Posted on 01/04/2011 8:03:13 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
WASHINGTON (AP) — A ruling by the Obama administration allowing the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol is running into legal hurdles from trade groups opposing the plan.
The National Petrochemical and Refiners Association sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday over the decision to allow the sale of gasoline containing higher blends of corn-based ethanol, the second major group to protest the ruling.
The Obama administration said in October that gas stations could start selling the ethanol blend for vehicles built since the 2007 model year, increasing it from the current blend of 10 percent ethanol.
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Why are you focusing only on income taxes?
Other taxes were created for this industry that results in lower income left to tax.
It is like claiming you have no money and emptying your right pocket while ignoring the wallet in your left.
If you are near a lake, or ocean, look for marine gas stations. I think they tend to sell only E0 pure gas.
Also, check the message forums on the GasBuddy website’s state or local page. Start with GasBuddy.com, go to your state page, and perhaps local page. Then go to the message forums. There should be a thread on ethanol free stations in that state/local area.
I had a pure gas station a mile from my house. But they recently caved and moved to E10. I told them they lost my business, because while everyone else has E10 too, they were/are always more expensive than everyone else.
I did find another station way across town that is E0, but they are even more expensive, and out of the way of my normal travels. I may go there for my small engine needs, but doubt I’ll go much to fill up the car.
You and I can list a station that advertises 100% ethanol gasoline. It takes about 10 minutes following the directions.It is helpful to read all the information about a station that is on the list before adding another.
I have listed a couple.
About 6 months ago there were 8 locations that sold ethanol free gasoline listed at Pure-Gas.org for the entire state of Missouri. Today there are 42.
There are several more that cater to boating enthusiasts that are not on the list as well as those that only advertise on their small street side billboards.
...the company’s tax figure for 2009 was heavily influenced by a holdover tax issue from 2008 that was technically recorded on its 2009 books. “ExxonMobil was required to bolster its pension plan by $3 billion when the market went down in 2008,” wrote CAP’s Sima J. Gandhi. “This overpayment reduced the amount of taxes owed in 2008, but the tax adjustment wasn’t made until one year later, which led to an overpayment and the refund in 2009.”
The three-year tax numbers listed on the 10-K do seem to suggest that the company’s 2009 tax bill was unusual. In 2007 and 2008, the equivalent tax totals on the 10-K were $4.5 billion and $3.4 billion, respectively, which suggests that some unusual factor reduced the ExxonMobil tax bill into negative territory for 2009.
While the company is not obligated to publicize its tax return, and thus the actual amount it paid in taxes, ExxonMobil has voluntarily released a figure for its actual federal income tax bill in response to media requests that questioned why the company reported a negative tax liability in 2009. Jeffers told PolitiFact that the “U.S. income tax expense for 2009 activities was approximately $500 million.” The company declined to provide documentation for this number, however.
U.S. income taxes aren’t the only taxes ExxonMobil paid
According to the 10-K, ExxonMobil remitted $6.3 billion in sales taxes, $110 million in state income taxes, and $1.5 billion in “other taxes and duties.” All told, the company’s tax liability according to its 10-K was $7.7 billion. (These numbers are not necessarily totals actually paid but derived using generally accepted accounting principles.) And that only counts taxes paid in the U.S. It paid an additional $70 billion-plus in taxes to foreign governments in 2009, $15 billion of which was for income taxes.
My outboard motor dealer advises me there is sensor that cuts off the fuel injection pump before it runs dry on my 2008 fishing motor. He recommends Sea Foam to be added to the tank of this motor.(no he does sell Sea Foam, the O'Reily Automotive Stores do sell it)
He charges $85 per hour for repairs, I tend to follow his directions.
Ethanol is a scam and plain out harmful to the environment, is a very poor way to create energy, let it die already.
I’m all for dropping the ethanol mandates and subsidies. If it can stand on its own, let it.
BAD IDEA OR ADVICE! Running a small engine out of gas is extremely damaging to the cylinder and piston! The run way too lean for too long before the gas and oil finally runs out. In 4 cycles, it is also very damaging. When they lean out, they exceed normal exhaust gas temperatures. This burns valves, damages heads and even can cause detonation. (Blow holes in the top of the piston) Doing this will trash a motor faster that running it on 10% Ethanol by any means!
Correction: (NO, HE DOES NOT sell Sea Foam, the O'Reily Automotive Stores do sell it).
My bad, sorry.
Your attention is directed to post #95.
Your simple statement says it all and should be repeated again and again.
Your simple statement says it all and should be repeated again and again.
That double post is ironic.
It was no accident
If you ever come across a comparison of whole corn versus DDG for feeding, I would appreciate the link to read.
******* “On diesels, the EPA’s particulate matter regulations have really done a number on trucks and heavy diesels the last few years. Some companies (including Mitsubishi) have actually halted production of trucks for the US market until the EPA got its regs finalized to a point where something could be designed to comply with it. Then the regs will change again.” *******
The low sulfur diesel just increases the cost at the pump ... Like everybody else that wants to preserve and extend the life of their diesel engines we use additives to replace what the Refinery is forced to remove. So again all the Govt (EPA) has accomplished is raising prices and increasing the regulations and therefore increasing their power and making us pay for the privilege.
TT
I’m not so good at posting links, but if you were to Google on “ruminal acidosis” you should find several explanations as to the health risks to cattle and sheep from high starch diets. There was a University of Nebraska study from a few years back that you will probably find by searching on “feeding of corn milling co-byproducts to beef cattle”.
I’m not denying DDG is a better feed. But the reality is direct corn as feed is a common source.
What I would like to understand and use in some Mathematical comparisons, is the volume of DDG that would replace what volume of corn when used for feed.
Good luck. Maybe there is a way for us peons to fight back. Tell everyone you know about the crappy gas and how to check it.
A small station might change suppliers often so I would be careful.
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