RE: Third World Energy

2005-09-24 Thread Akira Kawasaki
Sept. 24, 2005 Vortex, Hi Mike, Your post on your ability to produce "super cheap Fresnel lens" have been very interesting. You have not mentioned its availability to Vortex experimenters (or anybody else) who may be desirous of "saving the world" by experimenting with the product on the retail

Re: Third World Energy

2005-09-24 Thread RC Macaulay
Michael, So many in the industrialized nations are wantful of helping 3rd worlders. The task is in assessing what is helpful and what harms. In the convoluted African nations such as  Sudan wehave a seeming paradox. Us organizations like Living Waters send waterwell drilling truck and teams o

ot? project stormfury, cloud seeding and ice nine

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
gnorts, vorts, and you, too, mr alien, earlier i posted information on project stormfury -- seeing as noone went for the bait for this troll - i will show how this is on-topic does anyone know who came up with the idea to use silver iodide xtals to try to lessen the fury of a hurricane was

Third World Energy

2005-09-24 Thread Michael Foster
My recent posts about super cheap fresnel solar concentrators have generated a lot more interest than I would have imagined. Some have expressed, both on and off-list, that this might help energy problems in the third world. This is a perfectly valid concern, and one which I happen to share. After

Re: Welcome to Vortex

2005-09-24 Thread leaking pen
he didnt quote any rules, he was telling you what people liked about vortex.  and im with him.  im kinda finding your constant news posts a bit much.  maybe one a day with links to all the articles, and let discussion go from there? On 9/24/05, Alex Caliostro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: Stev

RE: Welcome to Vortex

2005-09-24 Thread Steven Krivit
Hey Alex, No Way! It ain't my list! Literally, Bill is the literal owner, but this list exists and thrives from community participation and involvement. I welcomed you just because you were new and I thought it was a friendly thing to do. Cheers! Steve

RE: Welcome to Vortex

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
From: "Alex Caliostro" did i get an old set of rules 6. Our forum is not your self-promotion channel. after reviewing the recent archives i am convinced that i *do* have an old set of rules i see a remarkable amount of self promotion going on here warmest regards, -alex _

RE: Welcome to Vortex

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
From: Steven Krivit Hi Alex and Welcome! I'm not sure how long you've been on the list. I may be off-base here, but you might want to just take a look for a while and get the feel of Vortex. It does have a unique culture. The most valuable thing about Vortex, and about your potential cont

Welcome to Vortex

2005-09-24 Thread Steven Krivit
Hi Alex and Welcome! I'm not sure how long you've been on the list. I may be off-base here, but you might want to just take a look for a while and get the feel of Vortex. It does have a unique culture. The most valuable thing about Vortex, and about your potential contributions, is not as a news

RE: cheaper than oil?

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
From: "Michael Foster" The major source of hydrogen, reforming methane, produces C02 as a byproduct. So, for you carbon-neutral fans, that wouldn't be a competive option. unless this works -alex Atlantic Hydrogen Inc. receives $2 million contribution from Sustainable Development Technolog

Re: OT: the walls come a tumblin

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
From: Steven Krivit Oh, my error then, sorry. I guess I thought you had been posting a lot of OT stuff without noting such. do you read them this is a science list innit -- i would think that anything from newscientist would be on topic but im new here and dont really know is there a pr

silicon-based fuel cell

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
Mass-Producible Hydrogen Fuel Cells September 21, 2005 Fronius Inverters [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] American Security Resources' Hydra Fuel Cell has formed Hydra Fuel Cell Manufacturing to produce the proprietary Hydra hydrogen fuel cell. The Hydra fuel cell is an energy source with a range o

Re: OT: the walls come a tumblin

2005-09-24 Thread Steven Krivit
Oh, my error then, sorry. I guess I thought you had been posting a lot of OT stuff without noting such. Thanks, s

RE: cheaper than oil?

2005-09-24 Thread Mark Goldes
Aluminum batteries with replaceable anodes were considered at great expense by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory back in the 70's. If memory serves, it only takes about 5% of the original energy to recycle the oxide. LLNL estimated it might become practical when gasoline exceeded about $

Re: OT: the walls come a tumblin

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
From: Steven Krivit I am finding your posts of value and I think it would also be helpful and appropriate for you to prepend subject lines of topics such as this with "OT," if you would be so kind. sure, but i was only responding to this one http://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l%40eskimo.com

fuel cell motorcycle

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
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RE: cheaper than oil?

2005-09-24 Thread Michael Foster
That's kind of funny. Somewhere on Bill's website is a description of the same thing done, I believe, back in the 70s. This really amounts to yet another energy offset scheme. The only practical candidate for this method is aluminum, and, as we all know, that takes huge amounts of electrical ene

Re: the walls come a tumblin

2005-09-24 Thread Steven Krivit
Hi Alex, I am finding your posts of value and I think it would also be helpful and appropriate for you to prepend subject lines of topics such as this with "OT," if you would be so kind. Steve

cheaper than oil?

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
Israeli developer presents ‘breakthrough’ in onboard hydrogen generation 23rd September 2005 Israeli company Engineuity R&D Ltd has developed a technology for hydrogen production on board vehicles which it claims overcomes “all obstacles presently associated with hydrogen”. Using a light metal

the walls come a tumblin

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
Flood walls in New Orleans were ‘structurally flawed’ 16:18 22 September 2005 NewScientist.com news service Celeste Biever Concrete flood walls that were supposed to protect New Orleans were not overwhelmed by high waters during Hurricane Katrina as federal officials have claimed, but ruptured

Re: the dark side of the moon

2005-09-24 Thread Harry Veeder
Perhaps lifter technology will make a trip to the moon and beyond affordable. Harry Alex Caliostro wrote: > September 22, 2005 > The Dark Side of the Moon > By ROBERT L. PARK > > Correction Appended > > College Park, Md. > > THIS week NASA described plans to return astronauts to the Moon in

the dark side of the moon

2005-09-24 Thread Alex Caliostro
September 22, 2005 The Dark Side of the Moon By ROBERT L. PARK Correction Appended College Park, Md. THIS week NASA described plans to return astronauts to the Moon in 2018 at a cost of $104 billion. That's nine years after President Bush leaves office. Starting from scratch in 1961, Presiden