Sinergy
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ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie This lawsuit is ridiculous. All those who complain about gas from autos do not realize that the effects of car cas is but one tiny fraction compared to to airline fuel - huh. Go figure. I know - we can try MTBE again, wasn't THAT a success story!! Speaking of alternative fuels and aviation, there was a segment on CNN about trials the Air Force is conducting with a B-52 bomber. Of the eight jet engines, six were flown operating on regular JP4 jet fuel, while two were modified to operate on synthetic fuel derived from coal. There was a high pressure compression of the coal, which somehow with an added catalyst created an oil-like substance which was then distilled to produce the synthetic jet fuel. From what I understood of the report, the results exceeded expectations and now they plan to convert the B-52 test aircraft so that all eight jet engines will operate on the synthetically produced jet fuel. Not sure whether this was simply an alternative fuel source, or whether it had cleaner emissions when used, as it was preliminary findings of the on-going tests. At a minimum, the results indicated US coal reserves could reduce or eliminate US military dependence on foreign oil sources. If successful as a preliminary test, the synthetic process could actually replace oil as a required fuel source in modern motorized societies. If the process can be adapted to clean burning alternative fuels there may be hope towards slowing down or possibly ending the escalating greenhouse effect of fossil fuels. When you pull into future gas stations, you might be saying filler' up with Kingsford Match Lite, and throw in some Mesquite chips so I can smell good while I'm going fast. Every day, one of the ships I unload in the harbor spews the equivalent amount of noxious greenhouse gasses that you get from something like 10,000 to 100,000 cars. A significant amount of the cargo streaming into our port is destined for Wal-Mart. Do the math. Sinergy p.s. Has anybody figured out what the subject of this thread actually means? Near as I can figure, somebody is shooting the heads off of California bean sprouts or baby trees. This is, of course, just me and I could be wrong.
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