Ethanol Fuel Fight
 

I know most of you from the Northern areas are not directly affected by this, but I thought it may be of some interest to you. The website is http://petelandrysrealgas.com/

He is taking on a crusade to try and fight the manufacture of the ethanol fuel blends, perhaps we may all be able to help in some way. I really hate this ethanol gas and would like to see our options expanded to have a choice in the matter. Thanks ,






TODAY’S NEWS ARTICLE


Today I posted an ethanol article from Fuel Fix titled “EPA Sends Biofuel Mandates to White House“. You may recall that I posted articles several times earlier in the year that the EPA in November, 2013 announced they were considering reducing the volume of ethanol to be blended into gasoline by 3 billion gallons in 2014. The process required that the EPA post the proposal in the Federal Register and allow 90 days for comments. They received over 340,000 comments. Now, over 9 months late, they just send their proposal to the White House for review and approval. The Congressional Budget Office must also review and ‘score’ it – estimate the cost. This process can take as long as 90 more days. So, it appears we will NOT see the final proposal until the end of the year. No matter which way the EPA proposal goes, it will surely result in lawsuits against the EPA. This issue is more POLITICAL than anything I’ve ever seen.

I hate ethanol gas, and I hope the outcome is the best it can be, but I have zero faith in the bureaucrats and politicians and lobbyists that for sure will be involved.

I totally agree with you Bradford. But unfortunately, the simple fact is too many people are getting paid off for Ethanol gas to simply go away. It was a good idea, (cutting back on "real" gas by blending it with Ethanol) that held great promise (as defined by the EPA, and the corn growers Lobby) and they swore that it would not harm engines in any way. Well, perhaps no metal in any engines were harmed, but the indirect damage that it's caused, including loss of life, tons of boat engines blowing up, miles of hoses needing to be replaced, countless manhours wasted doing those replacements and repairs is simply criminal. But it will stay around, simply because the farmers LIKE the extra corn sales they are making, the producers (Ethanol) LIKE the money they are raking in, the gas producers LIKE the extra money they make, and the politicians LOVE the extra money that they are getting bribed with (for their campaign chests of course <sarcasm>). No, unfortunately, I think that it's here to stay, regardless of the huge cost it is putting on everyone. :cen:

As long as we sit back and allow corporations to buy our politicians, we're gonna have to swallow the crap they feed us...I'd sure like to see your friend do well w/his effort, but the corruption of our government's runnin' pretty deep right now...:cen: