Re: [Biofuel] Company is buying WVO

2008-05-21 Thread Jonathan Schearer
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Re: [Biofuel] What's Wrong With This Picture

2007-12-13 Thread Jonathan Schearer
single tank SVO system. If you can just pour the veg oil in and go, is there a heater on the main tank for cold weather? I am not even sure that SVO will work for me since I drive 12 miles one way to work. My car gets up to operation temp. half way there. Thanks all. Jonathan Schearer

Re: [Biofuel] Automakers Targeted by Lawsuit in California

2006-10-02 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Good idea. Who's going to tell everyone in California they have to walk now?:) robert and benita rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: D. Mindock wrote: And yet car companies are fighting the state's landmark regulations requiring them to offer vehicles with 30 percent lower emissions by 2016.They've

Re: [Biofuel] Stolen Grease

2006-09-11 Thread Jonathan Schearer
were competing with them? On 9/8/06, Jonathan Schearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Well, it finally happened to me. I had a 30 gallon steel drum full of waste grease behind the local pizzeria taken on me the other day. I live in a small townwhere things like this don't happen-or do they? I

Re: [Biofuel] Stolen Grease

2006-09-11 Thread Jonathan Schearer
I just replied to Zeke and said that's what I am thinking also. Thor Burfine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 5 will get you 10 it was the grease hauler who snatched it.they see it as a loss of incomeFrom: Jonathan Schearer [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 7:53 AMTo: Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Stolen Grease

2006-09-11 Thread Jonathan Schearer
you 10 it was the grease hauler who snatched it. they see it as a loss of income *From*: Jonathan Schearer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Sent*: Friday, September 08, 2006 7:53 AM *To*: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Subject*: [B

Re: [Biofuel] Stolen Grease

2006-09-11 Thread Jonathan Schearer
and padlock on the lid? better yet, drill hole through the bolt on the lid ring and pad lock the ring *From*: Jonathan Schearer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Sent*: Friday, September 08, 2006 7:53 AM *To*: B

[Biofuel] Stolen Grease

2006-09-08 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Well, it finally happened to me. I had a 30 gallon steel drum full of waste grease behind the local pizzeria taken on me the other day. I live in a small townwhere things like this don't happen-or do they? I originally had the owner's permission to keep it there-right next to the large commercial

Re: [Biofuel] MaGnesol is... was Re: Manesol pretreatment and washing

2006-05-25 Thread Jonathan Schearer
When I was talking to the local small pizzeria, he mentioned about the use of some kind of powder that was usedto keep used fryer oil lasting longer. He didn't know the name of it offhand, but stated that he would never use it. I asked him why, and he stated that the food that was cooked in the

Re: [Biofuel] Water in recovered methanol?

2006-05-05 Thread Jonathan Schearer
I am probably missing something, but where would the water be coming from in the first place? Isn't the waste oil you start with not supposed to contain any water, and if it does, you need to boil it off? Then there's the methanol. It should not contain any water either. I don't believe the

Re: [Biofuel] Sugar Beets

2006-02-07 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Sorry Keith, guess I had too many words in my search for the archives. Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all. I was going to plant an acre of sugar beets on my father's farm this year hopefully to see how they work for fuel alcohol. Does anyone have a good recipe for fermenting sugar

[Biofuel] Sugar Beets

2006-02-04 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Hello all. I was going to plant an acre of sugar beets on my father's farm this year hopefully to see how they work for fuel alcohol. Does anyone have a good recipe for fermenting sugar beets? I checked the archives and didn't find anything. I checked out the Mother Earth link on the JTF website

[Biofuel] ethanol distillation

2005-11-23 Thread Jonathan Schearer
I have a question for the group. Would a water distiller like the kind found at www.waterdistiller.com be similar to an alcohol still? Usually an alcohol still has a column and uses water as the coolant for the condenser. These water distillers use a coil that is air cooled. Yahoo! Music

Re: [Biofuel] Temp for BD reaction

2005-11-18 Thread Jonathan Schearer
I heat in a seperate tank then transfer to the mixing tank while the oil is warm. I use a propane heater from a turkey deep fryer. Very fast heating. bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use a single 220 element in my processor but run it on 110 volt supply. It is slow to heat. I usually turn it

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel

2005-06-27 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Lyn Gerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went to the site that Keith recommended and it looks fantastic. What this maker Elsbett sells is a one tank system you can put anything from WVO to Dino into. If such a system exists, why are people bothing to make biodiesel? It would be easier, more

Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and NASCAR ?

2005-05-02 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Indy will probably be the first hopefully with others to follow. http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=69FD3C50-A34F-E19A-D22EFD83833FDE48 MH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Senators Urge NASCAR Officials to Switch to Ethanol USAgNet 04/29/2005

Re: [Biofuel] Let Them Eat Rocket Fuel

2005-01-28 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.tompaine.com/articles/let_them_eat_rocket_fuel.php Let Them Eat Rocket Fuel Erik D. Olson January 27, 2005 The fact that there's a rocket fuel additive called perchlorate in your water is bad enough. What's worse is the fact that the Bush

RE: [Biofuel] the next president of the Nation Devided.

2004-11-19 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Peggy, excellent words. I couldn't have said it better myself. Jonathan Schearer. Peggy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Well DB, now that you have your target, we could set up awareness and educational programs in the churches. They could sell biodiesel by the gallon as fundraisers. Grease the Palm

Re: [Biofuel] about God

2004-11-11 Thread Jonathan Schearer
reading. Jonathan Schearer. Martin Klingensmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Whether you intended it or not it seems you are trolling See this: Note, I am not moderating any as that is up to Keith. -- Martin Klingensmith site admin Gabriel Proulx wrote: I saw that some people are talking about

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol Safety of Dispensing from 55 Gal. Drums to carboy safely

2004-11-10 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Kevin try this link. http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=usplasticcategory%5Fname=24990Page=1. They have some helpful products. Jonathan Schearer. Kevin Shea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:After 11 months of research of biodiesel and pondering methanol safety, I have

Re: [Biofuel] filtering WVO

2004-11-08 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Dave, have a look at this and see if it might help you. http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/search.asp?search=ez+strainersx=10y=8. DAVE C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I am using Kentucky Fried oil to heat my house with an oil gun boiler which I have connected to my hot air furnace. My problem is

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Biodiesel output to galvanized settling tankw/site tube

2004-11-02 Thread Jonathan Schearer
a shell-like glaze that is solid like a rock. I made sure I read all the precautions on this stuff, use a respirator. High organics. I have not had anything in the tanks as of yet though. Hopefully I can get another stage completed over Thanksgiving. Just a suggestion. Jonathan Schearer. We'd

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Biodiesel output to galvanized settling tankw/site tube

2004-11-01 Thread Jonathan Schearer
sure I read all the precautions on this stuff, use a respirator. High organics. I have not had anything in the tanks as of yet though. Hopefully I can get another stage completed over Thanksgiving. Just a suggestion. Jonathan Schearer. Kevin Shea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Thanks Keith

Re: Re[2]: [Biofuel] Kids Opt for Kerry

2004-10-22 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Gustl Steiner-Zehender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hallo Greg, Thursday, 21 October, 2004, 20:10:26, you wrote: I spent 8 years in the military. I was a spook and worked at an NSA/NSG (No Such Agency/Naval Security Group) command in the operations section. I am still in daily contact with many

Re: [Biofuel] How many forum members does it take?

2004-10-20 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Dan, this post was hilarious. LOL! Jonathan. Dan Holden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb? 1 to change the light bulb. 1 to post that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light

Re: [Biofuel] 2004 election voter guide

2004-10-20 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Jennifer, in a previous message, Terry states that he did not write the initial voter guide. He merely passed along a message that has been on the internet. Jonathan Schearer. Jennifer Doty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Terry, Your misguided attempts to distort truths, and make Bush seem like

RE: [Biofuel] US Minnesota Fuels Plan

2004-10-06 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Peggy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good luck Gov. However, we hope to change the fuel ethanol business to be total biomass production and not based on an expensive food crop. And the existing corn producers are doing a great job with their products. We salute them and look forward to joining forces

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry's environmental car- yea right.(II)

2004-10-05 Thread Jonathan Schearer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reading below -- John Kerry on the environment: An exclusive Grist interview. By Amanda Griscom 23 Sep 2003 http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2003/09/23/griscom-kerry/ mentions his Harley, Mini Van and why, amoungst other things.

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-30 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Gregg, I have a question to ask you about your FFV TC minivan. I have read that these are designed to run any blend of gasoline and ethanol, up to 85% ethanol. Why are you running biodiesel and not ethanol? Personal preference? Ethanol not available in your area? Just curious, that's all.

Re: [Biofuel] US Minnesota E20 Plan

2004-09-30 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Connecticut also has the 10% ethanol blend law. Jan. 1, 2004 went into effect. See http://www.dep.state.ct.us/air2/mtbe/mtbe_faq.htm. Jonathan. MH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve Spence wrote: Minnesota is not the only state that mandates ethanol in gasoline. NY is at 10% currently. It's

Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol: Energy IN and Energy OUT

2004-09-27 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Ron, can I ask where this new ethanol plant will be constructed and where you attended these meetings? Thanks. Jonathan. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Folks, Corn = Maize I happened to attend an investor prospectus meeting last night for the proposed construction of a 50 million gallon (189