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Want to run 2003 VW Golf GLS TDI on biodiesel

dirtgirltracy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:42:59 GMT

Hello!

I just purchased a 2003 VW Golf GLS TDI in excellent condition and want to run it on biodiesel as soon as possible.

What to I need to do, if anything special, to do this?

Can I go back and forth beetween regualr and bio diesel if necessary?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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1971 220d for Sale (a real Head-Turner)

Gil — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:58:40 GMT

I bought my '71 in Napa two years ago and it's been a great ride. Now I am moving to D.C. where I won't need a car (and where the sleet and snow would gnaw away at my vintage benz). So, it's time to sell.

This is a dependable car that runs strong. At 34 years old, there is always a little more work to be done, so I'm selling at a reasonable price. The car is in LA, but we can work something out if you live up north. More info here:

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/car/782673019.html

cheers!

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About to buy a biodiesel...any suggestions?

Vanessa — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:16:46 GMT

Hello all,
I am about to buy a 80's 240D Mercedes biodiesel.
I have researched it somewhat a while ago and then the opportunity to acutally buy one
sprung up last night. Does anyone have any suggestions, tips, or possible warnings before i
buy it?

Thanks

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BioFuel Bad IDEA!!! One tank of Biofuel could feed a family for a year!

Brittany — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:25:07 GMT

Did you know that one tank............... yes........... one tank of bio fuel is enough grain to feed a entire family for a year!
BioFuel is a joke and not the answer! Growing our energy , now the world doesn't have enough food to eat. One problem to the next.
Lets get it right!

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Biodiesel and food

James — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:00:05 GMT

The actual number is that 25 gallons of bioethanol destroys enough calories to keep one person barely alive for a year. A cow consumes enough calories to feed a family well for a year. When I talk about ethanol, I'm talking about the ethanol that is mixed with gasoline all over the country from 10% to 85% by volume.

Vegetable oil is produced by mashing the oils out of food. This process DOES NOT DESTROY FOOD, and has been done to produce fryer oils we have consumed our entire lives. If you have a bottle of olive oil, corn oil, soy oil, or products with a mixture of oil in them, you haven't contributed to the food shortage in any way. When you buy a package of tofu, the oil that was in the soybeans that made that tofu has already been extracted. It would be foolish beyond belief for a vegetable oil producer to throw away the mash after extracting oil. Why dump something that food companies are lining up to buy?

Biodiesel currently destroy a small amount of food. It takes a 10% mixture of ethanol to make biodiesel out of vegetable oil. Half of that alcohol can be recovered after the process is complete. This recovery process is becoming better as time goes on, because the high cost of alcohol, when mixed with nearly free used cooking oil, causes biodiesel to be more expensive than regular diesel.

Biodiesel is a bridge technology with the ability to prove to the masses that our cars can be fueled by a farm product without dramatically affecting food supplies. Biodiesel will soon be made entirely from non-food sources such as fish guts, beef carcasses and algae. This won't be done so much to reduce the affect on food as to increase profit. Making food into fuel simply isn't profitable. If you don't believe me, go see what a gallon of Wesson Oil costs. It's around $8 while biodiesel needs to be at or below $5 to convince anyone to use it.

A little over a hundred years ago, the main use for liquid fuel was lamps for light, and the main source of that fuel was whales. People didn't stop using whale oil because they felt bad for whales, they made the switch to petroleum oil because whale oil became very expensive. Many people sat in the dark or went to sleep early during that transition period, and we are having to make sacrifices as we learn to be independent from oil.

Biodiesel currently uses about 5% alcohol by volume to produce (after recovery). This does reduce the world's food supply. By buying biodiesel, however, we increase the profitability of US farmers, which enables them to improve their farms, increase productivity, and reduces the need for them to continue to send more than their share of sons and daughters to fight in wars to protect our oil supply. The reduction in carbon emissions is good for the global climate, which helps protect the lives of everyone on this fragile planet. The reduction in toxins also increases the quality of life for all.

1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = a better life: One third of our energy consumption could be offset by taking public transit, another third by developing geothermal, wind and solar power, and the last third can come from using sustainable biofuels. Biodiesel isn't the complete answer to our energy dependence, but it is part of the bigger solution. We need to buy sustainably produced fuels, paper products, homes, cars, and clothes. We also need to buy things that last instead of things we know will end up in the trash.

We don't need to ask our government to save us. We can save ourselves by making careful choices.

Sources:
Biodiesel America (book by Josh Tickell)
King Corn (film available to watch online at Netflix.com)
The Story of Stuff (website)

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For Sale: New 330 gallon plastic tote & hand pump

shosh — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:47:12 GMT

New 330 gallon plastic tote. A little dusty, but never used. Includes hand pump, hose, and other accessories (see pics). Some assembly required.

Approximate dimensions: 3.5W x 3.5L x 4.5H
Tote does not weight very much - two people can carry it easily.

I bought this from Pacific Biofuel when it went out of business.

$550.00 & you pick it up.

Pics here: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/for/747682818.html

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BIOBUS(space)SHUTTLE2008: Seats now available between RNO-BRC and BRC-RNO!

Ryan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:01:05 GMT

BIOBUS (space) SHUTTLE 2008. That’s right…WE’RE BACK FOR YEAR 2!!!

Meet new lifelong friends on the BIOBUS (space) SHUTTLE to Black Rock City. You will be scooped up at Reno International and whisked to Whole Foods for a quick grocery run and then on to the playa!!! This is our second year in a pilot program to lessen our cumulative impact of travel to the greatest city on Mama Earth.

A $60-$75 donation to Burn Clean Project will reserve a One Way ride to or from the playa, helping you to avoid burning petroleum, the cost of a car rental, and the worst part of all—scrubbing the rental car thoroughly enough so they don’t charge you a playa-sized cleaning fee!

Lets get on the bus! For more information, go to the Burn Clean Project's website at:
www.burncleanproject.org/

Thank you and tons of loves!
Ryan and 1LUV
the Burn Clean Project's co-ordinatricies

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B100 in cold weather

George — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:38:14 GMT

I was told by the person i just purchased B100 from that it had a 45 degree gel temp. So are we forced to use less then B100 in the winter or can i do something to the car t continue using B100. I live in centeral VA so winters aren't too harsh, but diffenently below 45.
He also mention 17 degrees for the B20. So while up in NY working i've tried to guess arund B40, by cutting the B100 i brouhgt on th eroad with me with some regular deisel. BTW in Bufalo NY, last night i drove around for a half hour trying to find deisel, when i found it.........
$3.59 a gallon, WTF..i am glad as hell it isn't that expensive in VA. although it may be before long.

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FREE JET FUEL! Runs Great in diesel cars.

bigmizzle — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:10:32 GMT

Take advantage of a great opportunity. I have a friend who flies helicopters out of Sausalito. He has some jet fuel that they can't put into the helicopters. It makes a great diesel fuel and at $7/gallon original cost you know this is the good stuff. Run a tank thru and give your tank, pump and injectors a nice cleaning and help a company dispose of this fuel in a good way. e-mail me at tokata@verizon.net and I can help you. I can't post their contact info or it will just get to crazy up their. Please be courteous to their schedule and no messes :-)

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Escape From Berkeley (by any non-petroleum means necessary)

rachaelb — Sat, 31 May 2008 20:20:29 GMT

October 10th – 13th 2008, a variety of vehicle entries will compete in a road rally from Berkeley, CA to Las Vegas, NV. The three day course will take contestants from the Pacific Coast, over the Sierra Mountains, down through Death Valley to the finish line across the Las Vegas strip.

Event rules allow the contestants to use any non-petroleum fuel or power source. However, all fuel must be scavenged along the route. Contestants cannot bring the fuel with them, nor buy it along the way. Rally organizers expect something like “Mad Max meets the DARPA Grand Challenge.” Cash prizes will be awarded to the rally time winner and for notable accomplishments in engineering and art.

Jim Mason, founder of Shipyard Labs, touts the event as an opportunity for, "NASA scientists to go head-to-head with junkyard fabricators in the perennial battle of engineering prowess vs. creative excess. This time, bragging rights for saving the world hang in the balance. Part engineering problem. Part artistic opportunity. All post-apocalyptic road trip adventure."

The rally will begin with an Energy Fair at Shipyard Labs in Berkeley, CA at which teams will discuss their vehicles with the public. Several checkpoints along the way, as well as overnight campsites will give the public a chance to interact with the teams and vehicles during the rally. The event will culminate with an awards ceremony in Las Vegas, NV at which a panel of industry leaders will grant awards to the rally winner and noteworthy vehicles.

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Oh no! My retirement grease!

Jason — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:41:25 GMT

I don't sound like Groundskeeper Willy, but you get the point.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24729484/

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biodiesel feed supply

James — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:14:56 GMT

There's something else we need to consider when looking at our current food problem, as well as bioethanol, and biodiesel. The feed stocks that are used to produce biodiesel and bioethanol, as well as bread, tortillas, animal feeds and cooking oils were harvested way back in August of 2007. Most of the growth in the biofuel industry has happened since that time.

We have grown accustomed to the idea that all grains are available all year, and this is only because of huge silos that exist around the country for the storage of these grains. The current shortages reflect a drastic change in the way these feed stocks are used. Farmers are making adjustments to compensate for the shortages for economic reasons for next year, but have not largely benefited from the high price of biodiesel and bioethanol, the people who buy, sell and trade the grains sitting in silos have. Competition will drive down prices, and higher profits for farmers will drive up productivity.

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100% Recycled Biodiesel Now Available 24 Hours in Southern Oregon (oregonb99.com)

David — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:27:02 GMT

Travelling on the I-5 in Oregon this summer?

Rising Phoenix Biofuels (oregonb99.com) has extended their credit card hours to 24 hours. Between 8:30 and 5:30 you can pay cash, checks, and get 50 cent off-road discounts, but the rest of the time, you can buy biodiesel self-serve with a credit card.
Located at 4543 S. Pacific Hwy, we have the only 100% recycled fuel in the valley. Forget all those naysayers about carbon emmissions, ours is non-gmo, recycled from Oregon, and definitely helps our air, water, and earth.

Don't believe the hype, ask questions, and question answers. We are here to serve the community with renewable, biodegradable fuel, despite the ever-increasing prices and ever-diminishing profits for our company. We are committed to maintaining a bare minimum profit simply to keep the company going, so if you feel like paying 10% extra is too much, think of all the other items you pay 10% extra for, because you know it is higher quality.

10% is a small investment to make in energy independence, and you can even get a 10 cent off coupon from the website if that makes the difference.
http://www.phoenixorganics.com/4054/10CentCoupon.jpg

Peace and Blessings
David

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Biodiesel homebrewing class in Ohio May 17-18

girl mark — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:39:48 GMT

Biodiesel Essentials class in Marietta, OH May 17-18, 10-5 each day
With Maria 'Mark' Alovert, author, Biodiesel Homebrew Guide and co-founder of www.biodieselcommunity.org

at Washington State Community College Auto/Diesel Truck Systems department, room 121.
$120, no one turned away for lack of funds

Biodiesel fuel, which runs in any diesel engine and some heating equipment, can be made in your backyard or garage for under $1 a gallon with common ingredients, using very inexpensive equipment. Relatively little chemistry knowledge is needed to produce quality fuel that will run in any diesel engine, and thousands of people around the country have discovered homebrewing fuel to be an addictive hobby. Come learn what it takes to produce your own clean-burning biodiesel fuel, and to build the equipment to do so.

These classes are hands-on and fast-paced - you'll be making test batches of fuel, titrating and testing oil, and assessing quality of the finished product throughout the two day class. There will be a full-scale home biodiesel reactor and system at the class site, and we will make a batch of fuel in it to demonstrate the process, and will discuss equipment design for larger systems. This class is a good preparation for the Chicago-area advanced 'farm-scale biodiesel production' class happening at the end of May (see www.girlmark.com/tour for details).

To register for the class, please go to www.girlmark.com/tour and register online, or simply show up on the morning of the first day.

The class is held at Washington State Community College in Marietta, OH:

here's a map of campus, you'll be looking for Auto/Diesel Truck Systems department, room 121:
http://www.wscc.edu/Main/maps.asp

Biodiesel Essentials is a two-day class for either beginners or those who want a refresher on quality control. I also teach a series that includes more advanced topics, for more of those workshops please see www.girlmark.com/tour.

Some topics covered in the Biodiesel Essentials class:

biodiesel/SVO/solvent thinning options and history, biodiesel chemistry, testing oil (titration and water testing), (hands-on), making test batches (hands-on), an overview of equipment, a tour of the full Appleseed-type processor and some more sophisticated wash systems than usually seen in homebrewing, long discussion of quality control factors, quality testing (hands-on), mistwashing and other water washing options, breaking emulsion (hands-on), two-stage base biodiesel (hands-on), waste water and glycerine disposal, glycerine burners for process heat, water reuse and uses for glycerine, common pitfalls, hands-on experience recovering from failed batches, safety

contact: classinformation@girlmark.com

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collecting WVO

George — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:24:19 GMT

has anyone figured out a way to collect WVO while letting it stand a month before picking it up. I am in the south east and was told that WVO was no good in the heat, bacteria growth, after about a week. What would be the best way, if at all possible, to leave the WVO for a month to six weeks and still be usable? I am guessing filter it at the locations , if so any suggestions on doing this.

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Biofuel Oasis in Berkeley

starburst — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:33:00 GMT

http://www.biofueloasis.com/

2465 4th Street @ Dwight Way,
Berkeley, CA 94710
510.665.5509

I just joined and got my first tank of biodiesel in a long time.
Their BD is made from RECYCLED veggie oil.
That makes me very happy.
Plus it is right on my way to school.

Happy Dance!!!

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Biofuels make greenhouse gases worse, scientists say

rheo — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:38:17 GMT

Anyone care to comment on this article? I don't know much about it but somewhat discouraging to say the least. If this is true I'm thinking there must be a solution still but what?

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Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse-gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these "green" fuels are taken into account, two studies published Thursday have concluded.

The benefits of biofuels have come under increasing attack in recent months, as scientists took a closer look at the global environmental cost of their production.

These plant-based fuels were originally billed as better than fossil fuels because the carbon released when they were burned was balanced by the carbon absorbed when the plants grew. But that equation proved overly simplistic because the process of turning plants into fuels causes its own emissions — for refining and transport, for example.

These studies, published in the prestigious journal Science, for the first time take a detailed, comprehensive look at the emissions effects of the huge amount of natural land that is being converted to cropland globally to support biofuels development.

The destruction of natural ecosystems — whether rain forest in the tropics or grasslands in South America — not only releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere when they are burned and plowed, but also deprives the planet of natural sponges to absorb carbon emissions. Cropland also absorbs far less carbon than the rain forests or even scrubland that it replaces.

Together the two studies offer sweeping conclusions: It does not matter if it is rain forest or scrubland that is cleared, the greenhouse-gas contribution is significant. More important, they discovered that, globally, the production of almost all biofuels resulted — directly or indirectly, intentionally or not — in new lands being cleared for food or fuel.

"When you take this into account, most of the biofuel that people are using or planning to use would probably increase greenhouse gases substantially," said Timothy Searchinger, lead author of one of the studies and a researcher in environment and economics at Princeton University.

Searchinger's team determined that corn-based ethanol almost doubles greenhouse-gas output over 30 years when the land-use changes to grow corn are considered. Cellulosic ethanol made in the U.S. from switchgrass, a fuel that has been singled out by President Bush as a way to reduce the country's dependence on oil, produces 50 percent more emissions than gasoline does, the study said.

The clearing of grassland releases 93 times the amount of greenhouse gas that would be saved by the fuel made annually on that land, said Joseph Fargione, lead author of the second paper, and a scientist at the Nature Conservancy. "So for the next 93 years you're making climate change worse, just at the time when we need to be bringing down carbon emissions."

Searchinger said the only possible exception he could see for now was sugar cane grown in Brazil, which takes relatively little energy to grow and is readily refined into fuel. He added that governments should focus on developing biofuels that did not require cropping, such as those from agricultural waste products. "This land-use problem is not just a secondary effect — it was often just a footnote in prior papers," Searchinger said. "It is major."

Industry groups, like the Renewable Fuels Association, immediately attacked the new studies as "simplistic."

"Biofuels like ethanol are the only tool readily available that can begin to address the challenges of energy security and environmental protection," said Bob Dineen, the group's director, in a statement issued after the Science reports' release.

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In the wake of the new studies, a group of 10 of the United States' most eminent ecologists and environmental biologists on Thursday sent a letter to President Bush and the speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, urging a reform of biofuels policies.

The U.S. recently enacted legislation boosting biofuel production to 36 billion gallons in 2022 from 7.5 billion gallons in 2012. The European Union requires 10 percent of transportation to use biofuels by 2020.

The European Union and a number of European countries have recently tried to address the land-use issue with proposals stipulating that imported biofuels cannot come from land that was previously rain forest.

Fargione said that the dedication of so much cropland in the United States to growing corn for bioethanol had caused indirect land-use changes far away — for instance, by increasing pressure on Brazil to meet soybean demand. "Brazilian farmers are planting more of the world's soybeans — and they're deforesting the Amazon to do it," Fargione said.

There should be more focus on producing biofuels from municipal waste and from land that can't be used for food crops, said Alex Ferrell, an energy and resource professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Soil and plants are essential stores of carbon, containing more than the atmosphere, he said.

Ferrell, who wasn't involved in the two studies, said the economic model used in Searchinger's study will have a "profound" impact on the biofuel debate because it questions the rationale of governments who see biofuels as a way to limit global warming.

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let us all breath together

Bowdean — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:52:24 GMT

you probally have all seen this.

http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/CompressedAir/index.html

I run my car on waste veggie oil from the local restaurant deep fryers. It is not "greener" really. burning oil is still burning oil. Its just that I dont have to spend money on it, which is good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4

Teh best way for humans to get there fuel, is to tap into the non-toxic elements, air water solar and earth.

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Biofuel Oasis Film Fest this Wednesday

margaret — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:55:36 GMT

Join us for a night of Film, Fun and Free popcorn this Wednesday at La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley.

By now, a lot of people know that not all Biodiesel is created equal.
In order to increase awareness about Sustainable Biodiesel AND raise funds for our new solar powered
recycled fuel station, we are hosting a night of films, slideshows, and live performances.

All proceeds go to help build the most SUSTAINABLE STATION in the NATION,
the Biofuel Oasis new location at Ashby and Sacramento Streets in Berkeley.

* Watch excerpts from locally made films Freedom Fuels, and Revolution Green featuring Willie Nelson.
* Marvel at the recycled fuel cult-classic Fat of the Land. For those of you who haven't seen FotL, it's a 1995 documentary about a group of women who travel around the country transforming fuel from fryer grease. Set back in the day when no one had heard of biodiesel, they are encountered with disbelief and awe. The filmmaker will be in attendance!
* Puppetry by the Big Tadoo troupe
* Live biodiesel making demo
* Limited edition silk screened shirt making
* Ask a mechanic booth
* Presentations about how big biodiesel is negatively impacting Borneo and Argentina
* Sourdough starter give-away
* Singing and Kombucha worship with S.F's HowtoHomestead.org
* Free organic popcorn!

It's going to be fun! Invite your friends, biodiesel using or not.

April 30th 7pm, $10-$20
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley

Thanks!

Margaret

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What the hell is this secret additive?

Rocky — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:57:33 GMT

What is your opinion of this website & the "REVOLUTIONARY - Alternative Diesel Fuel Additive"

The big deal is - " There Is NO Conversion Necessary ! "

So, They're saying that with this secret additive, one can use waste veggie oil without the need to convert any hoses or anything at all.

What the hell is this secret additive?

Bottom line is, is this for real or some kind of a scam?

http://www.dieselsecrets.com/

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Standard Biodiesel (commercially produced BD from waste oil)

grey — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:17:23 GMT

Story is here:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2004336049&slug=standardbiodiesel09&date=20080409

- grey

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Filled with petrodiesel and now I'm getting crystals in the filter bowl

pbutler — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:27:50 GMT

Here's the setup:

I've been using B100 from Biofuel Oasis in Berkeley in my sailboat for over a year now, and my fuel system has been clean for quite a while (cleaned the tank, new lines, new Racor 500). Last weekend I didn't have time to pick up any biodiesel, so I added 10 gallons of petrodiesel from the local fuel dock (Alameda estuary - they get tons of traffic). There were probably 5 gallons in the tank, so this mix is around B30 at this point.

After putting about 15 hours on the engine (that's about 5 gallons) I happened to look at the Racor and saw about 2" of white crystals in the bottom of the bowl. The engine is a Westerbeke 27, which uses a flow-through fuel system, so I'd guess the entire tank had cycled through the filter system a couple of times in that 15 hours. I'm running a 2 micron filter in the Racor.

What's going on here? I remember getting some of these crystals (not this much) when I was switching over to biodiesel and using up the petrodiesel in the process (I thought it was just crap from the tank), but never when it was all petro or all bio.

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Biodiesel Stickers...

puresugar — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:55:18 GMT

Just found this site today...

http://www.relaxhippie.com

... they are selling hilarious biodiesel stickers.

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Petroluem was up to $105.00 a Gallon!

Achbar — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:54:08 GMT

I saw this on the news while waiting on my Doctor. I know it will go higher. I wouldlove to see veggie oil put a huge dent in that price.

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Conspiracy History compilation DVDs torrents

History — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:51:04 GMT

**************************************************

Greetings to all my relations.

This is the last step of our project History Watch. If History is
defined and known by the texts, we can now add to this definition the
recorded events of the filmed archives. Animated images are harder to
deny than printed words. Our objective is to spread out freely some of
the little broadcast, even hidden informations about our collective
History.

We put online a collection of 391 documentaries and other selected and
recut videos, to offer to a wide public the best of the infos
available on the net in english and in french. If you are interested,
you have the time, the right equipment and connection, all you have to
do is open the joint document and decompress it if needed (but normaly
your system should do it automaticaly). You'll find therein nine links
that will open the torrents for the nine DVDs we compiled (around 4.6
Gig each, for a total of a little over 41 G, being over 100 hours of
videos).

Otherwise, you can go directly to btjunkie.com and search for these titles.

11 Septembre 2001 - 9-11
Bush family & friends
Capitalist & Communist regimes
Capitalist conspiracy
Mind Kontrol - Secret Programs
New World Order - Secret Societies
Secret services - cover up - covert ops
Secret weapons - UFO
Terrorism Theories propaganda

Torrents are a system of peer to peer data transfer. The more people
download a torrent, the faster it spreads and the longer it stays on
the net. If you don't have a bittorrent software, we suggest that you
download uTorrent on utorrent.com. If you want to participate in
facilitating the diffusion of these infos about our collective
History, download these torrents on as many computers as possible,
whether it is in cybercafes. It takes one or two minutes to open up
the links and the downloading will keep proceeding on its own.

Please spread this out, take part in this action for social education
on a planetary scale. Thanks.

For more info: watch.history@gmail.com History Watch

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workshops

izofthewhirled — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:59:03 GMT

does anyone know of classes or workshops dealing with making biodiesel at home?

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Running Bio in portable generators?

Laura — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:22:30 GMT

I would love to chat with anyone who has any advice regarding this mattter. I am looking to buy a 5000 watt generator and run it on B20. All of the companies that I have talked to who manufacture these generators say that I can only run up to 5% but I am pretty sure that most of them can take at least B20 if not B100. Any thoughts/experiences would be so greatly appreciated.

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how do you convert to biodiesel

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:19:18 GMT

what are the basic steps, and where do you get your fuel from?

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Perepiteia Generator Could Rewrite the Laws of Physics

Grant — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:04:38 GMT

Perepiteia Generator Could Rewrite the Laws of Physics
Thane Heins has created an unbelievable invention that could challenge the laws of physics with his Perepiteia generator that uses “Regenerative Acceleration” to power an all-electric car.
The 46-year-old Ottawa-area native inventor has demonstrated the Perepiteia Generator to a number of Labs and Universities across North America, including the University of Virginia, Michigan State University, the University of Toronto and Queens University and MIT.

He has learned to deal with skepticism of his invention which he claims does not require charging from the grid and requires no gasoline, and researchers are at a loss to explain how it creates acceleration. MIT professor Markus Zahn is genuinely stumped at how it works. "It's an unusual phenomena I wouldn't have predicted in advance. But I saw it. It's real. Now I'm just trying to figure it out."

Grant Rowe
www.worldofrenewables.com
www.renewableenergyjobs.net

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Bio-diesel is a corporate scam

busnumber3 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:43:36 GMT

go pure veggie

www.businmotion.com

bio-Diesel is time consuming and a waste of chemicals.... PVO, pure vegetable oil works better

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Looking for car-purchase advice

grey — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:15:06 GMT

Our (diesel) Passat lease runs out this month. We're looking for replacements (this time a purchase). It needs to be diesel (obviously) we intend to run b100 most of the year and a blend in the (Seattle) winters to avoid gelling (a strategy that has worked great the last 3 years running).

We're looking for something that makes for a comfortable "trip" car and can also be used for trips to the nursery (needs large, covered storage area for bushy planty things).

Here are the choices on our list so far...

New
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2008 Mercedes ML320 CDI
2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD
2008 VW Toureg 2 (diesel)

Used
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Jeep Liberty CRD (2005-2006 diesel models)
heavy-duty diesel truck (Ford 250, Dodge 2500, etc.)

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Comments?

The Mercedes' are obviously scrumptous, I'm just not sure I really want an $11000 car payment. And I'm a little leery of their warranty which (as far as I can tell) only allows 5% BD mixes.

The Toureg 2 seems like way to much money for, well, a VW, and the v12 diesel is total overkill. We do not need to tow our barn around.

I've heard bad reliability reports about the Jeep Grand Cherokee's, would love to hear any experiences with those (particularly running biodiesel in the 2008 models). Same goes for the diesel Jeep Liberty's.

I wish their were a light-duty diesel truck, but no such luck yet. Any advice/suggestions on a heavy-duty that would be used mostly/exclusively for light-duty (and some road-tripping)?

Any other used vehicles (that are commonly available) we're overlooking?

Our buying time frame is between Dec 25th 2007 and spring of 2008. We give the Passat back on the 25th, we can go a few months without a 2nd car if it means the difference in getting the right one.

Thanks for any input!

- grey

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bio prices

solarcharlie — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:11:59 GMT

the price of fuel is scary. average of 22 cents more than yuma.

anomoly. at arizona petroleum.. the distributor for bio here. i can buy b99 for 3.24 , while b20, b5 and 'regular' are 3.45....... sooooo, a 34 gallon truck tank, a 50 gal auxillary, and 4-5 gal totes..... over 300bucks to fill up. ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch.

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Question about California diesel engine rules

dreemer — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:07:32 GMT

Hi,

I've tried doing google searches but I couldn't find the rules restricting the sales or registering of new diesel engines in California. I'm wondering if I can buy a new Jetta TDI wagon out of state (Oregon or Reno, NV) and register it in California. I was hoping to get the 2008 Jetta TDI sportswagon, but there was a delay and apparently they won't be available until towards the end of the year. It seems the used Jetta TDI's I've seen for sale in the Bay Area are going for a premium price.

Thanks for any info you can point me towards!
Chris

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FIELDS OF FUEL!!!!

spyro — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:59:39 GMT

Hope...

http://www.fieldsoffuel.com/

posted in Biodiesel - 15 replies

Magnesol Users

Doctor_Who — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:55:09 GMT

Is anyone here using Magnesol instead of water for polish and final polishing?

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Article: 33,000 gallons of Algae Oil per Acre Possible

grey — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:12:59 GMT

Article is here:

http://www.scribemedia.org/2007/12/12/algae-biofuel-valcent-vertigro/

Somebody deserves a hug.

- grey

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Iran stops selling oil in U.S. dollars

Doctor_Who — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:16:08 GMT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has completely stopped selling any of its oil for U.S. dollars, an Iranian news agency reported on Saturday, citing the oil minister of the world's fourth-largest crude producer.

The ISNA news agency did not give a direct quote from Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari. A senior oil official last month said "nearly all" of Iran's crude oil sales were now being paid for in non-U.S. currencies.

For nearly two years, OPEC's second biggest producer has been reducing its exposure to the dollar, saying the weak U.S. currency is eroding its purchasing power.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who often rails against the West, has called the U.S. currency a "worthless piece of paper."

Foes since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, Tehran and Washington are also at odds over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme as well as over policy in Iraq.

"In line with the policy of selling crude oil in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, currently the sale of our country's oil in U.S. dollars has been completely eliminated," ISNA reported after talking with Nozari.

Nozari told ISNA: "In regards to the decrease in the dollar's value and the loss exporters of crude oil have endured from this trend, the dollar is no longer a reliable currency."

"This is why, at the meeting of the heads of states, Iran proposed to OPEC members that a currency (for oil exports) would be determined that would be reliable and would not cause any loss to exporter countries," he said.

At a November summit of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries heads of state, Iran suggested oil should be sold in a basket of currencies rather than dollars, but failed to win over other members except Venezuela.

Ahmadinejad and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, are vocal critics of U.S. influence in the world.

Hojjatollah Ghanimifard, international affairs director of the state owned National Iranian Oil Company, last month told Reuters that most of Iran's oil export earnings were in euros, with some in yen.

(Reporting by Zahra Hosseinian, writing by Fredrik Dahl, editing by Anthony Barker)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKDAH83366720071208?sp=true

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I got arrested doiing environmental activism...

ShekinahLove — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:09:55 GMT

Ok..so Ill share a post with you folks I posted in a couple other forums...one on rawfood.com and another forum Im part of...
I couldnt beleive all the negative responces. 99% of them were nasty towards me and sympathetic towards the women who called the cops on me and the cop who arrested me. I do realize my post is quite hostile, but at the time I needed to vent and was extremely angry...anyways..below I will copy and paste it...
****
Its fucked up.
So...recently I quit my job doing telemarketing with the evil company I was working for because the workplace was getting more and more hostile.
So I quit, and went to do some canvassing (fundraising door to door) for a non-profit that deals with environmental issues.
Its a stressful job and of course I got sent to fucking rich yuppie neighborhoods where people had houses of not just ONE, but TWO or MORE fucking SUV's!@ How DISGUSTING IS THAT!
Everyone who owns an SUV should hafta pay major taxes for every ounce of gas they burn with those polluting machines~!
The bible never said Babylon would be nice homes with manicured lawns, white picket fences, and fancy vehicles (hence why I dont refer to the bible for guidance)

Anyways...
I was in one of these Stepford Wives puke-worthy neighborhoods tonite, when this bitch decided to call the police for me because I was *hasseling her* with this information on environmental issues, and didnt just walk away the first time she said no thanks. So the bitch called the police who came minutes later as I was speaking to another woman, and they cuffed me painfully, put me in the car and made me sit there while they filled out paperwork. Then hassled me because I have a California ID, saying I need to switch it over to a NY one (even tho its NOT a drivers liscense and Im ONLY here temporary) and then the fucking PIG proceeded to tell me how people like me are a menace to society and are *harassing* people at home.
Well excuse the FUCK outta me that Im noble enough to actually try and EDUCATE these selfish greedy fucking maggot yuppies on important issues.
Of course if I was female and a big boobed blond, Im sure I wouldnt have been given anything...
But I was given a ticket, harrassed (never read my miranda rights) and threatened.
Nevermind that Im working for a 501C3 non-profit organization that in the township we were in does NOT require carrying a *soliciting permit/liscence*
which is what I was allegedly arrested for, which Im sure the TRUE thing, was that that bitch called in and she was rich and lived in her fancy neighborhood with her pesticide ridden lawn, her SUV and her fancy wood-chip chemical laden shrub garden, with her big fancy shmancy house.
That bitch can just kiss my hairy 3 quarters white, one quarter native american genderqueer drag-diva vegan, Essene, environmentalist activist ASS!!!

But then again, my ass is too good for her! She couldnt even afford to eat my shit.

Its DISGUSTING how these people get away with this shit. Yet if I happened to be a mormon or fucking jehovah witness harassing them door to door THAT doesnt require any kind of permit.
Fucked up government! I heard something the other day too about how the SUV owners get tax breaks too.

Anyways....so Im scheduled to go to court on August 14. It will probably be thrown out by then, but even if it isnt I have an attorney through the nonprofit I was working for (speaking of which, I QUIT) since they obviously dont have their shit together, and even if we didnt need a permit in that town, didnt have any info with us to show in case something like this does happen. Leave it to me, to be the example, and the lesson.

Sigh...
****

Now in saying this I understand how some people may be upset by what I said, but everyone who responded failed to see the importance in the cause, regardless, and thats sad!
I realize that many people are ignorant of these important environmental issues, and ignore them because deep down they do care, and dont want to pay attention to them, lest they have feelings about it and have to do something. Its easier for them to ignore.
Whats your feedback here?
I hope its positive, because All Ive gotten is negativity and Im ready to explode emotionally over it...
Shekinah

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Food vs. Fuel / The uncertain future of biofuel

Doctor_Who — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:40:23 GMT

I'm months late on posting this, but I read a great article in Biodiesel Magazine discussing the issue of the limited resources of agribusiness and the economics of big alternative energy of the future.

I'd love to dicuss it if anyone is interested. Compared with some of the stuff I've posted in the past this is a really short article that touches on all the major issues facing biofuels, to include biodiesel but not to exclude ethanol.

I'll post the article here, which is FREELY available to ANYONE online.

Information is free!

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Importing from Europe

SunDancer — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:14:03 GMT

I might import a diesel from Europe.

Anyone got advice on shipping or tax or other stuff to be aware of?

I do know about the clean diesel law in 5 states (California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont) that kept most new vehicles out during 2007. ........I will be purchasing a VW with the new emissions system.

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Biodiesel: It's not just for hippies any more.

Heath — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:59:01 GMT

I saw that expression in a forum the other day and found it to be amusing. I'm not really a hippy in any traditional sense, so I suppose that it applies.

I've been pining away for a full-sized diesel powered pickup for quite some time now and finally got one. I specifically chose to get a '94-98.5 Dodge Ram 2500 with the 12-valve 6BTA as that particular combination is reported as having the best fuel economy for just about any full-sized pickup (18-23mpg and sometimes more). I considered a 4BT conversion into a half-ton truck, but I felt like that would require a little more effort that I desired.

I have the truck now. I burned through the remainder of what I assume is #2 diesel and am on my first tank of B20. I've a fuel filter in hand and intend to run increasingly run higher blends and see how it goes. This truck has likely been running on ULSD here in California for over a year and suspect that hasn't served the fuel system very well. I intend to R&R most of the lines and seals in the fuel system as I get around to it, simply because the truck is of the age where that sort of thing needs to be done. I also plan to do some updates which should make the truck more resistant to fuel problems, whether they're from #2 or bio.

I was under the impression that there were more fueling stations in and around the Berkeley area. All I can find are biofuels oasis and LC Biofuels, both of which require a membership of sorts. I was down in the south bay where I filled with B20 at Rotten Robbie who is offering it at retail at four of their locations. It was $3.73/gallon, about two cents cheaper per gallon than #2. After filling up and putting about 100 miles on the truck, fuel economy seems to be excellent (the needle is still above "F") and the truck seems to be running better. I'm not surprised, given that this engine wasn't intended to run on ULSD and blending with biodiesel makes up for the loss of lubricity and seal shrinkage. Also, the tailpipe emissions of B20 smells weird. Definitely different than B100 or #2 and definitely not as unpleasant as #2.

That's my story. I'll post more info later if I start to have any problems with fuel filtering and whatnot, what kind of fuel economy and performance. I might be heading through Ukiah next weekend which has a couple of retail stations selling B99 so I'll look to fill up there. Any advice about sourcing fuel in the Berkeley/Oakland area would be appreciated.

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Biodiesel available, in Norcal ~ Buy or Sell

SunDancer — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:09:38 GMT

My friend makes about 100,000+ gallons a year of recycled veggie oil.

Please contact me if you are interested in

a) distributing
b) purchasing 1000+ gallons a month
c) want to rent a tank

PS I love you Todd! Your comments here are fabulous. And I still think our road trip to Washington on 100% biodiesel rocked!

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Methanol shortage raises prices.

Doctor_Who — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:37:22 GMT

Methanol prices hit record levels
B.C. wood exports threatened by lack of key resin component

Michael Kane, Vancouver Sun
Published: Wednesday, August 30, 2006

To listen to story, click the VoicePrint link

A worldwide shortage of methanol has pushed spot prices for the commodity to an all-time high while boosting the bottom line at Vancouver-based Methanex Corp., the world's largest producer.

The shortage has also prompted one major resin supplier to ration deliveries, potentially threatening B.C. wood exports. Methanol is a key component of resin, used in the production of oriented strand board and plywood.

Spot prices for methanol have risen above $650 US a tonne, while Methanex has boosted its posted contract price for September by 29 per cent to $442 US.

Methanex says inventory shortages have arisen around the globe as a result of production shutdowns due to a variety reasons, including scheduled maintenance, mechanical failures, and disruptions in the supply of natural gas.

The shutdowns have reduced output by more than one million tonnes, said Methanex spokeswoman Diana Barkley.

Methanol is an important ingredient in a wide range of industrial and consumer products, ranging from windshield washer fluid to recyclable plastic bottles, plywood floors to paint, and silicone sealants to synthetic fibres.

Higher prices are positive for Methanex "because our cost structure doesn't change and the margin does," Barkley said. Methanex employs about 800 people globally, including 100 in Vancouver and about 30 in Kitimat, down from 127 after the firm closed its Kitimat production facility last November because of high North American gas prices.

While nobody expects Methanex to trade meaningful volumes at current spot prices, analyst Jared Anderson of UBS Securities Canada views the spot prices as a positive indicator for the next move in contract pricing. He has a $28 target for Methanex shares, which closed up 30 cents on the Toronto exchange Tuesday at $26.65.

"I absolutely think that the prices that are in the market today are unsustainable," Anderson said in an interview. "I think, though, that pricing for methanol in the long run is going to be attractive for a company that produces the commodity. And I think the street is underestimating the long-term price of methanol."

In contrast, analyst Fai Lee of RBC Capital Markets in Vancouver, expects Methanex to underperform, although he has increased his target price from $18 to $20.

In a commentary released Tuesday, Lee says he expects methanol market conditions to ease as shutdown facilities resume production and new low-cost capacity in Iran and Oman comes into service later this year or in early 2007.

Last week, methanol shortages prompted Ohio's Hexion Specialty Chemicals, the global leader in thermoset resins, to begin rationing customers, including B.C.-based Ainsworth Lumber, one of the biggest producers of OSB in Western Canada.

Two of Ainsworth's mills in Minnesota are not receiving their full supply of resin, "but we are still producing at full speed at all of our operations," Bruce Rose, Ainsworth's general manager of corporate development, said Tuesday. "We'll just have to see how long this goes on."

Resin shortages could be a blessing in disguise because "any news about reduced OSB production can only improve the margins," said Russ Taylor, publisher of the Wood Markets newsletter in Vancouver. OSB prices have fallen by about one third this year as a result of increased production capacity and the downturn in the U.S. housing market.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/voices/story.html?id=5b07d967-3ba9-49ff-b1c7-94092879d321

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Rats!

grey — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:03:07 GMT

The check engine light went on in our 1996 Mercedes e300d last week. Shortly after returning it home fuel started pooling under it. Managed to get it to the mechanic and it turns out that rats (or mice) have been chewing on the lines. (They left poop all over the intake manifold and clear scoring marks on some of the hoses.)

Mechanic suspects (but isn't sure) that the B100 that we typically run is attracting the rats.

Anybody else having experience with this problem? Is it exclusively biodiesel-related or do rats chew on rubber engine lines just because? Maybe the b100 is just exacerbating an old problem?

Any solutions?

We don't really want to set out poison. Setting (and then clearing) traps doesn't sound that appealing either. The mechanic has suggested dryer-sheets (!?) / steel wool in the engine compartment to act as deterrents. He also suggested a sonic emitter thingy as a deterrent in the parking-area.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

- grey

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I thought we were independent of BIG OIL! WTF?!?!

sayr — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:33:40 GMT

How come Biodiesel prices have to rise and reflect the rising costs of petro-diesel?
Aren't the trucks that deliver Biodiesel, running on Biodiesel?

The price of Biodiesel (in the Pacific Palisades @ USA Gas) has gone up $0.10/gallon (from $3.49/gal to $3.59/gal) just recently.

I was thinking it would have stayed the same and would be comparable or less than petro-diesel (which has gone up alot), but alas, the opportunistic SOCALBUG (Southern CA Biodiesel Usergroup) has gotten greedy and taken advantage of the recent price blast.

And all of this to be part of someone's science project!!! They constantly deliver bad batches which clog filters and cause other problems... I know I'm not the only one b'cuz many of my friends have experienced similar problems to me.
I spoke at length w/ the founder of SOCALBUG and he admitted that they have been having frequent bad batches lately due to transit problems, (precipitation and polymerization due to temperature fluctuations) and irresponsible train shipping companies.
He admitted that, since he won't put petro-diesel in his cars, he cannot leave the LA area in Winter because cold weather will spoil his fun when his fuel gels at 20-36ºF!!! What kind of BS is that? If you are a militant bioD-head, someone else has to drive in the Winter?
What kind of alternative fuel are we talking about here?!

Veggie has much fewer roadblocks and wrinkles left yet to be ironed out. The veggie authorities are so much more knowledgeable too than the bioD folks who have their heads in holes in the ground like ostriches.

Screw commercial Biodiesel! It's a sham and a highly risky fuel alternative. I'm becoming increasingly disillusioned as the results of this big experiment are revealed.

I'm goin back to Veggie until the SOCALBUG starts showing higher ethics and quality control.
If veggie were consistently available (here in LA) I wouldn't even have had to use Biodiesel and risk my car's functionality.

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Bio/DIESEL FAQ needs your questions

Doctor_Who — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:15:28 GMT

Hey folks I'm updating the Diesel FAQ, because it's past due and their are some serious diesel tech changes in the pipeline for 2008. I'm adding a glossary section as well as adding new questions and editing old answers since I've had feedback on previous versions of the FAQ.

I'm gonna post a link to the old FAQ here and once I come up with the latest version of the FAQ I will post it here as well.

I need your feedback and your questions. I'm trying to make the FAQ approachable, but not so simplistic that the answers are only suitable for the most basic user.

My motivation for doing this is that within the past 6 months I've been able to convert 3 of my friends to diesel vehicles and I'd like to expand my FAQ to include things not only related to Diesel and diesel tech, but also diesels in relation to biodiesel and other diesel alternative fuels.

http://tribes.tribe.net/dieselpower/thread/883b635a-f5bb-4ad1-8cd4-1ad93abb6884

Thank you for your time.
The Dr.

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1982 Mercedes Diesel Station Wagon

Esteban — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:04:42 GMT

I have an opportunity to purchase a 1982 Mercedes Diesel Station Wagon for about $2500. I currently own the following vehicles:
94 Toyota Pick up 4WD, 190000 miles
71 VW Bus-restored, 4000 miles on new engine
2003 Mini Cooper, 75000 miles
I thought about selling one of my above vehicles to purchase this 1982 Mercedes which I planned to convert to run on veggie oil.
If you were me, which of the above vehicles would you sell?

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Biodiesel Heating Oil Available for First Time in Southern Oregon - Rising Phoenix Biofuels

David — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:35:04 GMT

Oil heat customers in Southern Oregon now have a choice between foreign petroleum and domestically produced biodiesel blends for staying warm in the winter. Completely compatible with most oil heat systems, blends as low as B5 (5% biodiesel), and up to B20 (20% biodiesel) can be delivered to consumer’s doorsteps for the same price as #2 Ultra-Low Sulfur Heating Oil. With diesel prices on a constant climb, and biodiesel blends becoming price competitive, anyone on a budget or wanting to promote energy independence can enjoy the consistent and efficient warmth provided by traditional oil heaters running on a biodiesel blend.

Medford Fuel has partnered with Rising Phoenix Biofuels ( www.oregonb99.com ) to be Southern Oregon’s first biodiesel home heating delivery option. According to Renovation Northwest magazine and Molly Brady of OregonOilheat.com, "Because of their high efficiency and cleanliness, modern oil heat systems have an amazingly small impact on the environment”. Adds Brady, "Best of all, they are fully compatible with biodiesel. No modifications need to be made to existing oil heat equipment."

Biodiesel heating oil is a well-tested and renewable fuel made from vegetable oils like soy, canola, and even algae grown right here in America. The next time you fill your heating oil tank, why not choose the American fuel? Biodiesel blends are ASTM certified under strict national standards, and more information and distributors can be found at www.biodiesel.org.

David Tourzan, Rising Phoenix Manager, is overjoyed to have found a reliable business partner, “Medford Fuel has a long history in the Rogue Valley and is a family-owned and operated business much like ours.” As their delivery truck pulls away he continues, “With the price being competitive and the blends being compatible with existing equipment, this fuel is an obvious choice for anyone concerned about the American economy and energy independence. We can all help improve our children’s future by simple choices of fuel blends.”

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For more information or to schedule a delivery please call David Tourzan (541)324-6695 or email biofuels@phoenixorganics.com
Media Contact: David Tourzan
(541)324-6695
biofuels@phoenixorganics.com
www.oregonb99.com

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BioFuels Puzzle

psytrancedancer — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:53:25 GMT

Hey - I thought this was super cute...I work at Eastern Carolina Organics and we share space with 'The Plant', which is the Piedmont Biofuels space. They're selling these really cute puzzles that are super colorful and actually challenging - with 504 pieces...and they have the Durham city in the background with smog and dinosaurs, and then the sunflower brightness of the biofuels plant.

I'm taking mine on vacation to my parents house so that we can do something other than watch TV and I can sneak in the whole 'biofuels consciousness' without being preachy. :)

Here's the link:

http://biofuels.coop/jigsaw-puzzle/

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dodge sprinter

psy-acoustic — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 07:35:55 GMT

dodge has a new van out with an impresive 25 mpg and a pretty huge cargo area.

I was wondering if anyone know how the dodge sprinter soes with biodiesel and svo/ wvo?

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net gain or net loss biod plants

George — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:49:43 GMT

So I am being told by some folks that biod from a plant/manufactured is a net loss on consumption of crued oil.
Where are some facts to prove this incorrect? or are we lossing the battle?

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Asheville, NC

welsh — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:11:42 GMT

http://www.ashevillefilmfest.com/

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Veggie Oil (or BIO-D) in Santa Cruz (or anywhere along the 101N between LA and Santa Cruz)

sayr — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:05:04 GMT

Hi all.
I know this is a Biodiesel tribe, but I run mostly on Veggie Oil and I don't see a Veggie Oil tribe in the list of "related tribes" to the left of the tribe's main page.

My wife and I are heading north from LA to Santa Cruz and I'm looking for veggie oil or biodiesel anywhere along the way there or back.

I found a place in Paso Robles, but don't know if they'll be around on our way up north or back.

Anybody know of a place we can fill up our empty cubes (4.8gallon plastic jugs) or our tank??

Thanks for any advice!

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Show me something marketed as zero emissions that really is zero emissions

archer_root — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:24:42 GMT

I very much appreciate the direction advanced technologies are taking with the concern over emissions produced by motorized transportation. However, even a case like mine - taking my laundry to the local permaculture laundromat - is still a high emissions affair.

I use a B.O.B. trailer hitched to my cyclocross bicycle to haul my laundry to a friend's house. They have off-the-grid solar power feeding the heating and electricity needs for a once-condemned house that is now a demonstration permaculture homestead on the edge of downtown Tucson. There I wash my clothes in a top-load horizontal-axis clothes washer. Built by Staber here in the US, this is a very energy efficient machine. The discharge wash water is recycled as greywater to irrigate the innermost garden plantings. I use small amounts (the correct amount) of laundry detergent containing the lowest levels of chemical salts to minimize deleterious effects to the soil.

Even though this trip to the laundromat seems to be ecologically-sensitive I see very clearly how it is not. In brief, everything we touch and use is brought to us through processes of sourcing, manufacture, and distribution that are immensely and excessively destructive to the environments from which we arose. For societies, and their marketing firms, to be able to correctly claim that such-and-such is (near-) zero emissions, they must develop low emissions and low impact extraction, refining, manufacturing and distribution methods.

We can do this.

If you're interested in this subject look up "life cycle assessment" or "cradle-to-grave analysis". I also recommend checking out Environmental Defense online. One of the reasons that I applaud Environmental Defense's efforts is because they do a great job of explaining the pre-purchase emissions that go into our possessions, in their case with so-called green cars - HENCE my post here in Biodiesel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_cycle_assessment

http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?ContentID=928

http://www.bobtrailers.com/trailers/trailers.php

http://www.davidsonbicycles.com/

http://www.staber.com/

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Teaching biodiesel classes in Austin, Mississippi, and Tennessee

girl mark — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:41:54 GMT

I have three more biodiesel classes happening before winter (I'm not sure what I"m teaching where this winter yet):

Biodiesel Homebrewing Classes with biodiesel equipment build:

-Austin, TX Oct 27-28

-Hattiesburg, MS (actually Seminary MS) Nov 3-4 with barbeque/advanced equipment build on Nov 2nd

-Fayetteville, TN Nov 10-11

Some of you guys already know what I do, and if you're interested in learning to homebrew or just stopping by to say hello, there's plenty of space in the classes. I've got a 'no one turned away for lack of funds' policy, too. We usually wind up building reactors from the b100supply Appleseed processor kits in the classes, too, and in Mississippi, there's a special pre-class build session/barbeque/fish fry the evening before.

Topics covered:
titration
oil collection
emissions
SVO/biodiesel/solvent thinning options- differences and cautions
real-life quality problems and what to do to prevent them
easy biodiesel chemistry
practice making test batches, titrating oil, testing oil for water, etc
5% water prewash
two-stage base-base process
dewatering oil
washing biodiesel, equipment tricks related to washing
drying biodiesel
how to tell how much to wash or dry
dealing with really bad oil
testing, testing, testing
quality control factors and how they inter-relate
dealing with wash water safely
options for glycerine disposal
burning glycerine safely
fire safety
upsizing batches from the small homebrew systems
waterless "washing"
'open lab' for more practice

Equipment: static mixers, eductors, venturis, hydronic heating, solar heating, plumbing 101, bigger pumps, collections equipment, etc

The Mississippi and Tennessee classes will also have my super-fancy homebrew processor on a trailer, which has a methanol recovery unit and most of the above items to show.

More info:
http://www.girlmark.com/tour

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Testing the 3/27 test (quality test for homebrewers), and an experience with bad biodiesel goo

girl mark — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:16:22 GMT

just cause I'm crossposting on a gajillion homebrew biodiesel lists...

I wrote an exceedingly long write-up at my blog and at some lists:

http://www.girlmark.com/blog/index.php?p=190

about some testing I've been doing - testing the 3/27 test against
other tests a bit, primarily trying to characterize the cold-temperature
appearance of the 3/27 test and trying to see what various cold-weather
behavior means. I"m hoping to have some lab access in the next few
months to work the 3/27 against a GC or other test of conversion (there
are several tests of conversion, including the SafTest, GC, the periodic
acid titration, and the pHlip Test).

In the course of this testing I also stumbled across some bad fuel-
which I figured out after I'd put it into my tank. Bummer. It turned out
to be slightly off-spec (.30 total glycerides is more than just
"slightly" offspec in my opinion, but it's too terribly awful- lots of
homebrew seems to come in at .50something-ish from talking to a lab tech
who's seen a few samples, and it can get worse from there...).

ANyway, the goo in my fuel tank- and samples of it really look like goo
if chilled even a little bit- tests OK on the 3/27 at 72F but fails
dramatically at 66F. unfortunately, I put it into my tank before testing
it- and the person who made it had tested it, without chilling the 3/27
materials to 68F or lower, so he'd gotten a false pass, the situation
we're afraid of with accuracy of testing (ie the lesson is, chill your
3/27 materials before testing, to ensure a more accurate result).

>From this experience, and from other times when I've seen bad commercial
fuel that was offspec, and had seen GC test results for it, I think that
"slightly" offspec can be enough to occasionally cause filter-clogging,
cold starts, viscosity problems, and exceedingly bad cold flow behavior
(the first batch of bad commercial fuel I'd ever seen was gelling up and
clogging filters very badly one California August, by the way, and that
was a batch in the .30something range on total glycerol if I recall
correctly).

I'll be posting more results of this testing as I do it- I want to test
many of the parameters of the 3/27 against samples of known conversion
level, and test things like temperature, contamination with water, and
different fatty acid profile feedstocks.

First post is at:
http://www.girlmark.com/blog/index.php?p=190a

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California road tax being charged for corn oil used as fuel.

Michael — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:07:01 GMT

That's right keep your use low key, or the state will make you pay 18-cents per gallon. Nice way of showing support for using alternative fuels.

http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_282215344.html

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WVO on Mythbusters

GlennLasher — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:19:16 GMT

I was watching Mythbusters last night on Discovery. One of the episodes they had on last night (may be a repeat, don't know) was about free/cheap/alternative ways to power a car.

They had five ideas gleaned from the internet, including plans for a hydrolizer, magnets to magically realign the fuel moledules, a high-efficiency carburetor, an acetone/gasoline mixture, and.... WVO.

Needless to say, the magnets did squat. The acetone mixture actually reduced the car's fuel economy, and so did the replacement carb. The hydrolizer couldn't produce enough hydrogen to even turn the car over, although, just to confirm the feasibility, they did demonstrate that the engine would, in fact, operate on bottled hydrogen.

The acetone and magnet tricks were then tried on a newer, fuel-injected car, with the same results. (Couldn't do the hydrogen easily, and couldn't do the carb at all as FI cars have no carb to replace).

Last, but not least, they got out a diesel car, and ran one liter of dinofuel through it, getting 33 MPG. They then ran one liter of filtered WVO through it and got 30MPG, before pointing out that the fuel economy is actually kind of moot because the fuel is available for the asking.

Interestingly enough, they did nothing in the way of heating the fuel tank. Apparently the Mercedes they used for the experiment was perfectly happy running on room-temperature fryer grease. I suspect that the local climate where Mythbusters is filmed (so-cal) may have had something to do with this.

Bottom line, hydroliser, magnets, special carbs and special fuel blends were busted, but WVO feasibility was confirmed.

Just thought you would all like to hear that.

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Diesel to VO Conversion Slave!

Roman — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:26:10 GMT

Dear sisters and brothers,
I would love to be your conversion slave. I work for free and only need a place to throw up a tent. Nourishment is also accepted, but i am getting ahead of my self. I am very mechanically inclined, as i do personal work on a '83 300D Mercedes, and have done so on a few previous non diesel vehicle. My moral and energy is always high and positive, and I work until the job is done right. I am willing a positive and creative environment where I may be able to learn the process on any diesel vehicle. The desire to learn arises from being resourceful in using a waste product as fuel and to eventually convert my own car. I may also have the pleasure of taking the skill to South Africa in February, where I will be creating dwellings out of clay and earth. Let’s enjoy each other!

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fuel from fruit:

annoyed — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:35:10 GMT

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6224846.stm

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pig fat

George — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:43:40 GMT

posted this on go biod but thought i'd put it here too.
stopped by a biod station just south of harrisburg pa, keystone
and asked the guy filling up my 300td w/ b100 if they still used soy. he repied that they switched to pig fat due to the rising cost of soy. he also said that when tested it tested better,
a higher quality.
PIG FAT, i love it.

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Looking for some biodiesel help

Ottavina — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:54:59 GMT

Hi.

I am in need of a new car, as mine is shot, and I need a car that will be able to haul my harpsichord around to gigs. (I know. Get a hearse.)
I would like to do something more enviro-friendly than a gas car, and would rather opt for bio-diesel. I've been having a hard time finding diesel station-wagons that aren't either very old, or very new and extremely expensive. So any ideas there?

Also, I live in Wisconsin, and I have to park my car outside, so I'm a bit worried about how the car will start in sub-zero temps. Someone had told me that it's possible to get a warming kit of some sort that could remedy that. Does anyone know about this or other helpful ways to keep the vehicle functioning in the cold?

Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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Biodiesel production class for farmers- New Hampshire, Sept 22-23

girl mark — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:49:22 GMT

I'm teaching a biodiesel workshop in Lee, New Hampshire- somewhat near Dover and Portsmouth, NH.

The workshop site is Tuckaway Farm, which has been hosting a biodiesel co-op for three years, and our host Dorn Cox and students from University of New Hampshire have built some impressive small-farm biodiesel production equipment there- inspired by Argentinian farm-scale biodiesel processors (theirs are somewhat of a hybrid of Appleseed systems and larger-scale techniques involving methanol recovery). They have also grown oilseed in conjunction with nearby UNH as experimentation in oil yields for farmers making their own fuel. There's a lot of information about Dorn and his projects in the articles linked at the end of this post.

The class will cover homebrewing basics but will also have a good tour of the farm-scale biodiesel equipment and will address the special issues that that scale brings up.

Lee, NH

Sept 22-23

10-4 each day

$120

For more information and to register, see www.girlmark.com/tour

Topics covered in the homebrew production side of the class:

-biodiesel/SVO/solvent thinning options and history, biodiesel chemistry, testing oil (titration and water testing), making test batches, an overview of equipment, a chance to build your own reactor at the end of Sunday's class, quality control factors that influence conversion quality, quality testing, mistwashing and other water washing options, breaking emulsion, two-stage base biodiesel, waste water and glycerine disposal, irrigating with waste wash water, neutralizing wash water, water reuse, common pitfalls, hands-on experience recovering from failed batches and emulsion, safety, dewatering oil, spill prevention, burning glycerine for energy, hydronic heating or solar heating of your biodiesel system

Info about our host, Dorn Cox, and his recent sunflower trials:

http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article-print.jsp?article_id=1432
http://extension.unh.edu/News/SunDiesl.htm
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060903/REPOSITORY/609030353/1012/NEWS
http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/Pubs/Final%20Report%205-15-2007.pdf

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Hi Guys,

Grant — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:17:28 GMT

Hi Guys,

I have added an Energy Efficiency section to my website- Comments/Suggestions would be great.

Link: http://www.worldofrenewables.com/EnergyEfficiency/index.html

Grant Rowe

World of Renewables
grantrowe@worldofrenewables.com

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jobs!

Grant — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:00:00 GMT

Just posted 20 U.S jobs and 18 uk and europe jobs in the renewable sector.
Also added news feeds for each of the sectors.

Grant

www.worldofrenewables.com/forum.php

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Question of Location?

Grant — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:40:47 GMT

I have been posting Renewable energy jobs in my forum.
I have a question that you guys can help me with.
Would you search for a job primarily for location or Wage rate.
Coming from England everything is rather close so i was wondering in bigger countries if location was the biggest factor.

Grant Rowe
Editor
World of Renewables
www.worldofrenewables.com
grantrowe@worldofrenewables.com

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Opel Astra coming to the states, diesel to follow?

Derek — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:09:15 GMT

I've been reading recently that GM Europe's Opel Astra is coming to the states soon, released as a Saturn. One of the things that caught my eye was that in Europe they have a diesel option. I was wondering if anyone heard any news about the diesel option being available through Saturn. I could be wrong, but wouldn't that be one of the first small cars in the states with a diesel engine? My fears about buying a VW stem from the fact that if they break down, they are expensive to fix. I like the idea of the Astra because it would be a GM car that we could run on bio. Does anyone have any experience with these models or know if they are any good?

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hiya

Grant — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:20:25 GMT

Hi,

I am looking for informed individuals with a passion for renewable energy
that wish to be part of a small team that runs World of Renewables.

Link: www.worldofrenewables.com

Its a free website so we rely on peoples passion.

We need individuals that are willing to contribute to the site in terms of news articles and
forum topics.
To be a moderator of the site to help members find information and generally promote
Renewable energy/Alternate energy/Susatinabillity.

If you are interested please drop me a line.

Not interested but have views? goto : http://www.worldofrenewables.com/register.php
And contribute to the forum- all feedback is welcome.

Regards

Grant Rowe
Editor
World of Renewables.com

grantrowe@worldofrenewables.com

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Biodiesel & Burningman

ndemik — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:39:53 GMT

Anyone know of places to pump biodiesel on the way from Sacramento to BRC?

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Brand Spanking New Snow Tires!

Ollie — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:59:56 GMT

My partner and I just recenetly bought an 82 300td while passing through Colorado. It was too good a deal to pass up and we plan on converting it ASAP. The nice woman who sold us the car threw in four brand new(read:300 miles or so) studed snow tires with the Benz rims and everything. We simply don't have the room and or necessity to justify keeping them. Anyone in or around Colorado interested? Message me.

Sorry if this is the wrong thread, but I looked for an "old benz stuff" tribe and found none.

Peace

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Any good diesel mechanics in Portland?

Violet — Sat, 19 May 2007 02:16:27 GMT

need a good diesel mechanic for my 82 VW Westfalia - a biodiesel-friendly one would be a bonus. Any recommendations?

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Update - 2007 Mercedes R 320 Runs GREAT on Bio!

Ed — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:21:31 GMT

I'm only on my 4th tank, about 1200 miles, and I have been "blending up" since the first tank, adding 25% more b.d. each time, I'm now running a "b75" blend, or thereabouts, I plan on just filling it with b99 on the next fill up. So far no problems at all. I just wanted to post this because when I was looking for a new alt. fuel car for my family there was no documented cases of anyone running b.d. in one of these as they are just recently produced, and i thought someone else might like to know that it works just fine.

~ Cheers

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84 or 85 benz biod

George — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:44:34 GMT

I know we all have our favorite cars/trucks, but I recently totaled my vw euro, everyone is fine, now i finaly get to buy a diesel vehicle
I was thinking of an older mercedes, i would like a wagon,need teh extra room, lots of miles a year, about 25k for long travel on highways
Any other suggestions? The reason for me looking at the 84 and 85 is that a mercedes mechanic suggested these. I can spend up to 10k, no need to if i don't have too. Good gas mile, looking for 30 plus mpg.
Thanks for any suggestions, and obviously i will be looking to run biod and or wvo in the vehicle
my main concern is not being able to find it on the road, seeing as i travel most of the year on the east coast

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Best Bus Blog ever imagined/Diesel stained wretch/wrench offers his services

patrick — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:25:15 GMT

this is Patrick the non profit bus guru from Hades and/or Heaven depending on your purrspective. I would like folks to become members of my primitive yahoo group for buses. There is a lot of bus info there, my own great pics, and I am sure that the more people that join, even if they don't participate, the more people then who will know me and I can move more buses and parts, (and maybe even find love) and then convert the money into nefarious aid projects in Haiti and Mexico with non terrorist organizations opposed to the US invasion of everyone, eventually.

The site's name is groups.yahoo.com/group/gilligandcrown/ and if you would be a member, I would thank you. You don't have to do diddly after that, but I do post some of my funny ramblings now and then, and at times there be scant bus discussion as we instead plot revolution or just whine in general, but hopefully with a lively and informative joie de vivre that will make your toes curl and eliminate stains on contact.

Have a good'n

Patrick Young
Bus King of the Great Southwest

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Biodiesel joints between San Francisco and Eugene...any info?

69 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:59:24 GMT

Hey all,
I'm about to go on a trip to Oregon, and I'm wondering where all the biodiesel spots are between San Francisco and Eugene. I'm taking the 5, rather than the 101. I once saw an online printout of every possible biodiesel location throughout the US, but I cannot find the website with that info. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
Thanks!
Sherry

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Bumper Sticker

Astrid — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:43:29 GMT

I got rear ended and need a new one...anyone got one for me?
E-mail me separately for my address. thanks so much!!!

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fined for running biod

George — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:20:47 GMT

http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/153260.html

i posted this link under a omment about the bumper sticker, but felt it should be read by more. I haven't ead or hearad anything about this until someone else sent me the link. Basically this guy was pulled over, in a parking lot, for having a biod sticker. The "tax man" was checking mobil homes/trails for illegal deisel. This guy was fined i Charlotte, NC. Read for your self, total BS, i understand them want to there hand out for taxes if sold, but home brew

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Central Valley Bio

ryan — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:30:11 GMT

I have a cousin near Merced that would really like to try bio in his Powerstroke to see how or if it runs different. Does anyone know of any staions in the central valley that sells bio, or if anyone knows of any home-brewers, please let me know.....thanks..

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