Cut Costs of Agricultural Production: Understanding how to Increase Profit
Success in an AG business means accomplishing two things: generating a high gross profit and minimizing the difference between gross profit and net profit. Gross profit is how much money an operation makes. Net profit is how much money an individual or a company makes. Theoretically, an operation ca
Why it is Impossible to Replace Fossil Fuels with Alternative Fuel Sources
The failures of “alternative” and “clean” fuels are making one thing abundantly clear: we cannot replace fossil fuels with anything comparable, at least not with any of the energy sources currently available to us. For one thing, there are no clean alternatives. There is no fossil fuel “
Why Diesel Engines are More Fuel Efficient than Gasoline Engines
Diesel engines are more fuel efficient than gasoline engines. That is to say, diesel engines get better “gas” mileage than comparably sized gasoline powered engines. There are two reasons why. First, diesel is a better fossil fuel than gasoline with respect to energy density. And second, diesel
How Efficient are Engines: Compression Ratio & Thermal Efficiency
What Percent of the Thermal Energy Produced by Fossil Fuel Combustion Contributes to the Locomotion of a Vehicle? There is a conundrum with respect to the diesel-versus-gasoline-engine comparison. It is common knowledge in Europe, Asia, Australia, South and Central America — just about everywhere
Why No Diesel Cars in the U.S.? And, Why is Diesel So Popular Abroad?
Diesel Cars are Popular in Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Africa, and Australia. Why Not in the United States? There are advantages to diesel cars and pickups that gasoline engines simply cannot match. At the top of the list of advantages to owning a diesel are two of the most important is
Diesel, the Best Fossil Fuel
Comparing Diesel to Gasoline, Natural Gas, and Coal for Quality, Utility, and Availability There are three categories of fossil fuels: solid, gas, and liquid. Of all the solid fossil fuels; the gas fossil fuels; and the liquid fossil fuels, diesel has the highest energy-production-to-low-emissions r
Electric Cars are Coal Burners
What is the Real Carbon Footprint Left by Electric Cars? Around the world, there is an electric car revolution occurring. Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, GM, Volkswagen, Renault, BMW, BYRD, and at least 20 other car manufacturers produce electric cars. Environmental activists, car manufacturers, and governme
From Sewage To Fuel
To put it delicately, you may be the source of the next revolution in fuel from sewage to fuel. The Los Angeles Times reports that Japan is tapping the nation’s sewage lines to make hydrogen from biogas. Spurred on by a $12 million investment by both government and private car companies like Mitsu