http://biodiesel.tribe.net/thread/f96bc590-f30b-41a9-bb2a-d55c569719ed?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://biodiesel.tribe.net/thread/f96bc590-f30b-41a9-bb2a-d55c569719ed#73c1e5f8-9ab1-4a1b-a0aa-2db7fd85becb Argh. I commend you for your effort, but isn't the idea of growing crops for fuel alcohol a net loser overall? Sure methanol and ethanol burn cleaner than gasoline. But that doesn't make them a net-zero carbon emission source. Unlike some oilseed crops like jatropha which apparently ARE a net zero proposition. The main bummer I foresee with any large-scale migration to alcohol fuel is that the mass production of high-starch crops to produce fuel for the current "installed base" fleet of domestic automobiles and trucks would require a massive INCREASE in the already-atrocious monoculture of corn and soy, which are both GMO and agrichemical intensive. IOW, the same players, playing the same game. Sure, building a still in your backyard isn't all that different from backyard biodiesel processor (albeit a little more dangerous), but promoting either of these approaches as solutions to climate change or the corporate monopoly of energy seems short-sighted. And what would the feedstock be for a burgeoning population of stills? Grass clippings? Firewood? Seems like this would be a non-starter for all but rural practitioners. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:44:54 GMT http://biodiesel.tribe.net/thread/f96bc590-f30b-41a9-bb2a-d55c569719ed#73c1e5f8-9ab1-4a1b-a0aa-2db7fd85becb embersandsparks 2008-10-27T19:44:54Z http://biodiesel.tribe.net/thread/f96bc590-f30b-41a9-bb2a-d55c569719ed#9db22337-cbab-4591-9a49-3c8d0fc3e792 I have heard people talking about the OIL shortage leading to disater coming 2012. This post is to help people get more ideas and realize yet another lie. If this massive deception were to be busted, > it would: > > 1. remove the reason that many wars are fought today > > 2. revitalize the world economy, especially in rural area > > 3. instantly increase the wealth and health of every > person on earth > > The fraud is this: We need gasoline. > > The truth is we don't now - and we never did. > > Here's a continuation of a series of videos > from the creator of PermaCulture.org: > > http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/432.html > > - Brasscheck > > P.S. I guarantee you will NEVER see this > information in the mass media, including > so-called public broadcasting. > > If you believe it's important, please share > it with your friends and colleagues. > > The info in this video is being very actively > censored. > - Brasscheck > > P.S. Please share Brasscheck TV e-mails and > videos with friends and colleagues. > > That's how we grow. Thanks. > > ============================== > > > > Brasscheck TV > 2380 California St. > San Francisco, CA 94115 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:12:58 GMT http://biodiesel.tribe.net/thread/f96bc590-f30b-41a9-bb2a-d55c569719ed#9db22337-cbab-4591-9a49-3c8d0fc3e792 $item.owner.firstName 2008-10-04T21:12:58Z