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This truck runs on wood and waste

San Bernardino County Sun -- The technology is called gasification, and it's been around since the 1800s, when it was used for street lamps and cooking.

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Submitted Jul 04, 2009 By: Loree71
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ruc2827: you might be onto something...
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Message Posted: Jul 6, 2009 8:58:16 PM

The article was gasified.
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Message Posted: Jul 6, 2009 1:40:49 AM

Isn't that how the DeLorean in back to the future worked?
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Where is the article?....IS THAT LIKE WHERE'S THE BEEF?
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Where is the article?
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Sounds a little like the "Back to the Future" DeLorean, minus the time travel mechanism, lol.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 4:03:31 PM

Thank you for visiting San Bernardino County Sun. We are sorry the article that you requested is no longer available.
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Article no longer posted.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:38:45 AM

yes it does work and was used during 2nd world war
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:12:23 AM

... and I have a car that runs on gravitiy... all I have to do is push it up to the top of the hill.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:54:57 AM

the article has been removed?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:50:51 AM

Has been around for some time...safety not mentioned.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:45:49 AM

OK "NEW" Technology
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:44:30 AM

I red this story somewhere else in the recent past. What a concept. There MUST be ways to utilize this technology outside of running a car, how about home heating in rural areas?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:43:22 AM

If it works I can't argue with it
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:38:33 AM

I remember seeing things on the news and such back in the late 70's and early 80's on people doing this.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:35:54 AM

Interesting, I'd like to know more
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:32:38 AM

Couldn't read the full article ... sounds interesting
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I bet everybody runs out and buys one or two of these
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:30:46 AM

sounds like something i get ..when i eat to many beans
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:30:14 AM

Would rather see this truck run on my Sh__, rather than use Tree's.
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Couldn't get article even with 30 day search.
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All we need to do is kill a few more tress then . . .
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:23:25 AM

This article should be removed from the recent news section. The link has not been working for quite some time.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:21:23 AM

Would of been nice to of been able to read the article!
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:20:59 AM

Cooking? Hopefully they only used wood for that.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:20:19 AM

This is not new. It was common during WWII when gas was rationed or not available in Europe.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:18:18 AM

Wanted to read the full article, but it's been gone
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:17:45 AM

Would have liked to read the full article, but it was gone. :(
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:17:27 AM

Interesting, but the link is broken.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:16:14 AM

Looney tune.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:16:09 AM

It appears the wood and garbage this truck burns emits more carbon than gas. Other than not using oil, not an improvement.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:15:56 AM

Wish I could have read more about this but the article was gone.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:15:10 AM

why have we not heard more of this ....
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there must be a great reason why we don't see more of this.
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AN ARTICLE LIKE THIS WAS IN HERE A MONTH OR SO AGO. HOW MUCH POLLUTANTS DOES IT GIVE OUT? WOULD IT PASS CALIFORNIA SMOG STANDARDS?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:10:09 AM

How much trash per mile.?????
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:09:26 AM

Almost as good as the bio diesel you can make from used cooking oil.
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You would need a truck to haul all the fuel.
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Realistically what would that power? 1% of vehicles???
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:02:13 AM

Looks like cars can run on just about anything.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:56:32 AM

ok, lets look into all alternatives
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:55:40 AM

The wood I am not keen on but let's get the waste cooking, so to speak.
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This is definitely something to look into in the future.
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We need to be spending our time and money on better technologies.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:52:43 AM

Not very convenient
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We are sorry the article that you requested is no longer available.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:48:01 AM

If CNG were available, I'd convert my vehicles to run on CNG... and, if that were the case, I'd also try to gasify wastes...
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Can I stick a log in my car?
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I thought I was missing something.
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