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<font face="Corbel">RT, totally aside, but I haven't seen a 67
Electra 225 mentioned in a long time. Mine with the 430-4bbl
(inherited from my parents in 73) routinely held 9 people(!). On a
mpg per person, it probably was a lot friendlier than many vehicles.
Would I suggest using one now....no, but just pointing out that most
things have many variables.....<br>
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And, it's Friday!<br>
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Lynelle<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 28/06/2015 8:46 PM, RT wrote:<br>
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<div>This video about charcoal in Japan
shows its use as an annual cycle
dehumidifier in a home</div>
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<div>I have to confess that the notion of promoting charcoal as
being Green struck me as being perverse.</div>
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<div>That opinion was formed in the early 1970's after having
read a charming little booklet entitled </div>
<div>"A Reverence for Wood" by Eric Sloane, most likely purchased
as a result of having seen it mentioned in one of the Whole
Earth Catalogues.</div>
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<div>I recall Sloane having described the process of making
charcoal and the lives of the men who made it in early America.
They were shunned and/or feared, not only because of their
appearance but also because of the strange life they
necessarily led due to the demands of tending the charcoal mound
24/7/365.</div>
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<div>Anyone who heats with wood will know that charcoal is the
result of incomplete combustion -- ie a dirty, smouldering
fire.</div>
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<div>Its seems (to me anyway) that to promote charcoal "aka
BioChar" as a Green resource is akin to promoting a 1967 Buick
Electra with a 430 cubic inch V-8 engine as
environmentally-friendly transportation.</div>
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<div>It would also seem that instead of using 4500 kgs (almost 5
tons) of charcoal as a desiccant for dehumidification , simply
using clay or salt would achieve the same result with far less
embodied-energy. I suspect that Norbert Senf would have a
pretty good idea of actual figures but my wild-@$$ guess would
be that something like 10 tons of hardwood would need to be
burned in a very dirty manner to make 5 tons of charcoal.</div>
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<div>However, I could be completely off-base with my antiquated
1970's impression/opinion of charcoal. </div>
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