[okie01]

I think the subsidy has long since expired.

The ethanol subsidy has expired.

But the EPA-enforced Replacement Mandate remains in place. And ethanol is presently more expensive than gasoline, plus requires more expensive handling -- shipment by truck or RR, rather than pipeline, for blending at distribution terminal (due to its hygroscopic nature).

[ROCKLOBSTER]

the EPA-enforced Replacement Mandate remains in place. And ethanol is presently more expensive than gasoline, plus requires more expensive handling -- shipment by truck or RR, rather than pipeline, for blending at distribution terminal (due to its hygroscopic nature).

Those are real facts.

I'm no proponent of the ethanol additive (although it's better than MTBE) but I hate to see the phony arguments against it. There are genuine objections.

I'd rather have straight gasoline (since we're afloat in cheap domestic oil) Unlike gasahol...Regular gasoline DOES NOT mix with your drinking water.