Ken,
I dont agree. The manufacturing process is fairly simple and is not
expensive to set up. I believe all biodiesel that is being SOLD should be
filtered and to an acceptable standard. What I wish to see here is not the
exclusion of the small person but the exclusion of substandard manufacturing
plant such as rusty drums, laundry tubs, and other grossly inferior
equipment and materials which will lead to greatly inferior standards. For
the sake of the industry some minimum standards are required. How would you
feel if you just bought an expensive vehicle (remember vehicles in third
world countries while they may be cheap by standards in developed countries
still represent a heavy investment), and you then used biodiesel you
purchased in good faith but which was grossly inferior which lead to the
breakdown and damage to the motor? If the seller was able to walk away
saying "its not my fault he shouldnt have bought it in the first place" I
can tell you that you would feel pretty ripped off. For this reason minimum
standards are required. I agree with you when manufacturing for your own use
the standards dont have to be as high, but for onsale an acceptable standard
must apply.
B.r., David
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Provost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Standards for Biodiesel
> David Reid writes:
>
> >.......At the same time I believe anyone who
> >is manufacturing and selling for profit should have a moral and legal
> >responsibility to produce and provide biodiesel to an acceptable
standard.
> >This is why I would like to see any manufacturer anywhere bound by
minimum
> >legal standards which can be upheld and enforced.
>
> That's why I'd rather not go for profit -- let the corporations do
> that, they're
> going to make the government regulate the hell out of it anyway (for their
own
> benefit, of course!) We little people can stick with co-ops, pooling our
own
> resources and labor to get cheap fuel for our own use. Any bigger than
that
> and we'll be squashed. -K
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