Re: [Biofuel] Jatropha -- Reality or Hype?

2008-08-26 Thread Rexis Tree
I am having a similar doubt here as well, is Jatropha a reality? Indeed it is a living tree, even I had one germinated from seed as a pot plant. But is it a reality? What make it better then the more productive oil palm if it still need fertilizer and irrigation to thrive? Or course, Jatropha can t

Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol 85

2008-08-26 Thread Kurt Nolte
For the most part I have been using straight E85. Single stage, base, sodium hydroxide since I'm still using up stock. If I have time, I'll try to move and do some KOH catalyzed. All my oil is from home use or a frequently changed burger stand, titrates <5 every time, typically around 1-2. Tot

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/USDAgifttoMonsanto.php ISIS Press Release 26/08/08 USDA Gift to Monsanto The US Department of Agriculture's give-away insurance rates for GM crops risk bankrupting the public coffers. Prof. Joe Cummins The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) is part of the Risk M

Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol 85

2008-08-26 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Kurt >I live within ten miles of four different E85 pumps, for most of them >it's just right there on one of the islands with the gas pump. It's a >separate nozzle, like diesel, but it isn't attended. If I'm the one >filling the car up, I splash-mix to about an E40 blend by putting the >E85 in

[Biofuel] Wasted food draining the world of water, experts say

2008-08-26 Thread Keith Addison
Full report: Saving Water: From Field to Fork -- Curbing Losses and Wastage in the Food Chain [PDF] http://www.siwi.org/documents/Resources/Papers/Paper_13_Field_to_Fork.pdf http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gv7oLsKL37KqLSHmSmrkYl_SeDzA Wasted food draining the world of water, expert

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.mail-archive.com/sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg44739.html [Biofuel] Glyphosate Toxic & Roundup Worse http://www.mail-archive.com/sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg53067.html [Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup http://www.mail-archive.com/sustainablel

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread SurpriseShan2
/2008/jun/27/gmcrops.food?gusrc=rss&feed =networkfront> And so on. Best Keith -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20080826/01f02754/attachment.html ___ Biofuel mail

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread Guag Meister
Hi All ; > One of the genetic modifications made on crop plants > is to make them > "roundup ready". Such plants are resistant to the > herbicide so it can then > be sprayed on them multiple times throughout the growing > season .. > double and triple dosing all those living in the vi

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread Thomas Kelly
Wendell, > What is the Connection between the crop being GM and the harm caused by the pesticide? > One of the genetic modifications made on crop plants is to make them "roundup ready". Such plants are resistant to the herbicide so it can then be sprayed on them multiple times through

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Shan >Keith >My understanding was that the 'poistive' attributes of GM crops/foods >were supposed to be that they got a higher yield, for insects didn't take as >much, plus it was less expensive to grow them for there was no need for >pesticides, etc. It seems that even those traits