[Biofuel] Thanks to Lyle

2005-01-04 Thread Eric & Wendy
Just got back from visiting some friends in Hillsboro, NC and decided to stop by Piedmont Biofuels Coop. I just want to thanks Lyle for giving me a tour of the facility and enlightening me as I try to figure out how to start the Susquehanna Biodiesel Coop in Central PA. I understand that all of th

[Biofuel] TDI Question

2004-12-19 Thread Eric & Wendy
Hi Everyone! I am a station wagon kind of mom. I don't want to drop a lot of money on a "new" car, so purchasing a new Jetta or Passat wagon TDI is out of the question. Finding a used TDI wagon is very hard. I found some gasoline Passat wagons on auto trader for under $10,000. Could I purchase on

[Biofuel] More winterizing questions

2004-12-16 Thread Eric & Wendy
Do you think putting plastic over the windows in ones home helps to keep the heat in during the winter? Wendy Adams Harrisburg, PA ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: ht

[Biofuel] Supply List

2004-12-16 Thread Eric & Wendy
Hi Everyone! Thanks to those who replied to my last e-mail. I appreciate the encouragement! IÕve heard some rumors about the upcoming winter in the NortheastÑa huge blizzard and black outs. I was wondering if someone could suggest the items I might need to stock up on just in case we are snowed

[Biofuel] I made a test batch!

2004-12-13 Thread Eric & Wendy
Yesterday, I went to the Fulton Center for Sustainable Living at Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA and made some bio diesel. My first batch! I canÕt believe how ÒniceÓ the exhaust from my TDI smells! Sorry, I just had to share my excitement with the group! I feel like a kid on Christmas day! IÕve b

Re: [biofuel] Response I got from PA Dept. of Environmental Protection

2004-04-01 Thread Eric & Wendy
Thanks! Wendy Adams Harrisburg, PA -- Somewhere, someone is looking for exactly what you have to offer. Louise Hay > The state may know a 'lot' about biodiesel, but the person who responded > seems to think that biodiesel is soybean oil. Look on > journeytoforever.org or google.com for info

Re: [biofuel] Newbies looking for a demo

2004-03-24 Thread Eric & Wendy
Wilson College in Chambersburg PA (Right off I-81, 15 miles north of the PA/MD border) will hold a demonstration on how to make bio diesel this Friday at 10 am. You can visit there website at www.Wilson.edu to learn more about it. It is part of an environmental conference being held all weekend at

[biofuel] Response I got from PA Dept. of Environmental Protection

2004-03-23 Thread Eric & Wendy
I recently wrote a letter of inquiry to the PA Department of Environmental Protection seeing if the Commonwealth is implementing Bio Diesel. Here is the response for anyone on the list who cares about Bio Diesel and Pennsylvania! Can anyone on the list address the concern of air pollution with B20

[biofuel] How many miles can you put on a diesel engine?

2004-03-10 Thread Eric & Wendy
I came across a 2001 VW Golf tdi on Ebay with approx. 280,000 miles. I was wondering since the car is only three years old and in relatively good shape, would it be a bad investment? My husband (oh those husbands) says it has too many miles on it for his liking. He is afraid he is going to have t

[biofuel] News article in NY Times about diesel cars

2003-11-22 Thread Eric & Wendy
Too bad they didnÕt mention that a diesel engineÕs saving grace is that it needs to run on biofuel, not diesel fuel. We need to educate and encourage folks to buy a diesel engine and run it on biofuel. Someone needs to make it available at the pump everywhere to make it a viable alternative for th

[biofuel] What Greenercars.com has to say about Bio Fuel

2003-10-29 Thread Eric & Wendy
Hello everyone! I just went to greenercars.com to see what was on there and I found this paragraph and was outraged! http://www.greenercars.com/gctext.html#everyone Bi- and Flex-Fuel Vehicles A number of automakers are now offering vehicles with bi-fuel capability, meaning the ability to run o

Re: [biofuel] New to the list

2003-10-02 Thread Eric & Wendy
Hello! My name is Wendy Adams. I am 38 years old and a stay-at-home mom. Both my husband and I own 1991 Honda Civic Hatchbacks. His is two door. Mine is the four door station wagon. In the near future we will need to purchase another car and I would like that car to be environmentally friendly.