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PD Moderator	Message Posted: Nov 10, 2009 4:30:44 PM Ignore PD Report Abuse Voice your opinion on E15! Leave a comment on this post today! Just as summer is winding down and refiners begin to ship winter spec gasoline, your Lawmakers are poised to sit down and begin discussing adding even more ethanol to the fuel you pump, which likely already contains up to 10% ethanol. It seems lately that I've been receiving more questions on where consumers can purchase fuel that contains no ethanol- many Americans do not like the additive but are forced to purchase it because it's law that a certain amount of ethanol be added to gasoline. If more ethanol were to be added to gasoline, it would likely lower the quality of gasoline used to blend with ethanol, making it easy and cheaper for refiners ... Visit GasBuddy Blog for full article

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Voice your opinion on E15! Leave a comment on this post today!

Just as summer is winding down and refiners begin to ship winter spec gasoline, your Lawmakers are poised to sit down and begin discussing adding even more ethanol to the fuel you pump, which likely already contains up to 10% ethanol.

It seems lately that I've been receiving more questions on where consumers can purchase fuel that contains no ethanol- many Americans do not like the additive but are forced to purchase it because it's law that a certain amount of ethanol be added to gasoline.

If more ethanol were to be added to gasoline, it would likely lower the quality of gasoline used to blend with ethanol, making it easy and cheaper for refiners ...

Visit GasBuddy Blog for full article

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OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:13,712 Points:1,690,905 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Dec 15, 2009 12:33:43 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse Let's hear from the automotive engineers before we hear from lawmakers. I wasn't thinking of Al Gore; but diesel mixes with alcohols could show possibilities; there are lots of heavier alcohols that still clean and burn well.
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,148 Points:828,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2009 11:51:58 AM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse i am surprised the health of corn plants is not on their agenda. Fuel we don't have to drill for; other than a corn drill to plant field crops
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