[Spridgets] A (sad) tale of ethanol??

[brian S]

Not true, Congress voted to block the mandate of E15.
See:

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/22/report-house-votes-overwhelmingly-to-block
-e15-fuel/

and the EPA has postponed it's decision to mandate it.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/22/epa-postpones-decision-on-e15-ethanol-blen
d/



Brian S.
Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!



> Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 13:47:29 -0400
> From: ah3000me at gmail.com
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] A (sad) tale of ethanol??
>
> Write your reps in DC.  They're all available via e-mail, and their staff
> actually reads and replies to them if you include your home mailing
> address.
>
> The administration has approved 15% ethanol in gas for 2001 and newer cars.
>  If you don't write your reps in the House & Senate, it's only going to get
> worse.
>
> - Tom
>
> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Steven Guterman
<an5.sprite at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > It is called a very powerful farm lobby.  Not only do they force the use
of
> > ethanol, but they also restrict cheaper ethanol imports from Brazil that
> > can
> > make the stuff at 1/2 the price using sugar cane.  The final killer is
due
> > to the use of ethanol form corn, feed stock prices have gone up making
our
> > food more expensive.
> >
> > Misguided and stupid policy even if ethanol was good.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 11:57 AM, derf <derf247 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > It irritates me that the government practically mandates it, and at
> > > the same time makes auto makers improve fuel mileage.
> > > I suppose we the people are subsidizing the crap, too.
> > > _______________________________________________