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Kentucky eyes biodiesel rule By Sean Kelley The Kentucky legislature is considering a bill that would require all diesel sold in the state to contain 2 percent biodiesel, a fuel derived from food-based waste oils or soybeans. If passed, the bill would require diesel sold in the state after July 1, 2003, to contain at least 2 percent of the fuel. The Kentucky Motor Transport Association is fighting the measure. "We are vehemently opposed to it," said KMTA President Ned Sheehy. "It's a cost driver. It's no less than an additional 3 cents a gallon." Sheehy said the law could encourage commercial drivers to avoid buying fuel in the state, hurting the local economy and the state's truck stops. "We would become a bypass state," he said. "Truckers would make sure they fill up before they come through Kentucky." KMTA supports a national standard but says a statewide mandate would create an unstable fuel situation similar to California, where the state mandates a lower-sulfur fuel, Sheehy said. California diesel prices tend to be the highest in the country. The bill, which exempts railroads, went to Kentucky's House floor for a vote Jan. 28. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html 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/
