Amen!

At 11:18 PM 5/11/2004, tmiller wrote:
>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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--- tmiller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>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:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Yep, I did.  Wasn't lost on me that Diesels are
>>>>
>>>probably not a very good
>>>
>>>
>>>>ultimate environmental solution to our
>>>>
>>>transportation needs.  Soot and NOX
>>>
>>>
>>>>can't be ignored.
>>>>
>>>>DB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>anybody else catch the NPR piece this morning on
>>>>>Diesels? much discussion was on the VW diesel.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=1892180
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-=matthew
>>>>>
>>>>>=====
>>>>>Matthew Pollard         "Racing with the wind and
>>>>>
>>>flirting with death
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Dept. Of Chemistry     So have a cup of coffee and
>>>>>
>>>catch your breath"
>>>
>>>
>>>>>University of Idaho
>>>>>www.ftir.chem.uidaho.edu
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>
>>=====
>>Phil
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