Saturday, August 16th, 2008
U.N. scientist say we only have 10 years to mend our ways, because if we do
not clean up our act, mother nature has some nasty surprises:
Storms – insured losses from weather events have increased 15 fold in the
last 30 years.
Floods – U.N. scientists predict 200 million climate refugees in the next
40 years.
Drought – Land stricken by severe drought has doubled in 30 years. (more…)
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
You can make your own biodiesel with these three ingredients; methanol, sodium
hydroxide (lye/ caustic soda like for cleaning drains, found next to Drano), and
vegetable oil. Everything you can get at the grocery store. Except for maybe the
methanol, but you can get it at the auto parts store. Gas line antifreeze is
usually pure methanol. (more…)
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