12-26-2014, 09:26 AM
(12-26-2014, 08:55 AM)ClassicVW_imp Wrote:(12-26-2014, 05:32 AM)gossman_imp Wrote: Been running ethanol since 2000 in all my vehicles and boat, never an issue. Since nothing I have is a high compression engine, regular works fine. My emergency generator never fails to start even after a year, my chainsaw, lawn mower, even the 200hp Merc jet pump on the boat starts whenever I want them to. Ethenol reduces our dependence on foreign oil, makes money for the farmers, and reduces air pollution. I can't argue with that.
Ethanol is all about there being an over abundance of corn in the U.S. And there being some senior senators from corn growing states that have the power to ram bad ideas down everyones throats. Period.
It doesn't make any sense from an environmental standpoint either, since it's been proven it takes more energy to produce the same amount of ethanol from corn, as opposed to refining that same amount of gasoline.
Ethanol is all about there being an over abundance of corn in the U.S. And there being some senior senators from corn growing states that have the power to ram bad ideas down everyones throats. Period.
It doesn't make any sense from an environmental standpoint either, since it's been proven it takes more energy to produce the same amount of ethanol from corn, as opposed to refining that same amount of gasoline.
Exactly. It is a total farce. Do some digging to see how much water gets wasted in the production of 1 gallon of ethanol. Or, look at the recent studies on pollution in areas where ethanol is heavily used (such as Brazil) and you find that it is not what was expected. Levels of benzene and butadiene dropped, but formaldehyde and acetaldehyde rose, which ends up being a wash. In hindsight, the whole ethanol thing was a stupid distraction from real advances, but now the lobbyists for the corn growing interest have to be defeated, which means the people have to educate themselves.