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Entries from August 2008

Closed Mindedness of those against Alternative Energy.

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

It is amazing how some come up with arguments to keep our dependency on Oil.  They think corn, wheat… is the only source of materials for Ethanol and Methanol.  That is a falsehood that must be countered.  It is this closed mindedness that is keeping the effort back. The only way we will break the [...]

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Tags: Alternative Energy · Ramblings

What about other Alcohols

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

We know about Methanol and Ethanol, but what about other Alcohols like Butanol.
From what I have read, Butanol can run in today’s gasoline engines without any modifications.
There is so much out there that people do not know about.

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Tags: Alternative Energy

Why does Ethanol get all the Press?

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

I just did a Yahoo news search on Ethanol and then one on Methanol.  There were approximately 20 times more stories on Ethanol than Methanol.  Yes, ethanol is a little more efficient, methanol can be made from more sources and would not put as much pressure on certain agricultural products.
It is seems to be the [...]

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Tags: Alternative Energy · Ramblings

Methanol from Biomass

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

From reading the book Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil by Robert Zubrin, I see the possibility of Methanol/Ethanol production for many forms of BioMass.
One source that is not mentioned in the book which could be a possible huge contributer to BioMass could [...]

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Tags: Alternative Energy

My tendancies when it come to practicing Catholicism (part 1)

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

I tend to be more traditional than the average Catholic, but not to the point of preferring the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. In fact, I am completely turned off by those TLM Onlyists that like to degrade the Ordinary Form of the Mass. Where I go, the Ordinary Form of the Mass is [...]

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Tags: Spirituality

Observations

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Ever been to a meeting where you were just to observe and get ideas? It is interesting to just sit back and watch other going at each other.

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Tags: Ramblings

New Site so be patient

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Just started this blog tonight.  Most of my postings will be on the other pages.

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Tags: Uncategorized