Global Warming Just for you Deborah

[Deborah]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
03/15/05
Contact: Sandra Kirkpatrick
479-659-4051
www.rhizomecollective.org).  A donation of $10 is suggested.  The lecture will include an explanation of how the technology works, where to find good oil, how to filter it, and suggestions on forming local user cooperatives (poster attached).

The basics:
Any diesel engine can be converted to run on vegetable oil (VO).  In fact, Rudolf Diesel debuted a version of his original engine at the 1900 World's Fair running on 100% peanut oil.  The main difference between petroleum
"diesel" fuel and VO is the viscosity or thickness of the liquid.  Once VO is heated to about 150-200 degrees, it will run through the engine the same as petroleum diesel.

What are the benefits of VO?
The benefits of VO fuels over traditional petroleum diesel are enormous!  VO fuels reduce consumption while recycling waste, as well as reducing our dependence on non-renewable and foreign fuel sources.  VO fuels also drastically reduce harmful emissions, including a 100% reduction of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, 40-60% reduction in soot emissions, and reductions of all PAH's (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).

Bio-diesel versus VO:
Bio-diesel is increasing in popularity across the country.  It is a fuel made of vegetable oil processed with lye and methanol, which changes the viscosity so that it can run through the diesel engine without any heating.  
In many parts of the country, bio-diesel is a 'boutique fuel', requiring more traditional petroleum diesel fuel than it saves to make and transport it to distributors.  In other cases, individuals make bio-diesel themselves or in cooperatives.  In addition, one purchases bio-diesel for more than petroleum diesel, while RVO can usually be obtained for free.

Contact information:
Sandra Kirkpatrick and Christopher King are happy to talk to individuals, groups, and media about RVO and related issues.  They can be contacted via email at [email protected] or they can be contacted at 479-659-4051.

[Deborah]

Now how can this be? Why do Americans put up with this kind of bullying?

MONSANTO WARNS TWO BILLION FARMERS: "STOP SAVING YOUR SEEDS"
Since the advent of farming, thousands of years ago, farmers have carefully collected seeds at harvest so as to have enough seed for the next year's planting. Concerned that seed saving by farmers reduces their profits, seed and biotech giants like Monsanto have rammed though controversial "intellectual property laws" in numerous countries that make traditional seed saving a crime. Last year, Monsanto harassed and/or sued more than 500 U.S. farmers who saved their seeds, forcing them to pay the company over $15 million in fines, including up to 8 month long prison sentences. http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsant ... 031405.cfm

MONSANTO HELPS KEEP A NOTORIOUS TOXIC PESTICIDE ON THE MARKET
This week, Minnesota became the first U.S. state to attempt to follow the lead of the European Union and ban Atrazine. The commonly used corn pesticide has been directly linked to cancer, low sperm counts and widespread deformities in frogs, and has been showing up at increasing rates in wells and municipal water supplies. In response to the proposed law, chemically-dependent corn farmers and distributors of the pesticide, including Monsanto and Syngenta, successfully flexed their lobbying muscle and convinced lawmakers to reject the bill, claiming that Atrazine is safe, and that a ban would negatively impact profits. http://www.organicconsumers.org/toxic/a ... 031705.cfm

MONSANTO WARNS TWO BILLION FARMERS: "STOP SAVING YOUR SEEDS"
MONSANTO HELPS KEEP A NOTORIOUS TOXIC PESTICIDE ON THE MARKET
JUDGE RULES AGAINST ONE MILLION VIETNAMESE IN FAVOR OF MONSANTO
IN THE WORDS OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
MILLIONS OF CITIZENS COUNTERING MONSANTO'S BUSINESS PRACTICES
BIRTH DEFECT RATES SKYROCKET ON FLORIDA FARMS
QUICK FOOD COMPANY NEWS MUNCHIES
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS REQUIRE MORE PESTICIDES
GLOBAL GE NEWS TIDBITS
NEW STUDIES SHOW SUSTAINABLE FARMING CREATES NUTRITIONALLY SUPERIOR FOOD
UK SCHOOLS GOING ORGANIC
http://www.organicconsumers.org/bytes/032505.cfm