Dave.
Just to add "fuel to the fire"... hah-hah-hah! I crack myself up
sometimes. Wheeee.....
Now where was I? Oh yeah... Depending on whose study you
believe, more energy is consumed to make a gallon of ethanol than is
recovered through burning it. (Petroleum, fertilizers, processing
energy, etc).
Bottom line, JUST SAY NO!!!
Unfortunately, not an option where I live. The Oregon
legislature in their infinite wisdom has decreed that all gas in the
state use 10% Ethanol. I wish I could feed my TR6 the good stuff, 100%
petroleum as nature intended (snicker). But noooo... We must be green.
I should also mention that there is a growing body of evidence
that says there is no net environmental benefit. Even the EPA is
agreeing that it has been a boondoggle. Modern cars with O2 sensors
simply fatten up the mixture and so negate any benefit of extra oxygen
in the fuel. <Sigh>
The only remaining reason for us to cling to this waste of time,
money, and energy is as a fat subsidy to the corn farmers and as a bit
of political posturing to placate the Sierra Club. I would not mind it
so much, except my beloved TR risks becoming a dead bug on the
windshield of the SUV that is our Government. Splat.
Vance Navarrette
Cogito Ergo Zoom
I think, therefore I go fast
-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of forzion@maine.rr.com
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 11:17 AM
To: Bob
Cc: 6pack; Craig
Subject: Re: [6pack] Ethanol gasoline blends,stabilizer
Interesting.... Look at the Wikipedia page for E85 at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85
It says , in part: "Although proponents of E85 claim significant
environmental benefits, research is showing that the growing and
harvesting of corn in the US for use in E85 fuel is most likely damaging
the environment and contributing to global warming." Outrageous!
I think the tree-huggers are gonna kill us!!!
Dave
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