"Ethanol - it tastes like honey!"
Posted on 03/11/2009 12:45:49 PM PDT by AT7Saluki
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the government should move quickly to increase the amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline.
Ethanol producers asked the Environmental Protection Agency last week to increase the amount of ethanol that refiners can blend with gasoline from a maximum of 10 percent to 15 percent, which could boost the demand for the renewable fuel additive by as much as 6 billion gallons a year. However, automobile and small engine manufacturers have said there's no certainty yet that such an increase will not harm engines and fuel lines.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
“...have their head up their ass”. Maybe they’re looking for natural gas!
I've had it with the Obomba experiment. It didn't work.
Now. How do we get rid of this idiot and his miserable administration?
We're worn out already so it's time to switch the channel. No more Obomba!
...no.
Next question.
“Agriculture secretary wants more ethanol in gas”
NO!!! It’s messing up the gas mileage of my car.
I don’t want any of that crap in my car!
I’ll make sure I get a personal guarantee from this Tom Vilsack that the Federal government will reimburse me for all the retrofits and repairs needed to my gaskets, engines, catalytic converters, fuel injectors, fuel pumps, fuel lines, etc., as well as all my time lost, inconveniences and expenses incurred while having my vehicles repaired of the damage caused by or modified to accommodate fuel with a higher ethanol content than they were designed for.
Increasing the percentage of ethanol in gasoline from 10% to 15% will increase the amount of ethanol sold by 50%. It will drive up the price of corn resulting in high food prices and will reduce the gas mileage of vehicles since ethanol is much inferior to gasoline. Follow the money, folks.
ping.................
Strange, the former governor of Iowa wants this?
But automakers and the producers of outdoor power equipment say the science has not yet shown that the higher “midlevel” blend of ethanol will safeguard engines, fuel lines, emission controls and other components.
“There has not been sufficient testing of motor vehicles and non-road power equipment ... to determine whether any midlevel ethanol blend would meet current federal air quality protection requirements or be safe for consumers to use,” said a coalition whose members included automakers, boat owners, motorcycle manufacturers and oil refiners.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_bi_ge/ethanol_cap
When corn hit $7/bu the cry here was
Katy, bar the door!
Happened in the 1930’s too. Never a good sign!
It’s shocking that the former governor or Iowa would suggest such a proposal....
The next big thing for diesel engines: Urea injection.
Run that crap in a two cycle engine and it will ruin them.
Took two rebuilds of my Jonsered chainsaw before being told that little pearl of wisdom...
He is just doing the bidding of his masters at Monsanto and Archer Daniels Midland.
More ethanol in his gas? Tell him to eat a couple ears of corn followed by a big dinner at Taco Bell.
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