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central scrutinizer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:04 AM Original message |
Biodiesel now cheaper than fossil diesel |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. Time to legalize Industrial Hemp |
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phusion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. amen! n/t |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, but it is hard to get out here in California. |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. What's hard to get |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
42. HeeHee. |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
4. Is it true |
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ItsTheMediaStupid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. There are a number of considerations |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. The reason I asked |
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phusion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. Does anyone know... |
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ItsTheMediaStupid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. It may be because biodiesel gels at higher temperatures than dino |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
7. What happens when they have to start paying for old french fry oil? |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. The fans ignore economics. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. a symbiote, not a parasite. |
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ItsTheMediaStupid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Precisely. |
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ItsTheMediaStupid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. What economics are you talking about? |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Its a good solution for a fringe few. |
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ItsTheMediaStupid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. So demand drives the price of vegetable oils up |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Got anything to base that on? |
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populistdriven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I can buy corn oil at costco for $3.50 a gallon |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. lol! I priced oil at Costco and ran the numbers a few months ago |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. If 250 million americans were buying corn oil at costco daily, |
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ItsTheMediaStupid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. Every hear of recycling ? That's what people do with waste oil. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. The net-energy-return needs to be considered also |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. That's why I'm scratching my head over Ethanol. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. It's worse than that-- see... |
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corporate_mike (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
8. We need cars that run on biodiesel and many more bio gas stations |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. Link under 'retail of biodiesel' (scroll down) shows sellers by state |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. Petroleum based liquid fuel more expensive then alternatives |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. Several problems with that... |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Great answer, now a question. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. That would be "cetane" rating... |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. thank you |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. You're welcome, but just a quick clarification... |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Brazil is a major, major soybean exporter. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. 7.7:1? |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. From here... |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I'll look at it later but people making biodiesel generally report... |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:51 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Yeah, but the corn is in pounds, not gallons, soo... |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 06:25 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. When discussing ratios, it is important to remember that it is a 2:1 ratio |
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ItsTheMediaStupid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
35. 7.7 gallons or 7.7 pounds? |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Pounds-- corn oil is traded in pounds, or... |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
24. Have people forgotten how to recommend posts? |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. Work for Ind. Hemp legalization LINK>>> |
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