A GoFundMe has been launched as a community mourns the tragic death of 20-year-old Mitch Watson. The young millwright died a workplace fatal accident in Bowmanville, Ont. In December, Shanelle Meneen was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer not often seen in such a young patient. She will travel to Florida in a couple of months for more treatment.C. On Wednesday night, Sharon Kowalchuk said her Nanaimo landlord cut the power to her rental space, meaning it was freezing and she was unable to fill her oxygen tank. An Alberta company has started a fundraising campaign to help a Calgary man who is now in Turkey assisting injured relatives. Kelowna resident Murray Porubanec is seeking judicial review of city council's approval of a development permit for a four-storey apartment complex at 630 Boynton Place. Online campaigns for Laval, Que. Almost a dozen GoFundMe campaigns have been launched to benefit the victims of the Laval, Que., bus tragedy. Experts warn people should do their research before giving online.
In Dallas, grease is good. And AI Art (solitaryai.art) not just any grease, AI Art but the grease used to cook French fries, onion rings and yes, even pickles. In an effort to save money on fuel and reduce its carbon footprint, the city's school district is converting all of its 1,700 buses to run on a special engine that runs on both biodiesel and recycled vegetable oil donated by local restaurants. In 2009, the first bus, the Fryer Flyer, took to the road. For years, politicians, journalists and scientists have touted biofuels -- fuels made from plants -- as a way to decrease the world's consumption of fossil fuels, especially oil. Biofuels burn cleaner than fossil fuels, releasing fewer pollutants and greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere. They are sustainable, and energy companies often mix biofuels with gasoline. In other words, unlike oil, coal or natural gas, biofuels won't run out.
To create bioalcohol, such as ethanol, engineers use yeast and bacteria to break down the starch in corn and other plants. These vegetable oils are treated with alcohol and turned into biodiesel. There are, however, some drawbacks to these miracle fuels. Among other things, some energy crops compete with food crops for land, creating problems like higher food prices and deforestation. Find out what else there is to consider about the top 10 biofuel crops. In the world of ethanol, corn is king. Turning sugar-rich corn into ethanol is much like brewing beer. Workers first grind the golden kernels and mix them with warm water, and next add yeast. The yeast causes the slurry to ferment, or turn into energy-producing alcohol. Refineries blend ethanol with gasoline for use in existing car engines. Ethanol, whether it is made from corn, wheat or sugarcane, releases less carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and sulfur into the atmosphere than gasoline. Ethanol also reduces smog, which can minimize health problems for people, especially those living in cities.
Using corn kernels in the fermentation process is cheaper than using the entire corn plant. The sugar in the stalks and leaves of corn plants play hide and seek in a substance known as cellulose. Cellulose is difficult and expensive to break down. However, researchers are trying to make that process more cost effective. In addition, scientists at Michigan State University have developed a strain of corn that contains special enzymes that turn the stubborn cellulose into sugar, which engineers can ferment into ethanol. Growing and processing corn into a biofuel actually uses a huge amount of fossil fuel. People have been using rapeseed oil to cook food and illuminate homes for centuries. Today, rapeseed oil is an important form of biodiesel fuel. Perhaps the most important type of rapeseed oil comes from canola, a type of rapeseed. Unlike other strains of rapeseed, canola is low in eurcic acid, which makes it healthier for animals and humans to eat. Generally, biodiesel made from vegetable oil does not perform well in cold climates. This po st was generated by G SA Con te nt G en erat or DEMO !