Thread: EPA approves more ethanol in gas

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Originally Posted by Stu Cool

What a great idea, lets burn our food supply in our cars!

Pat

Don't worry Pat, excellent year around here for crops, yields are ridiculously high and the price at market keeps dropping every day.... Looks like another surplus and subsidy year--and more government control of the free market!!!! When shortages are claimed, be sure to check the amount of ag products held in surplus storage by the government before you buy into that lame argument!!! Being an ex-farmer and a current land owner, got to admit I enjoyed the subsidy checks for over production and the resultant surplus...but I also consider it to be "hush money" to keep us farmers and land owners happy!!!!!! Your government at work.....

I agree with you about having a choice. But on the other side of the argument, is it better to get the other 5% from our own country or raw product imported from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, etc.? Just sayin' . . . .

I just read this past weekend that someone is perfecting the refining of people and dog poo for automobile fuel. I bet the porta john folks will be happy Hmmmm. Now, let's see, which car at that light is using McDonald's fryer oil and which is using the.....

On 100% gas my truck will average ~11.5-12.0 in stop and go driving. On 10%+/- ethanol, lucky to see 10 - 10.4 and driving like I have an egg between my foot and the gas(?) pedal

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Don't worry Pat, excellent year around here for crops, yields are ridiculously high and the price at market keeps dropping every day.... Looks like another surplus and subsidy year--and more government control of the free market!!!! When shortages are claimed, be sure to check the amount of ag products held in surplus storage by the government before you buy into that lame argument!!! Being an ex-farmer and a current land owner, got to admit I enjoyed the subsidy checks for over production and the resultant surplus...but I also consider it to be "hush money" to keep us farmers and land owners happy!!!!!! Your government at work.....

Dave,

Glad to hear your having a good year in your neighborhood, but this is a global thing:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/bu...er=rss&emc=rss

Having a grand daughter with corn allergies, we have discovered that corn seems to be in just about everything. Burning it in our cars will have an impact on availablity(less) and cost(more) of our food, count on it!

Next question is, will mid grade gas disappear as stations are required to have an E15 or E85 pump?

Pat