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Lets hope we keep up with the rest of the World on this. The use of biodiesel instead of diesel reduces emissions of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide. The company plans to produce 34m litres of biodiesel each year, which will be the equivalent of taking 25,000 cars off the road in terms of reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0412/biofuel.html I received this today. It is an article about Ex-CIA chief Woolsey. This was part of his proposal. He is living what he preaches. His farm is solar powered and drives a fuel efficient car. Improve fuel economy. In Europe, the average economy of private vehicles is 42 mpg, nearly double the U.S.'s 24 mpg, largely due to their reliance on efficient, next-generation, clean-burning diesel engines.
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 14, 2007 11:41 am) I have tried various concentrations of biodiesel in my Jeep Liberty CRD from B5 to B40 (self blended). The Jeep ran better than on straight dino diesel, was quieter and seemed to have more get up and go. There was no degradation in FE either. I read the article by Woolsey (was in a Sunday paper). Imagine if monies used for pork were spent on making our country energy independent, how wonderful that would be. |
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Replying to: winter2 (Apr 14, 2007 11:57 am) Would you have a URL for an online version? Imagine if monies used for pork were spent on making our country energy independent, how wonderful that would be. Don't even get me started. Somehow I don't see how we will ever get there without a revolution in mentality and without throwing all the whor^H^H^H^Hbums out. |
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Replying to: winter2 (Apr 14, 2007 11:57 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 14, 2007 11:41 am) Veted source please.
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Replying to: hypnosis44 (Apr 14, 2007 12:56 pm)
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Replying to: bristol2 (Apr 06, 2007 7:34 am) I am wondering what scientific or environmental qualifications a panel of 44 auto journalists might have that gives the award any significant meaning. I think a similar panel gave the 1960 Corvair an award for being the most inovative. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 14, 2007 1:12 pm)
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Replying to: blufz1 (Apr 14, 2007 12:54 pm) Apparently terrorism is a valid subject for this site as it has been mentioned so many times by so many posters. As we speak there are demonstration in Mexico against the rising price of corn meal. American farmers are planting more "Bio corn" and less food corn because the price is better and likely to be more predictable, and the crops are easier to grow. Note that currently it is used primarily to produce ethanol for gas vehicles. Other types of crops could be substituted, but any reliance on crop land for fuel means less crop land available for food production, however marginal. With 16,000 children in the world starving to death everyday (Recent UN estimate) do any of us begin to feel like terrorists in our reliance on any automobile that depends on agriculture to sustain itself? Doesn't it seem that at some point severe legal restrictions will be placed on the automobile including diesel, and the unmentionable other car words? As for making US farmers rich through framing for bio fuels: the vast majority of farming is done by US corporations, not US farmers.
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