You laugh but the sad thing is my 9000lb 06 Ford crewcab dually diesel gets as good mpg as many much smaller vehicles!. I was stunned recently when looking at Toyota and Nissan trucks and Honda's minivans to see they got only marginally better mileage. I get 22mpg right now, no thanks to low sulfur diesel.
My greatest fear is the rolling blackouts when everyone plugs in their car. Can you imagine the surge at 5:30-6:00pm when dad/mom quietly rolls in from work and plugs in. I mean really it would take downâ£^&*R% 02u^%~2243$#... carrier dead
Like ethanol, bio-diesel, which I purchase when reasonably priced, suffers from a lack of available production. There simply is not nor will there be in the foreseeable future any way to grow even organic material to both feed the world and power our country. Google it, I was all gung hoo to replace big oil with big soy but it just isn't viable.
Lets face it petroleum based vehicles have the benefit of the very high energy yield of gas/diesel, superior delivery infrastructure and are well understood by the public. Bio-fuels are great but they either suffer from low possible yield or impede something even more important, the ability to afford food. There is not now nor will there been in the foreseeable future a reliable means to produce, deliver and store vast quantities of hydrogen. Finally what do you think will happen to your electricity bill when every Tom, Dick and Harry on the block plugs in their golf cart? Better yet will our antiquated electrical grid even survive? We are simply not ready to go off oil. If we stopped today, you would starve, if we stopped 5 years from now you would probably starve, if we busted our asses and took on a live style similiar to the 1800's we might be able to still eat, go to the mall occasionaly and surf the net in 10 years.
What we need is a solution that will mirror oil with out the pollution and without enriching terrorist states. Best possibility I've read about is bio engineered fuels using organic waste products, it can be treated used like conventional fuel, has a low carbon foot print and doesn't effect food production.
I went to high school with two brothers that "survived" their father killing their mom when he caught her screwing around. The most messed up part of their lives seemed to be they were the center of attention for all the wrong reasons.
Google encrypted the drives before sending them over as a security precaution, ID theft and all, then promptly crushed the original drives and shot the man with the key. Oops, sorry assholes.
Ha what a joke! Ever since doing the "free credit report" I've been getting spammed by trans union offering their pay for service. Frankly it's MY life, MY history and MY credit data why the #&$%@#%& should I have to pay them at ALL to correct their constant screw ups? They are making money selling it they should be forced to pay ME to use it.
THEY SHOULD ALSO BE 100% LIABLE WHEN IT IS ABUSED!!!!! Credit reporting agencies are the source of the problem and the enablers of credit fraud.
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Don't give the 419 scammers any ideas. I'm still waiting for my first "There's a run on your Bank" scam email.
'nough said.
create a giant anemometer!
You laugh but the sad thing is my 9000lb 06 Ford crewcab dually diesel gets as good mpg as many much smaller vehicles!. I was stunned recently when looking at Toyota and Nissan trucks and Honda's minivans to see they got only marginally better mileage. I get 22mpg right now, no thanks to low sulfur diesel.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solarcells-0710.html
Considering Canada's position on property, and current examples of copyright, maybe.
I'm Canadian
Well the ACLU only loves specific parts that fit their agenda. http://www.theabsurdreport.com/2008/aclu-dream-team-by-leslie-sacks/
their own dog food, took my browser over 3 minutes to load Techworlds page.
Put the Clydesdales away pa, the man said disbarment. Dang, thought we'd have us a good old draw and quarter!
We don't want him, we think he's nuts. Send him to CNN their the ones with the wacky agendas.
My greatest fear is the rolling blackouts when everyone plugs in their car. Can you imagine the surge at 5:30-6:00pm when dad/mom quietly rolls in from work and plugs in. I mean really it would take downâ£^&*R% 02u^%~2243$#... carrier dead
Say by by to your injectors when they gum up. Stick with bio.
Ya there is a station in Arcata, Ca. that sells/sold B99. I've used it in my dually and it runs great, just loose a few mpg due to the lower btu's.
Like ethanol, bio-diesel, which I purchase when reasonably priced, suffers from a lack of available production. There simply is not nor will there be in the foreseeable future any way to grow even organic material to both feed the world and power our country. Google it, I was all gung hoo to replace big oil with big soy but it just isn't viable.
selling cars here in the USA?
Lets face it petroleum based vehicles have the benefit of the very high energy yield of gas/diesel, superior delivery infrastructure and are well understood by the public. Bio-fuels are great but they either suffer from low possible yield or impede something even more important, the ability to afford food. There is not now nor will there been in the foreseeable future a reliable means to produce, deliver and store vast quantities of hydrogen. Finally what do you think will happen to your electricity bill when every Tom, Dick and Harry on the block plugs in their golf cart? Better yet will our antiquated electrical grid even survive? We are simply not ready to go off oil. If we stopped today, you would starve, if we stopped 5 years from now you would probably starve, if we busted our asses and took on a live style similiar to the 1800's we might be able to still eat, go to the mall occasionaly and surf the net in 10 years.
What we need is a solution that will mirror oil with out the pollution and without enriching terrorist states. Best possibility I've read about is bio engineered fuels using organic waste products, it can be treated used like conventional fuel, has a low carbon foot print and doesn't effect food production.
But of course your car has to be able to burn it.
I went to high school with two brothers that "survived" their father killing their mom when he caught her screwing around. The most messed up part of their lives seemed to be they were the center of attention for all the wrong reasons.
the abundant UV to kill everything.
Evil... I like it! Better yet print out those trillions of entries on bathroom tissue!
Google encrypted the drives before sending them over as a security precaution, ID theft and all, then promptly crushed the original drives and shot the man with the key. Oops, sorry assholes.
this was were Trans Union got my info for the spam.
Ha what a joke! Ever since doing the "free credit report" I've been getting spammed by trans union offering their pay for service. Frankly it's MY life, MY history and MY credit data why the #&$%@#%& should I have to pay them at ALL to correct their constant screw ups? They are making money selling it they should be forced to pay ME to use it.
THEY SHOULD ALSO BE 100% LIABLE WHEN IT IS ABUSED!!!!! Credit reporting agencies are the source of the problem and the enablers of credit fraud.
Good idea, I'm going to the bank and drawing out my entire savings in PENNIES. I'll make hundreds of dollars
Umm, the effects will be SHADE!
Ya, ever been in the AZ desert in July? HOT HOT dang HOT!!! Like the Alaskan pipeline I think those desert critters will appreciate it.
Nothing brings a tear to my eye quicker then a well armed sheep! Now I have to find some way to disarm 47 well trained bears...