You're preaching to the choir here!
Tom Miller

P. Stanhope wrote:

>WORD!  yes Bio-diesel burns alot cleaner than
>synthetic diesel. If we could convince all our
>shipping companys to use bio-diesel, there would be
>alot less soot everywhere and alot more truck drivers
>living to the age of 60.
>With all the surplus corn and peanuts we produce, we
>should be able to power ALL diesels off of
>bio-diesel...and simultaniously taking the profit$
>away from the Saudis....talk about patriotism!
>
>Phil
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>--- tmiller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM> wrote:
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>>My 91 Jetta ECOdiesel came with a catalytic
>>converter to burn up any
>>soot that tries to escape.  The TDI diesels of today
>>are even cleaner.
>>With proper computerized fuel injection, soot and
>>NOX are less than gas
>>engine emissions.  With biodiesel, they even smell
>>better than gas exhaust.
>>They are far superior to any hybrid car as well.
>>More space, similar
>>mileage with higher load capacity, less complex to
>>maintain.
>>TEMiller (diesel in my blood!)
>>
>>Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa wrote:
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>>>Yep, I did.  Wasn't lost on me that Diesels are
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>>probably not a very good
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>>>ultimate environmental solution to our
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>>transportation needs.  Soot and NOX
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>>>can't be ignored.
>>>
>>>DB
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>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Matthew" <mpteleski@YAHOO.COM>
>>>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 2:35 PM
>>>Subject: Diesels on NPR this morning
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>>>>anybody else catch the NPR piece this morning on
>>>>Diesels? much discussion was on the VW diesel.
>>>>
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>>>http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=1892180
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>>>>-=matthew
>>>>
>>>>=====
>>>>Matthew Pollard         "Racing with the wind and
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>>flirting with death
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>>>>Dept. Of Chemistry     So have a cup of coffee and
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>>catch your breath"
>>
>>
>>>>University of Idaho
>>>>www.ftir.chem.uidaho.edu
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>=====
>Phil
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