Re: eco-house on the cheap! (fwd)

[c a l i b a n <caliban at sharon dot net>]

	i have a good friend - in fact before the market fell, we
	looked at buying a dome together, as a cabin - who is
	converting a vw synchro vanagon to diesel with their tdi
	engine.  he's planning to run bio diesel.

	i''ve Cc:'d him on this note.

On Tue, 9 Jan 2001, Patrick Salsbury wrote:

]Got this one from Andy on the fuel-cells list. Thought the folks here
]would enjoy it, too.
]
]They also mention "biodiesel" in the article, and just last week I was
]looking at a book at Real Goods called "From Fryer to Fuel Tank" which
]gives a complete lesson in this fuel-source.
]
]http://www.realgoods.com/shop/shop4.cfm?dp=406&ts=1080961
]
]I currently drive a diesel VW Rabbit, and am humored by the idea of
]converting it to run on biodiesel that's gotten from fast-food joints.
]I'm not sure that I'm up for embarking on that specific experiment just
]yet, but I've filed it for future reference, and may get that book to
]check out more.
]
]Anyway, enjoy the article. It's pretty cool. :-)
]
]
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]Date:    Mon, 08 Jan 2001 13:19:43 -0800
]From:    Andy Grosser <andy at Conrad dot Harvard dot EDU>
]To:      fuel-cells at sculptors dot com
]Subject: eco-house on the cheap!
]
]This looks Way Cool(tm).  :-)
]
]http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2001/01/08/MN172302.DTL&type=printable
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]Andy Grosser
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