bio banned in Texas
12-09-2006, 03:11 PM
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bio banned in Texas
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Biodiesel banned in Texas
Come December 31st, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is set to effectively ban biodiesel in the state's largest markets. The problem, they say, lies with the fuel's nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and their contribution to the formation of ground-level ozone in Texas' eastern counties. According to the TCEQ, biodiesel does not meet the stricter NOx standards recently imposed on diesel and alternative diesel fuels under new regulations. Efforts to clean up the air, led the TCEQ in November 2005 to adopt Texas low emission diesel standards (TxLED) in an effort to reduce pollutants in the state’s smoggiest 110 counties. Texas' biodiesel industry - the largest in the country - suddenly found itself essentially outlawed after the standards went into effect.
Biodiesel banned in Texas
Come December 31st, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is set to effectively ban biodiesel in the state's largest markets. The problem, they say, lies with the fuel's nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and their contribution to the formation of ground-level ozone in Texas' eastern counties. According to the TCEQ, biodiesel does not meet the stricter NOx standards recently imposed on diesel and alternative diesel fuels under new regulations. Efforts to clean up the air, led the TCEQ in November 2005 to adopt Texas low emission diesel standards (TxLED) in an effort to reduce pollutants in the state’s smoggiest 110 counties. Texas' biodiesel industry - the largest in the country - suddenly found itself essentially outlawed after the standards went into effect.
12-09-2006, 03:25 PM
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WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!!! Geez I hate the blankity blankity EPA and the neo **** environmentalists. We finally found a good alternative to petro fuels that will keep money in america and help with pollution and suddenly it's not good enough? We've got some real winners in this country let me tell ya.
12-09-2006, 07:27 PM
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We use 80,000 gallons of TXLED Red B20 a month, and my fuel supplier tells me not to worry it is not going away. We discussed this issue back in May, and I was told that it would be resolved prior to Jan.1st, 07. Smithfield Biofuels opened a multi-million dollar bio plant in Cleburne, TX earlier this year, and there are alot of other folks with alot of money already invested in bio development as well. I will very surprised if it gets banned come Jan. 1st.
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12-09-2006, 09:41 PM
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Good. I'm sick of getting hungry every time I get behind a bio burner. I've already had to buy larger pant sizes recently.
If this is for real, it's got to be about regulating the industry. There are a few semi-major companies looking into producing bio. Hmmmm.
If this is for real, it's got to be about regulating the industry. There are a few semi-major companies looking into producing bio. Hmmmm.
12-09-2006, 09:50 PM
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Who's got more money Big oil or Bio. Well we see who really does don't we.
As long as big oil lives and breathes Bio will never get a chance to take off. What happened to all the electric cars? Big oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As long as big oil lives and breathes Bio will never get a chance to take off. What happened to all the electric cars? Big oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If so I vow to begin producing my own bio...
12-10-2006, 01:59 AM
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