[SierraWasp]

MTBE was a virtual "search and destroy" chemical that would literally seek out ground water to pollute. It had been and still is a toxic waste by-product that had been costing refineries many millions to dispose of prior to the stupid mandate to add it to gasoline as an oxidant agent!

This ethanol is no threat to potable water unless it's mixed into it immediately prior to drinking. Old B.T. Collins used to drink Malthion, used to kill off Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown's mediteranian fruit flies. But his gut was already so rotted from alcohol already that it din't matter!!! (grin)

However, I get your high-value point! Oxidizing agents are not needed in our basic 49 state gasoline! All these expensive botique gasolines are utterly unneeded and unnecessary and just squander a lot of the taxpayers resources. Especially those huge salaries and pensions at CARB along with the horde of CA employees(parasites) at 2020 "I" street in Sacramento!!!

[BOBTHENAILER]

To use a twisted corny phrase.

WE REAP, WHAT THEY SOW

[calcowgirl]

All these expensive botique gasolines are utterly unneeded and unnecessary and just squander a lot of the taxpayers resources.

BUMP!