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Kent Bullard, founder of the Southern California Biodiesel Users Group, notes the water board allowed underground biodiesel storage for at least eight years before imposing the 2008 ban. "Why not let it go until they get the testing done?" he asks. "There's been a great negativity from the water board over this issue."
[Bob Hodam] lobs the blame right back. "I think the biodiesel folks feel like they've been singled out, but the fact is they didn't do what all the other fuels are required to do," he says. "Even though they knew this was a requirement, they're trying to skate by."Spokesmen for the two leading UST manufacturers suggest the problem is the lab's. "UL has not established a biodiesel test fuel or test protocol that underground tank manufacturers can use," writes Ron Shaffer, spokesman for Containment Solutions Inc. "We are unaware of any timeline for UL to have this completed."See the full content of this document
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Fueling Frustration
A huge red arrow points toward a fuel pump at Alliance Mart gas station in Monterey, advertising "BIODIESEL HERE NOW" But the fuel that flows from the pump is only 5 percent plant-derived. The rest is old-fashioned dinosaur grease.
That's because of...See the full content of this document
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