I'm glad we are not so restrictive in most parts of the US. Methanol is widely available, tire changing can be done wherever you get a flat, and car washing can be done almost anywhere, anytime unless we are having a drought.
selling biofuels seems to be one of the few restrictions.... Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: http://www.green-trust.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Stoskus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: Revealed: Why Germans Oppose War in Iraq - French Fries - OT > Biodiesel and rapse oil is not a problem-- methanol > is. > And anything related with it. > > Just to buy a methanol from a lab supply store you > have to show your passport. I tried. > > And you are right-- water polution laws in Germany( > and not only water polution, any polution) are very > strict. > > Just a fact that you legaly are not allowed to change > your tire on the curb(in case of a tire accident)(of > course, people do it, but according to the law, it is > a no no) because you can damage the road surface and > contaminate the area says something about it. Or try > to wash your car in a driveway... > > I am not pulling this stuff out of my ass- I > experienced it myself. That is why I am pissed at > German (and EU) governments. > > Cheers. > > > --- Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ><snip> > > > > Anyway, US sucks , too, when it comes to > > biodiesel, > > > > but at least there is a chance, expensive one, > > but > > > > still there is-- join the ¤%$¤$&ed up biodiesel > > board > > > > inc, and you can make and sell biodiesel. Try > > that in > > > > germany-- your hair will go grey, and maybe your > > kids > > > > will run the business untill you get all the > > permits, > > > > lol. > > > > > >This is not true! The EPA and NBB did not read > > their own > > >documentation.. small producers (smaller than > > 10million $$ per year) > > >only have to pass an ASTM spec test, which is > > considerably less > > >expensicve than qualifying for Tier1! > > > > > >Look further back on this list for confirmation. > > > > > >--T > > > > Or so they now say. It hasn't happened yet though, > > AFAIK, it still > > needs a test case. > > > > What prevents people making their own biodiesel for > > own-use in > > Germany? Yet there's nothing to stop you using SVO > > or WVO (which > > isn't even taxed)? Is it something to do with the > > weird pollution > > laws? There's an apparent misclassification of water > > pollution > > standards in Germany, where the risk from rapeseed > > oil is not even > > classified, whereas biodiesel is a class 1 hazard, > > and fossil diesel > > is in class 2 (worse). It only refers to water > > pollution and no other > > aspects of toxicity or hazard. This doesn't make > > sense, a biodiesel > > spill would be less of a problem than a spill of > > vegetable oil, which > > coats everything, like fossil oil does. In fact > > biodiesel is used to > > clean up marine oil spills. > > > > Best > > > > Keith > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 > > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Biofuel at WebConX > http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Home Selling? Try Us! http://us.click.yahoo.com/QrPZMC/iTmEAA/jd3IAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
