>would they prefer low sulfur diesel? hey, anything to keep sucking on the >teat of the middle east, eh? > >US dinodiesel is dirty and harmful. 2 methods of cleaning it up is cleaner >diesel, a fossil fuel, or biodiesel, a renewable fuel. I'll choose >Biodiesel. > >Steve Spence
Hi Steve Probably going to be both ... eventually. ULSD's mooted for 2006, 16 years behind Europe. Meanwhile, yes, dirty and harmful. This is from "Lubricity benefits of biodiesel" http://www.biodiesel.org/pdf_files/Lubricity.PDF "According to Mr. Paul Henderson, Quality Management Systems Manager for Stanadyne Automotive Corp. (the leading independent US manufacturer of diesel fuel injection equipment) in comments provided to the Chairman of the Kansas House Environment Committee March 8, 2000: "There have been numerous examples from the field where lack of lubricity in the fuel has caused premature equipment breakdowns and in some cases, catastrophic failures. This problem will be more dramatic as EPA moves to further reduce the sulfur levels in petrodiesel fuel." "... A 1998 review paper on fuel lubricity worldwide showed that diesel fuel in the US and Canada is some of the poorest lubricity fuel found in the entire world (see Figure 1 attached). Of the 27 countries surveyed, only Canada, Switzerland, Poland and Taiwan had poorer lubricity fuel than the US. With a mean fuel lubricity of just under the recommended specification of an HFRR wear scar diameter of 460 microns, fully 50% of the US fuel was found to be above that recommended by equipment manufacturers." And that's just the harm to the vehicles. Best Keith >Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: >http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm > >Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ >Human powered devices, equipment, and transport - >http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/2000/humanpower.htm >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >----- Original Message ----- >From: "motie_d" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 3:52 PM >Subject: [biofuel] Re: Trail's Travel Center, others concerned about move >toward biodiesel mandate > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://www.albertleatribune.com/NF/omf/aldaily/news_story.html? > > [rkey=0 > > > 005820+ssiuname=WebOSTTN+ssipwd=TTNB8F45E13 > > > > > > The Albert Lea Tribune > > > > > > Trail's Travel Center, others concerned about move toward biodiesel > > mandate > > > > > > By Dylan Belden > > > The Albert Lea Tribune > > > > > > Published Friday, March 08, 2002 9:25 AM CST > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
