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

[Steven Guterman]

I am in shock, congress actually did something right.

My bugeye thanks you.

Steve


On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:15 AM, brian S <bugeye15 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
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