<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Biodiesel means trouble for Uganda]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/ Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:49:22 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/1 You can't blame the Ugandans

You can see what I mean about the hopelessness of stopping the destruction with certification. Once the forest is gone, its gone, certification be damned. My take is that we should not support biodiesel made from food crops, period. They can't make a dent in global warming or energy security but they are knocking rainforest carbon sinks flat.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> You can't blame the Ugandans

You can see what I mean about the hopelessness of stopping the destruction with certification. Once the forest is gone, its gone, certification be damned. My take is that we should not support biodiesel made from food crops, period. They can't make a dent in global warming or energy security but they are knocking rainforest carbon sinks flat.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> Comment #2 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/ Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:45:35 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/2 Having just read the Reuter's article

I see he plans to also turn another rainforest into a sugar plantation. Do you suppose the high price of sugar (caused by turning so much of it into ethanol in Brazil) has anything to do with that?

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> Having just read the Reuter's article

I see he plans to also turn another rainforest into a sugar plantation. Do you suppose the high price of sugar (caused by turning so much of it into ethanol in Brazil) has anything to do with that?

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> Comment #3 by Julia Olmstead http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/ Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:31:00 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/3 Sounds plausible

Without knowing anything about the global sugar market, your theory certainly sounds reasonable to me. Ah, biofuels... Can you imagine what we could achieve if we put all this effort and money instead into solar and wind technology?

]]> Sounds plausible

Without knowing anything about the global sugar market, your theory certainly sounds reasonable to me. Ah, biofuels... Can you imagine what we could achieve if we put all this effort and money instead into solar and wind technology?

]]> Comment #4 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/ Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:21:30 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/4 Yep Julia

"Can you imagine what we could achieve.."

The good news coming out of technological breakthroughs in solar, wind, water power and hybrid plugin vehicles, solid oxide fuel cell/turbines, geothermal heating/cooling, biogas systems, is amazing!

The solutions are here already, but largely ignored by the media and almost completely ignored by those wielding the power of government policy and corporate investment.

Meanwhile, the mostly unheard by the public, corporate/ political wrangling continues in the halls of congress ruled by lobbyists.  

And we here in blogland try to illuminate the scene with the latest developments and expose' of eco-disasters like this damn fuel farming.  A pox on agribizz fuel farming everywhere!!

When considering fuel farming just consult bio-d's site on it.  You have all the facts assembled in one place, excellent!  And the link to that article that states that 15 to 30% of uS CO2 emissions are absorbed by conservation land.

That is the key to reversing global climate disaster, and a major contraindication of curing the addiction to oil with an addiction to fuel farming.  Along with the fact that it is physically impossible to replace a signifigant amount of oil with farmed fuel.

Damn you bio-willy! He looks like santa, but his shilling for biofuel makes him a huge eco-grinch!

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

]]> Yep Julia

"Can you imagine what we could achieve.."

The good news coming out of technological breakthroughs in solar, wind, water power and hybrid plugin vehicles, solid oxide fuel cell/turbines, geothermal heating/cooling, biogas systems, is amazing!

The solutions are here already, but largely ignored by the media and almost completely ignored by those wielding the power of government policy and corporate investment.

Meanwhile, the mostly unheard by the public, corporate/ political wrangling continues in the halls of congress ruled by lobbyists.  

And we here in blogland try to illuminate the scene with the latest developments and expose' of eco-disasters like this damn fuel farming.  A pox on agribizz fuel farming everywhere!!

When considering fuel farming just consult bio-d's site on it.  You have all the facts assembled in one place, excellent!  And the link to that article that states that 15 to 30% of uS CO2 emissions are absorbed by conservation land.

That is the key to reversing global climate disaster, and a major contraindication of curing the addiction to oil with an addiction to fuel farming.  Along with the fact that it is physically impossible to replace a signifigant amount of oil with farmed fuel.

Damn you bio-willy! He looks like santa, but his shilling for biofuel makes him a huge eco-grinch!

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

]]> Comment #5 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/ Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:31:29 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/5 It has been rumored that Mr. Nelson

smoke's biodiesel, I'm just saying...

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> It has been rumored that Mr. Nelson

smoke's biodiesel, I'm just saying...

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> Comment #6 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/ Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:53:46 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/6 NORML

He is doing NORML ads on radio so I guess that redeems him a bit bio-d.  

I think we could convert him to bio-algae/solar collecter-desiel-willy.  If he would listen to reason.

Maybe if the algae was bio-engineered to produce hash oil he would join up?

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

]]> NORML

He is doing NORML ads on radio so I guess that redeems him a bit bio-d.  

I think we could convert him to bio-algae/solar collecter-desiel-willy.  If he would listen to reason.

Maybe if the algae was bio-engineered to produce hash oil he would join up?

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

]]> Comment #7 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/ Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:01:35 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/7 There's an idea,

make biodiesel out of hash oil. I'm sure it has been proposed by someone. I mean, they are making fuel out of alcohol.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> There's an idea,

make biodiesel out of hash oil. I'm sure it has been proposed by someone. I mean, they are making fuel out of alcohol.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> Comment #8 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/ Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:45:54 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/8 Sell the emissions!

You could get people to pay to suck on the tailpipe!  Hehehey.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

]]> Sell the emissions!

You could get people to pay to suck on the tailpipe!  Hehehey.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

]]> Comment #9 by Hodbrid http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/ Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:34:05 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-greasing-of-lake-victoria/9 On Catalytic Converters

Your vehicle's  catalytic converter plays an essential role in reducing harmful emissions. When your catalytic converter is working properly it successfully changes auto emissions into harmless water vapor. When your catalytic converter is malfunctioning, the pollutants leaving your vehicle can exacerbate local pollution levels.There are four ways for you to determine whether your catalytic converter needs replacing or not:1.Busted or rusted out converter body or end tubes.2.Small pieces of substrate in other areas of the exhaust system.3.No rattle in a pellitized converter (If the converter does not rattle, the pellets may have melted together or fallen out).4.A rattle in a monolithic converter (A rattle in this kind of converter indicates the substrate has separated.)If you are unable to determine failure your state, provincial, or local vehicle inspection program will reveal that to you the next time your car comes up for inspection. If your car fails its inspection, you will have to replace your catalytic converter before you car can be passed.Replacement of your catalytic converter is a procedure that can be done by professionals such as through your dealer's service department, through a muffler shop, or by a local garage. If you are handy, you can do the work yourself and save money on parts as well as on labor costs.Only purchase a catalytic converter that meets or exceeds your vehicle.I have here my catalytic converter and Dodge dash cover, and I am well satisfied with it...Again, driving without a catalytic converter is illegal and the potential harm you create to the atmosphere simply isn't worth it

]]> On Catalytic Converters

Your vehicle's  catalytic converter plays an essential role in reducing harmful emissions. When your catalytic converter is working properly it successfully changes auto emissions into harmless water vapor. When your catalytic converter is malfunctioning, the pollutants leaving your vehicle can exacerbate local pollution levels.There are four ways for you to determine whether your catalytic converter needs replacing or not:1.Busted or rusted out converter body or end tubes.2.Small pieces of substrate in other areas of the exhaust system.3.No rattle in a pellitized converter (If the converter does not rattle, the pellets may have melted together or fallen out).4.A rattle in a monolithic converter (A rattle in this kind of converter indicates the substrate has separated.)If you are unable to determine failure your state, provincial, or local vehicle inspection program will reveal that to you the next time your car comes up for inspection. If your car fails its inspection, you will have to replace your catalytic converter before you car can be passed.Replacement of your catalytic converter is a procedure that can be done by professionals such as through your dealer's service department, through a muffler shop, or by a local garage. If you are handy, you can do the work yourself and save money on parts as well as on labor costs.Only purchase a catalytic converter that meets or exceeds your vehicle.I have here my catalytic converter and Dodge dash cover, and I am well satisfied with it...Again, driving without a catalytic converter is illegal and the potential harm you create to the atmosphere simply isn't worth it

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