[Straight Vermonter]

They also pushed gasoline additives that turned out to not do anything other than make gas more expensive.

Worse than that, the additive MTBE has polluted groundwater. Of course the oil companies that were FORCED to use it are now being sued to repair the damage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTBE_controversy

[oldasrocks]

I hear they are going to outlaw toilet paper next unless it reusable.