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I had a cherry once, possibly twice, but I think the second one lied. Definitely once though.
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Originally Posted by MasterBlaster
Errr, I guess he was trying to relate the rapidly depleting coal and oil reserves to the global warming :o
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Do you still believe the Iraq invasion was made because Saddam is bad or because Iraq had WMDs or because Iraq was not a democracy??? How many years has it been since the invasion that car bombs are still claiming innocent Iraqis' lives almost every day? In what sense has the ground reality in Iraq has improved? The US president has vetoed a bill on stem cell research. Isn't that opposition to the people's opinions? Isn't that imperialistic?Quote:
Originally Posted by yrwyddfa
Imperialistic tendencies? You mean to say one nation's version of rule, right? That's like saying the presidential democracy in the US is wrong, and it should be changed to the parliamentary system.
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We've been using Ethanol in the Midwestern US for a decade at least... as far as I can remember driving anyway.
Normally, it's only 10 or 12% of the fuel pumped to the tank because if it was higher the ethanol would corrode the fuel lines and fuel tanks.
That said, a good friend of mine found out his Ford Taurus was E85 compatible - and was paying at least a dollar less per gallon after the initial Katrina aftermath. Of course, then everyone who could buy it, bought it, and drove the E85 price right up to price of 87 octane Unleaded.
But for States like Iowa, Nebraska, Minneapolis, Indiana and Illinois where the major crop is corn - they could become the new power houses of the new economy.
If you've ever driven through these midwestern States, you realize there's enough of food growing here to feed the world plus some - no bulls**t. They could easily supply the US's Ethanol needs as well.
People have had their own stills in their garage since the mid 80's.
Thats one way to harness Solar Energy, through plantlife.Quote:
Originally Posted by nemaroller
But, does ethanol it still emit CO2 when used?
Actually the situation is much better now in Iraq with the current situation in Israel. Most of the insurgants in Iraq were Iranian and Syrian any way. I guess they hate jews more that americans and brits. The president does not have absolute power in the US. Elected representatives from all of the US voted to go to war. Not just one guy. I've told you this before and I'll try to beat it into your skull again. The West is dividing the middle east and aisia with one goal in mind. Isolate Iran. After Israel takes out Lebanon and Syria, who's left all alone and Isolated? Iran is. Convenient Huh? :rolleyes: Any one care to guess who gets bombed next?Quote:
Originally Posted by honeybee
On the fuel debate
You can make Bio Diesel in your own backyard in the US out of your trash. You can also get huge tax breaks if you go into this program as well. I will look for a link to it. I forget the name of the program. I went to a concert in Seattle promoting it but I lost the flyer. It was somewhat expensive to set up but the fuel it produced will run in any car set up for bio diesel.
Yes, but it is a 'carbon-neutral' fuel - the logic there is corn or whatever plant the ethanol is derived from needs CO2 when it grows, so the net effect to the atmosphere is 0.Quote:
Originally Posted by capsulecorpjx
And ethanol when burned is an oxygenate - which reduces ground-level ozone.
But personally, I'm not worried about CO2 emissions - that is a naturally abundant gas in the atmosphere. I look to ethanol to remove our dependence on oil - and its foreign sources - which means less economic ramifications.
There is also thermo-depolymerization to supplement it. It creates oil from carbon wastes such as turkey guts from meat processing plants. It has an 80% efficiency rate (only 20% of the heat energy from the waste is consumed to convert it to oil), and processes most carbon trash at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by nemaroller
Anyone noticed how the press is no longer interested in the deaths in Iraq now that they have a conflict with a higher body count? The media disgusts me :mad:
I agree that the media sucks, but the body count is higher in Iraq. There have been more casualties and KIA's in Iraq over the same period than there have been in Lebanon/Israel.
Really? I don't buy it. Where did you get those numbers? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by demotivater
I'll try to find a source. But as of Monday (I think it was Monday, maybe Tuesday morning) there were 23 Israeli troops killed since the start, and 24 US in Iraq. That numbers gone up in both places.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBlaster
So far in July, there's been 38 MNF troops killed in Iraq (not counting today), and well over a thousand civilians and Iraqi police. The expected # of civilian casualties in Iraq for July could reach 4000. There were 3000 or so killed in July. The numbers are different depending on where you look. But it's pretty clear the Iraq numbers are higher than the 600 or so total (civies and soldiers) killed in Lebanon and Israel.
Here's a decent site with some numbers.
What ever happened to that cow-farts-cause-global-warming-and-hurricanes panic a few years ago? Surely some enterprising young programmer has come up with a sulution.
Cow + hose + storage tank = ?
Al Gores movie took a giant nosedive and that's the end of that "panic". :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Moon Pie
To quote Jeremy Clarkson, we need to get rid of either cars or cows. It should be cars on the basis that you car ride a cow but you can't eat a car :lol:
I voted for Al once -- for senator. Then I realized all he really wanted was to control me. First, the Gore tax. Next I'll be riding a fartless cow.