Posted on 01/23/2016 7:55:50 AM PST by Kaslin
if hacks from the oil industry, including enemy countries that sell us oil, can print lies for public consumption, how can there ever be a free market based on facts? There is no free market since all of capitalism is crony capitalism in order to survive. You are talking of the ideal, which doesn’t exist. ETOH is simply one good piece of the portable energy pie and it is readily renewable. It represents captured sunlight and CO2.
If it is a good option, why is its use mandated? Why would the market not choose to use it on its own worth?
The original mandate instituted to get the massive infrastructure that was necessary off the ground and in place. I would like to see natural gas follow a similar mandate if we can ever hope to expand this piece of the energy pie infrastructure. The Feds are wasting about 70% of our taxes on welfare.
I would like our government to be limited to the constitution, and not be used to pick winners and losers in private industry.
T.Boone Pickens has done very well making money. He doesn’t need the feds to boost his Natural Gas Fueling company.
First you claim we have been using ETOh since the 70s, then you claim we needed the 2005 Mandate to get it off the ground.
Which is it?
In the 70s it was restricted to the Midwest because of limited production capacity. The goals for the entire country were cleaner energy and reduction in dependence on oil purchased from enemies killing Americans. What additives do you consider acceptable? Why not use something easily renewable made in America?
Which demonstrates by the rest of the country, it wasn't required as a lead replacement.
What additives do you consider acceptable?
It doesn't require additives. The gasoline itself through refinery process can have enough 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane and the like to not require additives.
I have no problem with ethanol used in the free market. I have a great problem with a government mandated ethanol because the people won't choose it on their own.
A Balanced Approach to Octane Replacement
http://www.unep.org/transport/pcfv/PDF/BalancedApproach(Lee-Chook).pdf
Lots of options exist
The market is profit motivated. Sometimes profit comes before what is good for people.
Not a bad link. ETOH looked pretty good by several measures. I didn’t see anything on the trimethyl pentane. Does it fall under alkylates? What business are you in?
I’m an electrical engineer, specialized in power systems. I do contact design engineering. Mostly for oil, gas, petrochemical, but even an occasional small project for wind, radar, military base, etc...
Lots of evil is done by an overbearing government, claimed for the good of the people.
Agreed. I am well aware that governments committed democide and killed in excess of 100 million people in the 20th century alone.
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