The trouble with ethanol
As a means of reducing gasoline consumption, ethanol does not yet have a lot to recommend it.
There is nothing wrong with the actual product, which is made by fermenting sugar from corn or other plants into grain alcohol. It is non-polluting and comes from renewable resources and is safe for use in vehicles. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government wants gasoline to contain at least 5 per cent ethanol by 2010; cars made since the 1980s are already capable of running on a mixture that contains up to 10 per cent ethanol.
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There is nothing wrong with the actual product, which is made by fermenting sugar from corn or other plants into grain alcohol. It is non-polluting and comes from renewable resources and is safe for use in vehicles. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government wants gasoline to contain at least 5 per cent ethanol by 2010; cars made since the 1980s are already capable of running on a mixture that contains up to 10 per cent ethanol.
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posted by Oil Shock at 5/25/2006 06:00:00 PM
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