>Weeeellll they could just turn 'round and use a flexible piping system >combined with the sheep, eliminate the methane problem and solve the >fuel issue at the same time... > >Tromper >Progressive Thinker full of gas. No Sheep Required. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf >Of Alistair Bell >Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 9:29 AM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: biodiesel - New Zealand's answer > > >Yes, the country that brought you the "fart tax" (taxing farmers on their >livestock's methane production) now proposes using sheep tallow as a base >for biodiesel production: > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3025504.stm > >Will Grebneff ditch his gas powered engine plans in favour of a diesel? > >Ewe never know, might not be a baaaad idea, it may be sheeper in the long >run. > >Alistair > >-- >'82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94 >albell@uvic.ca >http://members.shaw.ca/albell Could have a patch of lawn in the back of the van, sheep installed, with the aforementioned flexible plumbing straight to the tank. I had always thought that my BOSS could refuel his vehicle directly via a coupling in the seat cushion of his car... Actually NZ has no biodiesel plans as far as I know... and I run several diesel cars, including a 4WD Hiace 2.4 van I just bought... ... abd this "fart tax" is new to me!! -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 473-8863 <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Fossil preparator Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut |
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