RE: [Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-08 Thread Chris Lloyd
From the 16th century Japan (and long before) the Japanese establishment had looked on the world as a battleground of aggressive empires, Like Britton, France, Spain, and Portugal you mean. Chris. Wessex Ferret Club (http://www.wessexferretclub.co.uk) -- No virus found in this

Re: [Biofuel] New question was The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-08 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi Clark, Welcome if this is your first post. We all appreciate a sense of humor. However, there is at least one perhaps more than one Viet Nam vets here, possible from both sides. Napalm jokes probably are not too funny. But, heck how would you know that. Welcome, learn and enjoy the dialog.

Re: [Biofuel] New question was The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-08 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi Busy, That´s what I was afraid of. I have a feeling BioD is out, definitely the glycerine by-product as a fuel. Maybe 95% ethanol. Thanks, Tom Irwin From: Busyditch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 02:52:39 -0300Subject: Re: [Biofuel] New

Re: [Biofuel] New question

2005-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Hi all, I passed by the local used everything store and saw an old style blowtorch. Pressure-type, you have to pump it up? There's a tray right under the burner that you fill with alcohol first, light the alcohol to pre-heat the burner unit, then just before the alcohol flame goes out,

Re: [Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-08 Thread Mike Weaver
*Part* of the German command was looking for a way out - look what happened to Rommel. Didn't change the war much. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Part* of the Japanese government was trying to find a way to surrender, before the atom bombs. Part of the U.S. Navy command held the view that no

Re: [Biofuel] washing?

2005-08-08 Thread Mike Weaver
I always wash *and* neutralize the leftover lye - but then I'm pretty paranoid. Some of the gurus I met at Piedmont don't, others swear you have to. the skapegoat wrote: The JTF website strongly recommends washing and the Josh Tickell book seems to suggest it isn't necessary and possibly

Re: [Biofuel] Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Worst terror attacks in history

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Redler
"I grow a little weary of revisionist history." Yes. Those pesky researchers and their new discoveries. Why can't we just keep history the way "the victors" wrote it. "Hirohito, Hitler, and even our ally Stalin were noton the humanitarian side of the leger." So this is where I (and perhaps

Re: [Biofuel] New question

2005-08-08 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi all and Keith, You know I only examined it a minute or two so I can't tell what type it is. But if it has the possibility of using BioD it was so cheap I'll go buy it and play with it some. Many thanks, Tom Irwin From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To:

Re: [Biofuel] Dirty Oil sand, shale, gas coal

2005-08-08 Thread marilyn
Roger Billings had a company in Utah in the 1980s that ran cars on hydrogen. He ran his first car on hydrogen in the 1960s. After dropping the project for a while, he is at it again. His website is http://www.hydrogennow.org/index.html I haven't heard a word about him in the press, just the

Re: [Biofuel] ethanol from wood using mushrooms

2005-08-08 Thread Ken Gotberg
I was reading just yesterday about using white rot fungus in the form of mushrooms of the common button type as selective for lignin and leaving the cellulose and hemicellulose alone as part of a pulping scheme. The cellulose and maybe the hemicellulose can then be fermented to ethanol. (Another

[Biofuel] Terrorism and American freedom

2005-08-08 Thread Rich3800
I think Bush is trying to confuse the issue. The terrorists(?) and would-be terrorists don't hate our way of life but they do hate the influence that big American multinationals exert over their lives. As far they (terrorists and would-be terrorists) are concerned, American multinationals

Re: [Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Redler
"*Part* of the German command was looking for a way out - look what happened to Rommel. Didn't change the war much." There are alot of "what if's" that can be discussed to exhaustion. It may seem like a waste of time. However, I'd prefer to do that than focus entirely on the outcome and say

Re: [Biofuel] Terrorism and American freedom

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Redler
Absolutely. By the way, have you ever noticed how the issues can be confused when a culture insists on categorizing and labeling every political dogma on earth, and then force you to subscribe to one? democrat, republican, liberal, neocon, communist, ultra(right, left, orthodox, etc.),

[Biofuel] Improving Ethanol Distilation Efficiency

2005-08-08 Thread Michael
08-08-05 on Ethanol It takes approximately the same energy to produce ethanol, as you get out of using ethanol. There are quibbles about how much gain or loss, but the major use of energy, is from the distillation process to make ethanol usable. The distillation process is the major loss of

Re: [Biofuel] ethanol from wood using mushrooms

2005-08-08 Thread bob allen
Howdy Ken, Ken Gotberg wrote: I was reading just yesterday about using white rot fungus in the form of mushrooms of the common button type as selective for lignin and leaving the cellulose and hemicellulose alone as part of a pulping scheme. The cellulose and maybe the hemicellulose can then

Re: [Biofuel] RE: jelly and jellybiofuel

2005-08-08 Thread Pannirselvam P.V
Hi D Giorchino The mess you have made can be a new dicovery of solid biofuel . jelly solid ethanol has good market as the future biofuel for rural areas as identified by UN. Try to acess about the possbility of mixing your mess with ethanol jelly fuel.Thus the big problem of

Re: [Biofuel] Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Worst terror attacks in history

2005-08-08 Thread RobertCVA
RE: post excerpted below. Some hard questions, and painful for those of us in the US who are conflicted about the good and bad our country, or its citizens, have done in and to the world, and in this country itself. [As I write this, I have in my wallet a $20 bill, with the picture of

Re: [Biofuel] Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Worst terror attacks in history

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Redler
Bob wrote: "re: 'Dysentery, starvation(due to ten years of sanctions) andwar in Iraq.', specifically concerning the sanctions." Iraqi Sanctions and American Intentions: Blameless Carnage? by James Bovard Iraqi Sanctions and American Intentions: Blameless Carnage? by James BovardPresident Bush’s

Re: [Biofuel] ethanol from wood using mushrooms

2005-08-08 Thread Tom Irwin
Greetings Ken, I'm certainly interested in seeing that thesis. It would be unusual for a fungus to get its only form of energy from lignin. It would be especially unusual for a fungus not to consume cellulose and hemicelluose. Hot stuff for those poor souls like myself, interested in

[Biofuel] Check out Diesel Won't Solve Our Gasoline Woes

2005-08-08 Thread RobertCVA
Click here: Diesel Won't Solve Our Gasoline Woes FYI. No mention of biodiesel to augment supplies. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Redler
More on Roundup and Monsanto: Drugs war in Columbia - the true costThe true cost of the US’s so-called “drugs war” in Columbia (see Environment Health News 16 p13) is mounting. There have now been 4,000 human and 178,000 animal reported cases of serious skin, eye, respiratory and digestive

Re: [Biofuel] Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Worst terror attacks in history

2005-08-08 Thread robert luis rabello
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because God Shed His Grace on [We], as one of our anthems says? Uh, I have a hard time believing that. With great power goes great responsibility. Interesting times ahead. As far as God shed his grace, I've often wondered if those words represent an invocation,

Re: [Biofuel] Improving Ethanol Distilation Efficiency

2005-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 08-08-05 on Ethanol It takes approximately the same energy to produce ethanol, as you get out of using ethanol. There are quibbles about how much gain or loss, but the major use of energy, is from the distillation process to make ethanol usable. The

Re: [Biofuel] ethanol from wood using mushrooms

2005-08-08 Thread Greg and April
Please, I have not heard of thisuse of MoS2before. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Ken Gotberg To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 7:07 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol from wood using mushrooms I was reading just

[Biofuel] EU clears Monsanto biotech corn for animal feed

2005-08-08 Thread Greg and April
The European Union head office on Monday cleared a form of genetically modified corn made by American biotechnology company Monsanto Co. for use in animal feed. http://www.kticam.com/news/agricultural/index.cfm?id=11698 Greg H. ___ Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Worst terror attacks in history

2005-08-08 Thread Greg and April
I perceive it as a simple request. Greg H. - Original Message - From: robert luis rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 12:00 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Worst terror attacks in history As far as God shed his

[Biofuel] Solar power is latest innovation at N.J. farms

2005-08-08 Thread Greg and April
Move over, Jersey tomatoes. Some farmers are producing a new crop: energy. http://www.kticam.com/news/agricultural/index.cfm?id=11695 Greg H. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-08 Thread capt3d
In a message dated 8/6/05 10:31:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't think that you are looking at the picture in the same light as the planners were. Actually greg, we haven't been talking about what was in the minds of the planners. The subject has been the wholly abitrary statements

[Biofuel] Seed terrorism

2005-08-08 Thread Richard B
Monsanto is a prime player in predatory, monopolistic practices, trying to pass laws to lock the little guy out. Check out http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=343. If Monsanto has its way, we will have to pay royalties to do anything with seeds, including growing plants to produce biofuels.

[Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-08 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings, I will agree that there are many factors that were not made public at the time of the bombing that did allow the myths to grow. I wonder though, how can any nation call themselves moral and strong when they do not want their people to know what has been done in their name? If the

Re: [Biofuel] Seed terrorism

2005-08-08 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Yes Monsanto and others have used absolutely dispicable tactics against some U.S. and Canadian farmers who found some of their gm plants on their land. I also understand that they just purchased the largest seed coumpany in the world. Name escapes me right now but that particular seed co.

Re: [Biofuel] Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Worst terror attacks in history

2005-08-08 Thread capt3d
tom, I grow a little weary of revisionist history. this is precisely why this thread started in the first place. there are those of us who are weary of the revisionist official history woven almost entrely of whole cloth to justify the first use (and, incidentally, first use) of the atomic

[Biofuel] Experience with DSE/dieselsecret.com

2005-08-08 Thread Paul S Cantrell
Hello, I found this site today while researching SVO/WVO: Diesel Secret Energy or DSE http://www.dieselsecret.com/ They want US$40 for their 'kit' or US$8 for a 22 floz bottle (to treat 88 gallons) They claim to be able to run SVO/WVO without car mods, by filtering and using their proprietary

RE: [Biofuel] washing?

2005-08-08 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
Hi all im a newcomber to making biodiesel and will be making my first batch soon but need some help in washing the diesel the rest i got from a friend thanx Kobus S.A. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Weaver Sent: Monday, August 08,

Re: [Biofuel] Check out Diesel Won't Solve Our Gasoline Woes

2005-08-08 Thread Mike Weaver
I read that. Diesel will only help if combined w/ high mileage cars, hybrid and bio. To go to diesel so Americans can get 22 mpg in their SUVs is pretty silly. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Click here: Diesel Won't Solve Our Gasoline Woes

Re: [Biofuel] Democratizing the Global Economy

2005-08-08 Thread Joe Street
I just watched a movie called The Yes Men and was shocked at how much they were able to infiltrate the WTO and even more shocked to see the scene at the end of the film of a member of my own country's parliament quoting some of thier disinformation which is designed to combat the unhealthy

RE: [Biofuel] washing?

2005-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Welcome Kobus Hi all im a newcomber to making biodiesel and will be making my first batch soon but need some help in washing the diesel See: http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_bubblewash.html Washing: Why bother? Which way is best? Mist-washing Bubble washing Stir washing Settling

Re: [Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-08 Thread capt3d
doug, *Part* of the Japanese government was trying to find a way to surrender, before the atom bombs. you've been misinformed. this is a misrepresentation of the facts. it was hirohito himself, quite on his own, that asked the soviets to mediate a peace. later, the government junta voted

[Biofuel] Hiroshima survivor speaks out

2005-08-08 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hiroshima Survivor Recalls the Day the Atomic Bomb Was Dropped http://www.alternate-energy.net/hiroshima05.html Get your daily alternative energy news http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tomorrow-energy

Re: [Biofuel] Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Worst terror attacks in history

2005-08-08 Thread Mike Weaver
Favorite Bush quote: The American way of life is not negotiable. The rest of the world may prove him wrong on that one... robert luis rabello wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because God Shed His Grace on [We], as one of our anthems says? Uh, I have a hard time believing that. With great

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup

2005-08-08 Thread Mike Weaver
Arrgg. Why did you have send that? Now I have get rid of a gallon of that crap. Anyone know how to render it safe before disposal? Also, does anyone have any ideas on using concentrated vinegar to control weeds? I had no idea it was so deadly. -Mike Michael Redler wrote: More on Roundup

Re: [Biofuel] Seed terrorism

2005-08-08 Thread Mike Weaver
Burpee? Alt.EnergyNetwork wrote: Yes Monsanto and others have used absolutely dispicable tactics against some U.S. and Canadian farmers who found some of their gm plants on their land. I also understand that they just purchased the largest seed coumpany in the world. Name escapes me right

Re: [Biofuel] Seed terrorism

2005-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Burpee? Seminis. http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg44318.html [Biofuel] Monsanto buys Seminis http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg46363.html [Biofuel] Monsanto versus Farmers Best Keith Alt.EnergyNetwork wrote: Yes Monsanto and others

Re: [Biofuel] Seed terrorism

2005-08-08 Thread rich
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Burpee? Seminis. http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg44318.html [Biofuel] Monsanto buys Seminis http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg46363.html [Biofuel] Monsanto versus Farmers Best Keith Alt.EnergyNetwork wrote:

Re: [Biofuel] RE: jelly

2005-08-08 Thread Appal Energy
Derick, Still, treat a small sample with concentrated sufuric or phosphoric acid and observe. Todd Swearingen DERICK GIORCHINO wrote: Thanks for the response. I feel that I may not have explained that there isn't a layer it's almost a solid mass. It is about 95 deg f outside and if I turn

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Redler
Sorry Mike. I can't help you decide what to do with it. However, I remember threads on this list that talk about very effective, natural solutions in the garden. Does anyone remember? Mike Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Arrgg. Why did you have send that? Now I have get rid of a gallon of

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup

2005-08-08 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi All, Let me thank everyone involved for the information on these companies. If you think this is doing little good think again. I used the material here with a bit of filtering to teach my Environmental Science class today. The more folks who get the word out the fewer customers Monsanto

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup

2005-08-08 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi Mike, If you´re in the U.S. you can drop it off at your local household hazardous waste collection site. Call and see how much they will accept. You might have to transfer it into four 1 liter containers so you don´t have to pay for disposal. They usually take this stuff to a cement kiln

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup

2005-08-08 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings, Concentrated vinegar, sprayed on a hot sunny day will kill post emergent weeds, if it does not rain within the next few days. It will also kill any earthworms it comes in contact with. If used too much, it will also affect the ph of your soil and harm some of the bacteria, but the

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Redler
Right-on Tom! This is the kind of encouragementthat I REALLY like to see. "But, as men cannot engender new forces, but only unite and direct existing ones, they have no other means of preserving themselves than the formation, by aggregation, of a sum of forces great enough to overcome the

Re: [Biofuel] Improving Ethanol Distilation Efficiency

2005-08-08 Thread marilyn
I know someone who developed a way to remove alcohol during fermentation, which would greatly cut the cost of making ethanol. I am trying to find people to link up with to replicate the process because he has dropped it. I did a search for remove alcohol during fermentation on your web site

Re: [Biofuel] saddam and sanctions (was: Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Worst terror attacks in history)

2005-08-08 Thread capt3d
robert, there is a lot of myth swirling around this issue. the sanctions did result in severe hardships for the people of iraq. however, once the oil for food program got under way, things really started to turn around. by the time 'shock and awe' started, the UN-administered program had

Re: [Biofuel] Seed terrorism

2005-08-08 Thread capt3d
no doubt, eventually, one of their gmo's will have the 'accidental' side effect of respiring a specific isotope of oxygen, thus enabling monsanto to hold patent rights on any unit of atmosphere in which this isotope is found. . . . -chris b. In a message dated 8/8/05 12:35:20 PM, [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-08 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi folks, I hope everyone is reading all the attachments to articles on this topic. I found theone in the Weekly Standard to be very credible. Thanks Greg and April for thisinformation. Perhaps that´s my own personal bias. How would you attack this Chris B. and Hakan? More government

[Biofuel] Turkeys

2005-08-08 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi All, Aside from the ongoing debate, here is a practical question. Since turkeys,(the edible kind) are relatively rare where I live, I thought they might be a more profitable bird to raise than chickens. I still plan on raising muscovy ducks since they seem relatively low maintenence. How

Re: [Biofuel] Turkeys

2005-08-08 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings, Depending on the breed, turkeys can be really stupid. They will starve to death standing in a pile of food. Extremely careful research is called for or you will be hand feeding your babies every couple of hours. It is not fun. Muscovy ducks are fun and taste real good. Bright

Re: [Biofuel] Improving Ethanol Distilation Efficiency

2005-08-08 Thread Ken Provost
on 8/8/05 8:58 AM, Michael at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: E-Mail me at address on my card when you are interested in contributing your design and other talents. See http://RecoveryByDiscovery.com/Ethanol.htm Howzabout I just reply here in front of everybody and you can ignore me if you

[Biofuel] Condensers

2005-08-08 Thread yarrison
Dear All- Does anyone out there have a creative off the shelf idea for a total condenser (methanol recovery)? I'm thinking about building an air-cooled type, but I was wondering if anyone had a better solution? Also, where are some other sources to get methanol? I have a local racing fuel

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup

2005-08-08 Thread Joseph Schaefer
Vinegar seems to work pretty good on dandelions, not much effect on other weeds. I use the large jug (four liters) size from the discount grocery store, plain white vinegar. Joe --- Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Arrgg. Why did you have send that? Now I have get rid of a gallon of

Re: [Biofuel] The myths of Hiroshima

2005-08-08 Thread Appal Energy
I found the one in the Weekly Standard to be very credible. No references or no book in the offing or in print citing reference one to back their article, with the authors being party and parcel to numerous positions contrary to common, economic and environmental sense, stubborn to the