permaculture

["HS" <wal@pc.jaring.my>]

In my farm I use recyled cooking oil as diesel.  As far as my pocket is
concerned, it is more expensive than normal diesel.  But I see a spark of
sustainability community-wise.  The small town that I get the used cooking
oil from gets them from nearby oil palm and coconut oil refineries (which
employs town folks).  Diesel however is  "imported".
I have not been able to convince my neighbours to do the same, for now
anyway.  Everything is a matter of costs and time.

Regards

HS


----- Original Message -----
From: "robert waldrop" <rmwj@soonernet.com>


> Anne Schwarz wrote:

> > Also, something I think will interest everybody... There is now a way
to> turn compost garbage (and most other types of garbage) into oil,
>gassoline> and minerals.  Check out:
>http://www.discover.com/may_03/featoil.html

> transformations always lose energy.  Unfortunately, there is no
> exception to the laws of thermodynamics for "high energy civilizations
> dependent upon fossil fuels".  The garbage into fuel process may be
> marginally useful in managing the coming energy decline, but nobody
> should think that it will make it possible for most people to maintain
> and use private automobiles.
>