Obama EPA Rushes to Impose New Ethanol Mandate

breitbart.com/Big-Government ^ | 4/25/12 | Jeff Steir

[BfloGuy]

the EPA only evaluated E15's impact on automobiles' emissions systems, rather than how it affects the entire car

Y'know, like the mileage which is 3 or 4 mpg less than pure gasoline. That increases the punishment for wanting independent travel.

[taxcontrol]

Ethanol bad
Butanol good

[Timber Rattler]

E15 fuel dissolves rubber gaskets and seals and has been responsible for damaging and destroying thousands, if not millions, of pieces of home equipment like weed eaters and chain saws.

NO THANKS!

[nascarnation]

Where has this been happening? I didn’t know E15 was even available yet.

[ChocChipCookie]

If they’re rushing this through, then maybe it’s a good sign that they’re scared of losing their jobs right around January 20, 2013.

[sockmonkey]

Y'know, like the mileage which is 3 or 4 mpg less than pure gasoline.

For awhile, a couple of years ago, I could still find real gasoline..My mileage was about 33 mpg in my vehicle. Now, with ethanol in all the gas around here, My mileage is about 28 or 29 mpg.

Ethanol sucks.

[Myrddin]

Most street bikes have high compression engines that require 91 octane fuel. The 15% ethanol crap is going to destroy those engines. We need to fire those incompetent, agenda driven jackasses now.

[CapnJack]

“If they’re rushing this through, then maybe it’s a good sign that they’re scared of losing their jobs right around January 20, 2013.”

What makes you say that? If Obamney wins, nothing will change. He is just like Zero and loves Ethanol. They won’t lose their jobs no matter who wins.

[Sarajevo]

It makes me wonder why Con-gress isn’t putting the brakes on EPA and other BS bureaucracies that think they have the right to impose regulations on the country.

[dainbramaged]

There is a gas station 18 miles from us on an Indian reservation that sells ethanol free fuel. Nice casino, too.
(western WA)

[dennisw]

we are entering the Pol Pot zone where you screw your *subjects* because you can and because your brain is deformed

[Paladin2]

Ethanol should be reserved to be consumed internally.

[nascarnation]

http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp

[Vince Ferrer]

Ethanol is fine in cars that are specifically designed for it. E85 cars can use a 15% gas / 85% ethanol blend. And since we can create ethanol from our abundant coal and natural gas, we already have the technology to become energy independent in motor fuels for many decades.

Toying with E15 with current cars not designed for it is a stupid idea.

[Ouderkirk]

Your two stroke engine IS the target.

[Irish Eyes]

Looking at that link, it looks as if all these ethanol free gas stations ( in AZ) are on Indian reservations.

[Gasshog]

Zero’s Administration is like that Lost in Space Robot programmed to destroy all the critical systems in their spaceship. We are headed for a helluva crash landing if we dont get the posers out of DC.

[nascarnation]

Don’t have any near my home, the ones I’ve seen on vacation (South Carolina) charge considerably more per gallon vs. E10.

[sphinx]

FYI — an idea now gaining traction is moving to E30 or higher. Once in that range, the higher octane boost more than compensates for the lower energy density and the ethanol mileage drag disappears, provided your car is properly tuned. I’m told the automakers are beginning to take a serious look at this because it’s another viable pathway to meeting future mileage requirements. Apparently there’s growing concern that battery limitations will keep electrics from doing the job.