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36 Comments
- inactive, on 10/30/2008, -1/+45Can we use Oliver Stone as well?
- inactive, on 10/30/2008, -2/+16I Love olive oil (that's why Popeye's pissed at me) and I'm all in favour of recycling!
- ennio, on 10/31/2008, -0/+9LOL, I thought it said Oliver stone as well.
- wildest, on 10/30/2008, -1/+9A new fuel from the land of grease.
- scarz99, on 10/31/2008, -0/+8Oh olive stones. Not Oliver Stone...
- liquisoft, on 10/31/2008, -0/+7Can we burn all Olive Garden restaurants and use them as fuel?
- MorganMghee, on 10/30/2008, -0/+7Olives, powering humans since the dawn of time.
- rand21althor, on 10/31/2008, -0/+6Same here. Checked the comments just to see if anyone else had posted an Oliver Stone comment.
- JoelGoodsen, on 10/31/2008, -1/+6Me too.. I was rubbing my eyes as my browser opened and I thought it said "Powered By Oliver Stone Turning Wasted Stone Into Fuel"
- inactive, on 10/30/2008, -3/+8wow, they chuck 4 million tons of it every year, and somebody's just now coming up with a better use?
that's pretty pathetic. - kplo, on 04/01/2009, -1/+5Let's not forget Oliver Stone.
- collution, on 10/31/2008, -0/+4Not all stones are rocks... (I.E. Kidney Stones)
- TheMachine1, on 10/30/2008, -0/+4 He means burning the biomass in a power plant that can control particulate pollution. Which could then power electric cars. Say with an over all efficiency of 40% or so.
Compared to say 33%-50% conversation of biomass to ethanol burned in a 30% efficiency engine. 10%-15% (or less as tecpatl says) over all efficiency.
In both cases the CO2 in the air is the same but presumably you drove 3-4 or more times the distance with electric power. - RansomHoldiay, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3* see third comment down.
- collution, on 10/31/2008, -0/+4Looking at it from a half-filled cup, I think it's a good idea and i'm glad their converting to something more sustainable.
- inactive, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3The new fuel ideas are amazing hopefully a few will gain interest from investors
- satanatnmtedu, on 10/31/2008, -1/+4Biodiesel can be made from organic matter. Olive stones are no more special than any other organic matter. This is utterly lame that it made the front page with 11 diggs.
- maz2331, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3The CO2 from biomass doesn't count since it would be released anyway as the material decomposes. Net zero.
- tecpatl, on 10/30/2008, -1/+4Why not just burn them as biomass? You'd probably get more than a ~6% return that you're getting with converting them to ethanol.
- Kahnza, on 10/31/2008, -1/+4WTF is an olive stone? Do rocks grow inside olives now?
- biogears, on 10/31/2008, -1/+4And exactly WHAT does this have to do with Oliver Stone?
- inactive, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Can we use Oliver Stone too?
- maz2331, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2The seeds.
- sugablonde, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2can't we just legalize hemp already. It has over 25,000 potential uses. It rejuvenates the soil, can replace wood products saving our forests, it’s medicinal, and it can be used as building material, textiles, paint & plastic, FUEL, paper, food and body care. Not to mention that when its used, it doesn't release toxic chemicals into the atmosphere. An acre of hemp equals at least 4 acres of trees annually--and we won't have to cut any trees down!
- HayString, on 10/31/2008, -1/+3What the ***** is an "olive stone?"
Protip: When writing an article intended for public reading, don't use jargon that the meaning of can't easily be found with a quick google search. - 0crabby0, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Oh for heaven's sake...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H1y4E3EuTA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx3rf-CtlNw
The latter video is an Alabamian, who just crossed the US in a wood powered truck.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/10/mad-max-meets-t ...
http://www.gengas.nu/byggbes/3.shtml
Why "convert" anything? sheesh... - MorganMghee, on 10/30/2008, -0/+2'cause:
Burning vegetation releases large amounts of particulates (solid carbon combustion particles) and gases, including greenhouse gases that help warm the Earth.http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/BiomassBu ... - elfprince13, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2charcoaled olive pits can also be turned into hydrogen storage tanks.
- twinklyJesus, on 10/31/2008, -2/+4Oliver Stone can be made into bio-fuel? AWESOME!
- cheezintern, on 10/31/2008, -1/+2I completely agree with you. Any organic matter can theoretically can be used as fuel. However I'm burying you for being a downer and complaining about it being on the front page.
- variant5, on 11/02/2008, -0/+1No. The fruits of the evil female could lay waste to the American economy as we know it.
Oh, wait. Nevermind. - scoottie, on 10/31/2008, -1/+2its better than oliver's stones
- TheStooge1, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Pathetic???
What was the "Mother of invention"????.... um... Oh yeah, NECESSITY!
Until now, we haven't had a need to do anything with waste such as this. In fact, this isn't even "bad" waste as it is plant matter that is completely biodegradable. They deserve Kudos for thinking outside the box and forming an excellent use for this.
I think some people would bitch about anything! - Vagari, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1I abhor olives a little less.
- daonlyfreez, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Waste is the gold of the future.
- Lazydriver, on 10/31/2008, -1/+2Dugg for the fact you made me LMAO.
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