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Comment on How much bio fuel could be produced from an acre of hemp? by Bri

Bri — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:28:44 +0000

Because it is so fast-growing, hemp produces more energy per acre for bio-diesel or ethanol fuel than corn, sugar, flax or any other food crop. Hemp produces up to 10 times more ethanol per acre than corn, and up to 20 times more bio-diesel per acre than corn. Furthermore, it does so at a lower cost and with less damage to the soil.

Comment on Ford’s 2011 Flexible Fuel Vehicles by kum dollison

kum dollison — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:57:35 +0000

GM has their butt kicked this fall with the 2.0 L Direct Injected, Turbocharged Buick Regal FF. Within 5% the mileage of gasoline with a 2nd iteration on the way that will allow E85 to get the Same mileage as gasoline.

Ford needs to get on the ball.

Comment on Ford’s 2011 Flexible Fuel Vehicles by Steve_V

Steve_V — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:29:13 +0000

Ford needs to follow the Buick Regal. Turbo Charged with direct injection. Improvements on start up emissions, little to no fuel enrichment at wide open throttle and reduced particulate emissions will allow little room for the critics.

Ford already has several engines in the Ecoboost family, lets support higer efficiency with ethanol fuels by asking Ford to follow.

Octane matters.

Comment on Canadian Utility Tests Biodiesel in Extreme Cold by Daily News—05/07/10 - Blog - Site Root - BioDieselNow - Renewable biodiesel fuel

Daily News—05/07/10 - Blog - Site Root - BioDieselNow - Renewable biodiesel fuel — Sun, 09 May 2010 07:47:32 +0000

[...] Canadian power company tests biodiesel at extremely cold temperatures [...]

Comment on The Gulf of Oil by cynthia bergman

cynthia bergman — Sat, 08 May 2010 18:59:23 +0000

This is Cynthia from ExxonMobil. I wanted to take issue with one of the points you raise related to compensation. I want to start by saying the 1989 Valdez accident was one of the lowest points in ExxonMobil’s 125-year history. However, we took immediate responsibility for the spill and have spent over $4.3 billion as a result of the accident, including compensatory payments, cleanup payments, settlements and fines.
The company voluntarily compensated more than 11,000 Alaskans and businesses within a year of the spill.
Virtually all Valdez compensatory — actual — damages were paid in full within one year of the accident, and the trial court commended ExxonMobil for coming forward “with its people and its pocketbook and doing what had to be done under difficult circumstances.”

Comment on The Gulf of Oil by Mark Floegel

Mark Floegel — Sat, 08 May 2010 18:34:57 +0000

Ms. Bergman -

I don’t know if you’re one of ExxonMobil’s professional obfuscators or if you’ve merely drunk too much of your corporation’s oily Kool-Aid, but you’re wrong.

ExxonMobil fought the verdict against it all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States and managed to get the judgment knocked down to ten cents on the dollar. That decision came 20 years and 90 days after the Exxon spill. Twenty percent of the plaintiffs died before they saw any money from Exxon. Thousands more were forced into bankruptcy. You must be so proud.

I find it interesting you only contested one of my points. That must be an admission that Exxon’s playbook was to 1 - understate the spill 2 - understate the damage 3 - overstate the response 4 - try to buy off potential plaintiffs for a pittance and 5 - slap gag orders on everyone.

But then, we already knew that.

Mark Floegel

Comment on BP: “This was not our accident” by Fleurdamour

Fleurdamour — Wed, 05 May 2010 02:15:07 +0000

BP subcontracted Transocean, so no matter what, they ARE responsible for their share of this.

Comment on BP: “This was not our accident” by kevin timpson

kevin timpson — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:43:58 +0000

I’m not naive or wet behind the ears, I’m a nearly 50 year old British ex-pat…and I remember when I was proud of “British Petroleum”.
Now I see that the brilliant and eloquent gentleman-managers are definitely a thing of the past.
What a golden opportunity Hayward missed by not coming out strong and good in the wake of a disaster that had already claimed 11 lives.
He should have said…”Whilst we are aware that the systems and men and material used was Transocean…we accept overall responsibility for the problem and WILL find a solution,whatever it costs…to restore normality here.”
Ok the board might have had a fit, he could have been sacked (although I think reinstated or head-hunted pdq for having the balls to take a stance.)
So BP shares would drop initially…Big deal…look what they’ve done now with this weak man’s ill-thought statement. If BP showed the moral fibre to face the consequences…everybody would be looking to BP to set and keep the standards of future oil/gas exploration…now they’re an ‘also-ran’ guiolty of corporate fiscal protectionism…avarice in my book….get your cheque books out BP…don’t mess about…get it sorted and show the world the good that you are capable of.
When this cools down…politicians of the world will ask who are the leaders…BP..step up to the plate. Do it or your shares will not recover and some of my pension is linked with your performance…so I have a personal reason for wanting you to behave properly. And I want a safe/clean working/living area for everyone and no damage to wildlife. BP you can show some technical skills now show management skills. Please.

Comment on BP: “This was not our accident” by Steven Pawlowski

Steven Pawlowski — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:27:41 +0000

‘Not your accident’ huh? I wonder how many dollars in profit you are taking from the ‘Not your accident’…. Let’s just take 20 years profits from Beyond Petroleum and invest in renewables….

Comment on BP: “This was not our accident” by Jim Pottorff

Jim Pottorff — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:00:09 +0000

I am the first to support responsible oil companies but I am the first to say this chairman is a total arrogant ass. BP is trying to shift all responsibility to a subcontractor. I wonder if any request by BP was made to Transocean to consider more safety designs in the rig or was this a low bid situation?