[SGVLUG] [OT] Fueling the fire with ethanol...

[Robert Leyva]

Good afternoon Tom,

Good article. If you like such stories, you might like this website:
theoildrum.com; it is kinda like slashdot, but for oil and energy issues.

> Tom mentioned:
> It looks like there is more at stake when using "ethanol enhanced"
> gasolines than most people realized -- it seems that the ethanol erodes or
> dissolves plastic parts in fuel pumps and fuel lines, leading to expensive
> repair bills
>
> http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/may2009/bw20090514_058678.htm
>
> This is in addition to the debate as to whether or not even using it in
> the first place is a net gain or loss in terms of "energy used to create
> it" vs. the "energy it imparts to vehicles".  (warning: gets into funny
> calculations, and even depends on how many variables you consider when
> calculating it)
>
>


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Robert Leyva
mrflash818 at geophile.net