California regulators have passed some new rules that will ban storing some types of biodiesel underground. The fear is the new rule will hamper the fledgling green industry.

“…gas stations, fleet yards and others who distribute the increasingly popular ‘green’ fuel can only store biodiesel blends of up to 20 percent in underground tanks, even if the tanks are double-walled.”

The tanks need to be tested for leaks and the test is expected to take 2-3 years. Biodiesel advocates say it will reduce sales across the Golden State.

“This is stupid. It’s a step backwards,” said CB, who runs a Tree Service in San Jose. “It’s like they are picking on us. We are trying to do the right thing.”

Translated means – let’s test the dickens out of the non green industry folk but give us a free pass.

These rules grew out of several pollution disasters that California has experienced over the past 30 years. Higher concentrations of biodiesel have some solvent properties and have not yet been approved by Underwriters Laboratories.

Sounds reasonable to me, unless of course, you think we are walking backwards.

Image by David Reverchon

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