>One has to note that new chemicals, drugs, GM crops, iffy stuff >promoted by the big guys does not exactly receive the same treatment. >What do they call it? - substantive equivalence, or something.
But, if this is what it sounds like.... the idea that new substances may be taken as somewhat safe and not to be prohibited while some verification takes place, based on past testing of similar substances, then why doesn't this biodiesel board get testing of some sort of standardized biodiesel done, and then all makers can make it, so long as they conform to some standards. If we are to maintain credibility and show some good solid adherence to the Precautionary Principle (oft ignored by many strident activists) there are certainly ways in which new fuels including biodiesel might turn out to have unexpected or unintended unhealthful effects. But while this may be true, I don't think it's right for testing or production to get held up on pretext of caution (not out of real caution). In any case, surely some sorts of testing have already been done. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
