] Re: Increasing methanol

2004-08-12 Thread girl Mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have recently increased methanol to 25 percent by volume and have had an easier time with the wash, it cleared in three washes. I used to use about 20 percent methanol. I hate to waste the methanol but it seems to have improved fuel

Re: [biofuel] Re: Information on getting started

2004-08-12 Thread Jose Arevalo
Andrew, I am not from or in South America, I am from Central America. You are correct in saying that in Brazil there is a biofuel production but that is not in my neck of the woods. Do you have an easy recipe that you could send to me to start up? Thanks for your comments, Jose

Re: [biofuel] Re: Information on getting started

2004-08-12 Thread Jose Arevalo
Hey L. Your spanish is great.. what are you talking about??? No worries here with English but if you wish to practive Spanish and help me get started making biofuel while we are at it ... well I«m game. Muchas gracias por tus comentarios y espero que nos mantengamos en contacto via este

RE: [biofuel] Information on getting started

2004-08-12 Thread Jose Arevalo
John: Mucho gusto. Yo estoy en Guatemala. Que tal va tu produccion? No tienes una receta para principiantes que me pudieras hacer llegar? Te agradesco de antemano y te deseo mucha suerte con tu biodiesel. Estaremos en contacto. En que trabajas? Saludos, Jose Loke, John (CIAT)

[biofuel] Re: Information on getting started

2004-08-12 Thread patrickhaze
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, andys280176 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: jose, I was very surprised to read you are from South America (SA) and that you are having trouble getting started in small scale production of bio-fuel, ... He said (wrote) Central America, not South America.

[biofuel] Permaculture Course in Nevada City California, ethanol book update: 9/11-9/26

2004-08-12 Thread girl Mark
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Hello Friends, farmers, permies, and alternative energy colleagues! As many of you may know, I have been working hard since 1993 heading up the International Institute for Ecological Agriculture (IIEA), a non-profit based in Aptos, California. Our

[biofuel] Fw: Re: [local-b100-biz] fire safety and biodiesel regulations

2004-08-12 Thread girl Mark
following message is from our local small-business biodiesel distributor- who only sells B100, not diesel blends. - Forwarded message follows - Jennifer myself have been in conversation with the Berkeley fire dept. for 7 months or more. Following local practices we

[biofuel] Fw: Re: [local-b100-biz] fire safety and biodiesel regulations

2004-08-12 Thread girl Mark
following message is from our local small-business biodiesel distributor- who only sells B100, not diesel blends. - Forwarded message follows - Jennifer myself have been in conversation with the Berkeley fire dept. for 7 months or more. Following local practices we

Re: [biofuel] Ethanol / Methanol mix

2004-08-12 Thread Martin Klingensmith
Hello Greg, Methanol is CH3O [atomic mass 31 grams per mole] and ethanol C2H6O [46 g/M]. As you can see there is an oxygen atom in each molecule. Ethanol has more energy than methanol because it has more bonds than methanol. Plain old gasoline is just a series of carbon bonds such as C-C-C-C-C-C

[biofuel] Environment

2004-08-12 Thread Ross Cannon
ONE-TRACK MINE Bush Administration Packed with Coal-Friendly Bureaucrats In his 2000 campaign, George W. Bush promised to make coal central to his energy plan, and he was rewarded with millions of dollars in donations from the coal industry and the votes of coal miners in crucial swing

Re: [biofuel] Ethanol / Methanol mix

2004-08-12 Thread Greg Harbican
Good info., always did sort of like methanol over ethanol, for one reason or another.To bad it's so nasty to work with. I found a formula, that achieves a 3.7% O2 increase, called Waiver, by DuPont, it's 5% Methanol and 2.5% Ethanol, and does the same as 10% Ethanol, and is better than

Re: [biofuel] Environment

2004-08-12 Thread Keith Addison
Aleady posted in full: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/37460/ Keith Addison ONE-TRACK MINE Bush Administration Packed with Coal-Friendly Bureaucrats In his 2000 campaign, George W. Bush promised to make coal central to his energy plan, and he was rewarded with millions of dollars in

[biofuel] implantable thermoelectric generator

2004-08-12 Thread tallex2002
implantable thermoelectric generator http://www.biophan.com/articles/ns.php http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns5091 Power implant aims to run on body heat Just think if these chips become mass produced in a few years and the possible applications for thermo electrics

[biofuel] diesel scooter

2004-08-12 Thread Yves vd hoeven
Does someone have more information on the availability of a diesel scooter? I searched the net and didn't find any. Yves. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for

Re: [biofuel] implantable thermoelectric generator

2004-08-12 Thread Martin Klingensmith
tallex2002 wrote: implantable thermoelectric generator http://www.biophan.com/articles/ns.php http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns5091 Power implant aims to run on body heat Just think if these chips become mass produced in a few years and the possible

RE: [biofuel] implantable thermoelectric generator

2004-08-12 Thread Bryan Brah
The articles hype this technology as a way to power implanted medical devices like pacemakers, but it seems questionable that a patch of skin will provide enough juice to shock your heart. Anyway, don't they have inductive charging systems for pacemaker batteries that eliminate the need for

Re: [biofuel] High altitude diesel issues emissions

2004-08-12 Thread Donald Allwright
Here is my understanding of the issues surrounding Diesel engines when used at altitude. A few years ago I took a trip in the mountains in Bolivia, which involved being driven through some very spectacular mountain scenary. At one point we were climbing up a hill and I was very aware that the

[biofuel] Venezuela Floridated

2004-08-12 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6704.htm Venezuela Floridated Will The Gang That Fixed Florida Fix the Vote in Caracas this Sunday? by Greg Palast Tuesday, August 10, 2004ICH -- Hugo Chavez drives George Bush crazy. Maybe it's jealousy: Unlike Mr. Bush, Chavez, in Venezuela,

[biofuel] The Most Important Election Ever (In Venezuela)

2004-08-12 Thread Keith Addison
See also: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6683.htm Chavez raps US imperialism Huge crowd shows up at `Vote No' rally 08/09/04 Bangkok Post http://informationclearinghouse.info/article6478.htm BBC Newsnight Warning to Venezuelan leader The poor marched on the city centre By

Re: [biofuel] Inequitable Distribution

2004-08-12 Thread Jose Arevalo
Keith: Thanks for articles such as this one. You do a wonderful job at putting things into the proper perspective. I live in a developing country and have high aspirations to help the people around me to change situations such as the ones described below. I hope others can see what you

[biofuel] PDF on fuel cells

2004-08-12 Thread jkolling
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Re: [biofuel] High altitude diesel issues emissions

2004-08-12 Thread Greg Harbican
This is an old 1985 diesel engine. With all the checking I have done on it ( not to mention all the parts I have had to order ), I think that I would have found out if it had any kind of altitude compensating fuel injection system. One thing that someone on another list came up with, was an

Re: [biofuel] diesel scooter

2004-08-12 Thread Keith Addison
Does someone have more information on the availability of a diesel scooter? I searched the net and didn't find any. Yves. Hello Yves Dunno about scooters, but there are a few motorcycles. http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_bikes.html Best wishes Keith Yahoo!

RE: [biofuel] Colour of latest batch

2004-08-12 Thread Christopher
Todd: I found that after a reprocess I can get a blonde product as blonde as fresh oil. I just thought that this might be of interest to you. regards, Chris -Original Message- From: Appal Energy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:33 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com

RE: [biofuel] High altitude diesel issues emissions

2004-08-12 Thread Christopher
Hi Greg: If you try biodiesel you'll get far less soot. regards, Chris -Original Message- From: Greg Harbican [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 3:06 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] High altitude diesel issues emissions Turbocharging will