[Jean S]

I knew this was in California before I even read the text of the post.
What do we do when we suck all industry dry?

[null and void]

Gee, MTBE must be OK. Gov. Gray just extended the time the oil companies have to eliminate it...

[hove]

Ethanol is a replacement for MTBE. So what's taking the oil companies so long to dump MTBE?????

[monkeyshine]

I think it's a crime what the state legislature has done. They know of the dangers of MTBE, and have refused to take action on it.

The state GOP should be out in front on this one! But as usual they are missing the boat. I'm becoming convinced that the state GOP leadership are either absolute morons, or more concerned about their status and stature within the party than for the party and the state itself.

[nightdriver]

MTBE was introduced as an octane-enhancer, not as an enviornmental cleaner-upper. Something was needed to replace tetra-ethyl lead in order for a spark-ignited engine with any decent compression ratio to merely run!

The miserable excuse for gasoline manufactured today will only detonate and pre-ignite without some sort of additive in it.