[biofuel] Organic Fuel Legislation

2004-06-05 Thread John Woolsey
I am considering introducing a private members bill in Canada to make recyclable fuels not pay gas tax. By my calculations if that where done biodeisel would replace deisel overnight. With the way oil prices are going it may not take long anyway, but hurrying up the process would help a lot. So

Re: [biofuel] Diesel fire suppression

2004-06-06 Thread John Woolsey
One of the nice things about diesel fuel is it doesn't burn very well unless under high compression making it very safe compared to gasoline. I would assume biodiesel would have the same properties. Also Diesel is an oil rather then a solvent which is why diesel engines last a lot longer.

Re: [biofuel] Re: The clash of civilizations and the Great Caliphate

2004-06-06 Thread John Woolsey
I don't really think this is worth responding to however. Remember the only hope of cruel dictatorships surviving throughout the world is by having an enemy. Don't help them make one up. I am not pro the coalition going in but they are not the enemy of the Iraqi people. Remember the enemy of y

Re: [biofuel] Re: Oil and Israel - Keith

2004-06-09 Thread John Woolsey
So we have a guy attempting to analyse a document that has changed many times through history and proven beyond a doubt basically an urban legend dating back hundreds of years. That really sounds like people who are attempting to interpret nostradamous' predictions of the future. I am sure the

Re: [biofuel] Re: Macro Economics Plant Fuel Stats?

2004-06-09 Thread John Woolsey
It is cool, but is it proven? Anyone want to start a algae farm? I am sure it would be easy to find a patron among the internet millionaires. joeyhundert wrote: > Lyle, > Thanks very much, that's a really cool article. Algae for oil, > that's the first I'd heard of it. > > I forgot to ta

Re: [biofuel] Re: Macro Economics Plant Fuel Stats?

2004-06-10 Thread John Woolsey
on our website www dabney.com/ecogenics/ > > Marc Orion Cardoso > > > > > > > > > biofuel@yahoogroups.com, John Woolsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>It is cool, but is it proven? Anyone want to start a algae farm? I > > am >

Re: [biofuel] Re: Oil and Israel - Keith

2004-06-10 Thread John Woolsey
I am simply saying that if the document is sufficiently vague it is trivial to match patterns in the document to reality. I have not read war and peace but if it is vague it can easily be interpreted as a valid professy. - bfn - JAW

Re: [biofuel] Re: defamation is Bush/cheney

2004-06-11 Thread John Woolsey
I like ducks and I support ducks. They taste good with a bernaise sauce. - bfn - JAW biobenz wrote: > Wha, ha ha ha I almost wet myself.That's very mucho funny there > Keith. > > Luc > > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison <[EMA

[biofuel] Algae farming for oil $

2004-06-11 Thread John Woolsey
Okay here is a question: What would the price of the oil be for Algae farmed oil? Someone here said they had been doing this stuff for years. What is your price for various quantities? Is it cheaper than Soy oil etc? - bfn - JAW

Re: [biofuel] Re: Algae farming for oil $

2004-06-12 Thread John Woolsey
nitive. > Marc > > > > > > > > > > > - In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "John Woolsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Okay here is a question: >>What would the price of the oil be for Algae farmed oil? >>Someone here said they ha

Re: [biofuel] Re: Algae farming for oil $

2004-06-13 Thread John Woolsey
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: >>Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 12:55 AM >>Subject: [biofuel] Re: Algae farming for oil $ >> >> >> >>>-- >>> we have been growing various species for years under a wide > > variety > >>&

[biofuel] Producing Hydrogen

2004-06-16 Thread John Woolsey
I am interested in looking into the current techniques for producing hydrogen. What is considered most efficient. Is it more efficient at higher pressures? Is the best way reversing a fuel cell? Electrolyzing water? Are there any good web sites on this? Are there filters for hydrogen gas like t

Re: Re[2]: [biofuel] wondering about this comment

2004-06-16 Thread John Woolsey
I have no intention of defending Isreal. However the tone of these articles are scary at best. Talking about motive as being irrelevant, etc, etc. Of course motive is important. If there is no logical reason for someone to do something most likely the basic assumptions are flawed. When a war g

Re: [biofuel] New to the group

2004-06-16 Thread John Woolsey
I find this things very hard to believe. My father was telling me about how in the 70s someone put together a book that said we where going to run out of nickel copper and various other metals. The book quoted mostly dates in the 80s. It is now 2004 and we are recycling some stuff, but we are

Re: [biofuel] wondering about this comment

2004-06-16 Thread John Woolsey
welcome further discourse on this subject. - bfn - JAW Keith Addison wrote: > John Woolsey wrote... a load of total nonsense. A bunch of fact-free > opinions only to be found among a particular sector of > thoroughly-spun Americans. Whatev

Re: [biofuel] wondering about this comment

2004-06-16 Thread John Woolsey
I hardly call that site a news site. It is probably better classified as a blog where someone who has an axe to grid is trying to build a case for hatred. If you don't believe me start clicking some of the links. ie if you buy this then maybe you buy something else more blatant. I don't believe

Re: [biofuel] Re: Australia - home brewers have to pay excise

2004-06-17 Thread John Woolsey
Let's hope the algea sink in the Ocean keeps working in fighting CO2 because apparently our politicians aren't going to help us for another ten years or so... Either that or the oil runs out which would probably solve a lot of other problems. The good news is I believe the Gen-Xers politicians

Re: [biofuel] Major Victory for Biodiesel in Delaware

2004-06-17 Thread John Woolsey
That is great. Is it really only 2c / gallon more expensive? I was told by the boideisel.org that it was 1c per perceion which would make it $1/gallon more expensive. - bfn - JAW -- Original Message -- From: "Andr

Re: [biofuel] Re: Cheney, Bush and Iraq 9/11 links

2004-06-17 Thread John Woolsey
Try this test: Sit down and try to find something positive about US foreign policy. I am not going to mention anything specific at the moment I can think of a few things. Things that generally turned out well. Don't search the net find them in your head. Can't think of any can you? Now that we

Re: [biofuel] Re: Cheney, Bush and Iraq 9/11 links

2004-06-18 Thread John Woolsey
biobenz in specific, but it really applies to anyone on this list who wants to try. Remember I live in Canada and at least one of our political parties believes that opposing the States is valid party policy. They believe valid policy is doing the opposite of anything the US does. To me that is

Re: [biofuel] Re: Australia - home brewers have to pay excise

2004-06-18 Thread John Woolsey
Recycling is interesting from a variety of levels. You are likely correct that it may be there primarily to assuage guilt. But the interesting thing is governments are paying for it to happen. It was a first step and it proves that we are capable of moving further. Packaging legislation decreas

Re: [biofuel] Re: Cheney, Bush and Iraq 9/11 links

2004-06-18 Thread John Woolsey
I have no intention of listing good things. The point has nothing to do with defending the US. The point is to see if you see the US as good and bad or just bad or just good. If you fit into the just bad or just good categories you should probably rethink your position. For example Saddam Huss

Re: [biofuel] USDA finds ethanol's positive net energy balance has increased by 33%

2004-06-18 Thread John Woolsey
Hasn't Brasil been using Ethanol for years now? - bfn - JAW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 6/16/04 8:24:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > >>Bio-Energy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>

Re: [biofuel] New to the group

2004-06-19 Thread John Woolsey
. - bfn - JAW -- Original Message -- From: Martin Klingensmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:33:14 -0400 >John Woolsey wrote: > >>Things that have been irritating me: >>Electric cars p