And with the awesome forms of transportation that these insightful environmentalists are proposing we are on our way.....same as the Chicoms...
Posted on 05/09/2008 8:35:13 AM PDT by 300magnum
With a claimed output of "up to" 35 gallons per week, this thing's not going to produce enough to be worth it. If you were in a 100-member congregation, your share would be less than half a gallon per week.
“I doubt it will work,” said David Pimental.”
I just went back and reread the article. Pimental is the guy who said that ethanol production is a net loss. A statement that has been disproved by the per acre efficiencies of our midwest farmers. I wouldn’t put stock in anything he says, and I wonder whose payroll he is really on.
Pure ethonol will destroy even a fuel flex engine.
Interesting in concept, but you’ll still need to hit the gas station at some point.
They need to figure out a way to make it from lawn clippings or the 100+ box-elder trees I cut down on my dad’s property in the last couple weeks.
Funny that you mentioned that.
My son in law has a ‘contraption’ (looks like a still and uses lye) which he makes fuel for his farm equipment from french fry grease. (Gets it for free)
Now the local fast food restaurants have shown him a sheet which he is supposed to sign out on.
Wonder why they want to keep such detailed records?
Kinda like Oregon, when they realized they were loosing revenue from fuel efficient vehicles, now they’re trying to monitor their mileage and ‘tax’ accordingly.
I am constantly amazed at the ways the government can come up with to make you pay your ‘fair share’!! LOL
Ping for later reading
“We could ...come up with a better National Energy plan in 30 minutes.”
Yes, and one aspect of that is everone doing what they are capable of right now. Compact fluorescent bulbs are cheap now and I figure that since I converted 10 years ago I have saved around $1500. I have just read “The Ravaging Tide” by Mike Tidwell, 2006, wherein he describes in detail how a few years previously he spent $7,500 to convert his way of life to low energy use. His goal was a 50% saving, but he achieved 90%. He also points out that in the early days of the California electric crisis, people in the state reduced their electric use by 11% before the state implemented any restrictions. If we all cut back our use by 10%, and Tidwell describes a number of low pain ways to do that, energy prices would improve significantly.
The BATF&E does not allow individuals to distill alcohol.
They are growing sugar beets in Montana and North Dakota.
I read some article where a guy got raked over the coals by the gov for not reporting that he made his own fuel. It’s on here somewhere.
There once was a young man named Max
Who avoided the gasoline tax
The reason you see
Was his Vespa burned pee
From his grandfather's herd of tame yaks.
EFUEL100Watch out for fines for using biofuel.
Fines for using biofuel
They got him for avoiding the fuel tax.
Home brewing isn’t not permitted to do home distilling.
And who’s still is going to blow up?
The ATF will come knocking.
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