Thanks for forwarding this Keith. A very interesting read. What a pity that in the land of "freedom" Americans literally in their own backyards have to struggle so much to go into entrepeneurial exciting productive new businesses. What a pity that this is not recognized for the widespread problem and major cause for concern that it is. I really enjoyed the author's balanced perspective and search for a compromise. For example, the way he or she made clear to recognize the legitimacy of some intent in the law to keep workers and communities safe from chemical-handling hazards, but at the same time made clear that the net effect seems to be a clash for nascient efforts trying to make a go of it, particularly if they are not able or are unwilling to meet what sometimes seem like excessive regulations. It seems like a mature recounting of those aspects of the law that seem legit and worth following and those aspects the following of which will invariably lead to zero business and so unfortunately a way must be found around them for now. I wonder that the supposedly pro-business pro-freedom Administration we have in place doesn't ask if there's anything they can do to somehow modify the laws to make them a more reasonable burden. But then I'd have to assume they really mean their preaching about principles and so forth, and I'm not sure they do, consistently.
>> >>anyway I think it's obvious my point is that it's harder to do this >>legally than people think when they're starting out down the coop or >>small producer road. We just had a guy from the county household >>hazardous materials dept join our coop (as a private diesel driver, >>not a spy or anything) and he reiterated what a few of us were >>already saying: you can make biodiesel at home or in a very small co- >>op 'under the radar' and no one will complain, but once you try to >>get any bigger than a few people making a few gallons for their own >>needs you will draw massive regulatory attention that is out of the >>financial reach of small scale coops and individuals. 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/
