Well I would like to see the ruling or law the EPA is enforcing on biodiesel. Also what gives Archer-Daniels-Midland Co the right to set up and control a public resource? Since the testing used public money. A proper administration of this information an use should be held by a CO OP of producers not a signal company. If any one has rights to set a use fee it would be the person or persons the came up with the process. So I think that shining the light of day on this dark deal between Archer-Daniels-Midland an EPA would fry some Fed bacon an Archer-Daniels-Midland.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In a message dated 7/22/02 10:11:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< Hello Tom > > > >>I don't know much about the state laws or local bylaws, but here is the >>federal picture: The EPA requires registation of all fuel producers for >>non-standard fuels, that is including biodiesel. They also require testing of >>these fuels. They claim that even though federal funds were used to test the >>only sample that has been processed to date, they will not allow this public >>domain information to be used unless the user buys the rights from a company >>set up by Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. This company (the NBB) is supposed to be >>a non-profit, but they require usury fees for small producers, such that it >>will increase your costs by a dollar a gallon or so. The EPA says they will >>fine small producers up to $25,000 a day if they find your are putting >>biodiesel fuel into "commerce", meaning selling it or bartering it. >> >> > >Bartering it? They actually specify that? > >---Yeah, its the legal definition of "commerce"--- > > > >>The cost >>of testing a single sample is expected to be about $1,000,000, according to >>the EPA. The EPA says there are no further grants available for this testing >>costs. The EPA doen't care about issues like quality, ASTM testing, etc., but >>wants to see the receipt for the purchase of the rights to use the one >>sample. The NBB requires thoussands of dollars in fees per year, testing, and >>a signed committment to pay $100,000 within 30 days as a cash bond if you are >>late with your quarterly fees or are planning to get out of the business. The >>bond will be returned by the year 2015, without interest, if the NBB feels >>they have recovered sufficient return on their (grant sponsored) investment. >>Otherwise, they keep some or all of the bond. In other words, >>Archer-Daniels-Midland has this entire area sewed up and small producers >>should not apply. The EPA official says that I should never have started >>making biodiesel in the first place, and am subject to retroactive fines back >>to the day I first started paying the road tax. >> >>If you want to find out what to do about this, write back. >> >> > >Well, why don't you tell us? I'm sure all US list members want to >know, and probably most others are very interested. > >Best > >Keith Addison > >---OK. There are lots of ways around the good old government, perhaps your >readers can think of a few more. We could have a kind of contest, ways to >circumvent the government restrictions on making biodiesel. First prize: 5 >gallons of biodiesel, compliments of me. You see, its not illegal to give >away biodiesel. You also can award it, send it out on a trial basis, lend it, >raffle it, rent it (?), whatever. I can't strain my brain on thinking of >other ways to get around the EPA. But my way is working well. I no longer >make Yellow Brand PREMIUM Biodiesel, and I have shut down my filling station >in Ashfield, MA. Please don't call me asking me for biodiesel fuel, if I'm in >a bad mood I'll just say I don't sell that stuff and hang up. > >However... Homestead Inc. is please to announce the immediate availability of >Yellow Biodiesel Degreaser. Now in handy recycled 5 gallon containers. MSDS >available on request. Yellow Biodiesel Degreaser is the best available >solution to use in mechanics parts washing machines. It is far less expensive >that the competition's fluid, it will last as long or longer too. Come see it >in action at L&L Automotive in Buckland, MA and other locations nearby. >Besides being the best available parts washing compound, Yellow Biodiesel >Degreaser is far cheaper to dispose of when fully used: rather than paying >for disposal services like the major brand requires, just add used Yellow >Biodiesel Degreaser to your waste oil burner system, and it will actually >clean up your emissions! ! ! > >Yellow Biodiesel Degreaser is available in UPS shippable 5 gallon recycled >containers. The cost is only $12.50 plus shipping. Call in advance. Limit one >package per customer per day. 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