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Talented teen transforms cooking oil into fuel (builds biodiesel refinery, wins national awards)
The Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, U.K.) ^
| December 9, 2006
| Nick Whitten
Posted on 12/11/2006 10:52:25 AM PST by Stoat
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To: DaveLoneRanger; 2Jedismom; Aggie Mama; agrace; Antoninus; arbooz; bboop; blu; cgk; ...
PING......to the Another Reason to Homeschool list. Neat story about an English boy who says he struggles academically in school. But at home he is an inventor.
This ping list is for the "other" articles of interest to homeschoolers about education and public school. If you want on/off this list, please freepmail me. The main Homeschool Ping List by DaveLoneRanger handles the homeschool-specific articles.
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posted on
12/11/2006 12:10:50 PM PST
by
Tired of Taxes
(That's taxes, not Texas. I have no beef with TX. NJ has the highest property taxes in the nation.)
To: cinives
Thanks for the ping. Nice story.
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posted on
12/11/2006 12:11:58 PM PST
by
Tired of Taxes
(That's taxes, not Texas. I have no beef with TX. NJ has the highest property taxes in the nation.)
To: Stoat
Not sure how you could use glycerin to heat your house.
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posted on
12/11/2006 12:21:50 PM PST
by
IamConservative
(Any man who agrees with you on everything, also lies to others.)
To: Tired of Taxes
I love stories like this - a nice change to the usual poor parent/screwed-up education stories.
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posted on
12/11/2006 12:22:15 PM PST
by
cinives
(On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
To: cinives
Not to worry. Soon he'll convert the family farm into a dairy and make good use of the cows', er, output.
To: Stoat
Steven said: "This all came about after I was reading about climate change and rising oil prices and became worried.
"I decided to build a small bio-diesel refinery...
I think I like this kid. It'd be nice if you could get a lot of kids like this to get worried about other things and see what they could come up with.
And then, this gem:
"I get really pleased when I see my refinery.
Probably wind up owning Esso/Exxon one day and he'll be saying the same thing then.
To: Stoat
This kid has Wessonality!
-PJ
You know, this kid has got me to thinking... You could combine this eco-fuel business with liposuction and solve obesity while you power a few cars. You could even pay the obese person a market rate for their fat.
To: Stoat
"He has a younger brother called Shaun
who wants to play for Newcastle United, but Steven
wants to own the club. That shows the difference in his mentality."
Most imprtant bit of the story!
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posted on
12/11/2006 2:34:31 PM PST
by
ASOC
(The phrase "What if" or "If only" are for children.)
To: Tired of Taxes
This brings back memories of Thomas Edison.
As most Freepers know, excelling in the public schools is more a reflection of endurance than excellence.
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posted on
12/11/2006 2:38:05 PM PST
by
Clintonfatigued
(Corporatism is not conservatism)
To: ASOC
"He has a younger brother called Shaun
who wants to play for Newcastle United, but Steven
wants to own the club. That shows the difference in his mentality."
Most imprtant bit of the story!
Yes, this guy is certainly no mind-numbed Socialist :-)
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posted on
12/11/2006 3:06:44 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: IamConservative
Not sure how you could use glycerin to heat your house.I confess that this statement from the article initially baffled me as well, but thanks to about 30 seconds of searching, I found this article:
Glycerine Journey to Forever
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posted on
12/11/2006 3:15:51 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Argus
Is there a net gain or loss in efficiency here?What does it matter? If his Dad's tractors need diesel fuel and he can make it cheaper than it costs at the pump, they're ahead.
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posted on
12/11/2006 3:18:09 PM PST
by
BfloGuy
(It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we can expect . . .)
To: IamConservative
Add Nitro......it will really "heat" your house...
To: Armedanddangerous
"Why couldnt a bunch of American kids do that?"
They could. The kits are available.
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posted on
12/12/2006 5:32:58 PM PST
by
RKBA Democrat
(Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
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