EPA To Sneak In E-15?
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Robski97,
As with every thing the government gets involved in, the story is extremely complex.
The bottom line is that the EPA is significantly mandating more ethanol and biofuels in the transportation fuel system.
On the other hand, the increased requirements over last year is still less than the ambitious scheduled goal for renewable fuels, so they relaxed the non-achievable goal for cellulosic ethanol, which gives rise to their complaints.
The fact is technology does not exist to produce the goal for cellulosic ethanol, despite massive tax payer subsidies. Unfortunately the fuel blenders are subject to fines if they cannot find sufficient cellulosic ethanol to blend in your gasoline. It is time to admit that cellulosic ethanol mandates are a big mistake.
Also note that the Dep of Agriculture is subsidizing building ethanol pumps to promote ethanol sales. Regular fuel pumps are not suitable for 100% ethanol.
Ethanol producers have become like a leach, by having the government mandate that gasoline blenders, the host, add alcohol into your fuel supply insisting every year an increasing %.
I wish I could get a deal like that!
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/05/31/epa-pushes-forward-with-biofuels/
"Under the proposed rule announced Friday, the amount of ethanol in the gasoline supply would increase in coming years, just not as much as set out under federal law. That approach drew criticism from ethanol and farm groups that have pushed to keep high volumes of ethanol in gasoline.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has called for a robust renewable fuels standard while campaigning in Iowa, host of the leadoff presidential caucuses next year."
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"In a bid to ethanol producers, the administration also announced Friday that the Agriculture Department will invest up to $100 million to help improve infrastructure for delivering ethanol to cars, such as fuel pumps capable of supplying higher blends of renewable fuel."
"Burning hundreds of millions of tonnes of staple foods to produce biofuels is a crime against humanity. Since 2007, the EU and US governments have given lavish support to agribusinesses to fill car fuel tanks with food – compulsory targets, and tax breaks and subsidies(pdf) worth billions annually. The result? Increased hunger, land grabbing, environmental damage and, ultimately, hundreds of thousands of lives lost."
As with every thing the government gets involved in, the story is extremely complex.
The bottom line is that the EPA is significantly mandating more ethanol and biofuels in the transportation fuel system.
On the other hand, the increased requirements over last year is still less than the ambitious scheduled goal for renewable fuels, so they relaxed the non-achievable goal for cellulosic ethanol, which gives rise to their complaints.
The fact is technology does not exist to produce the goal for cellulosic ethanol, despite massive tax payer subsidies. Unfortunately the fuel blenders are subject to fines if they cannot find sufficient cellulosic ethanol to blend in your gasoline. It is time to admit that cellulosic ethanol mandates are a big mistake.
Also note that the Dep of Agriculture is subsidizing building ethanol pumps to promote ethanol sales. Regular fuel pumps are not suitable for 100% ethanol.
Ethanol producers have become like a leach, by having the government mandate that gasoline blenders, the host, add alcohol into your fuel supply insisting every year an increasing %.
I wish I could get a deal like that!
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/05/31/epa-pushes-forward-with-biofuels/
"Under the proposed rule announced Friday, the amount of ethanol in the gasoline supply would increase in coming years, just not as much as set out under federal law. That approach drew criticism from ethanol and farm groups that have pushed to keep high volumes of ethanol in gasoline.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has called for a robust renewable fuels standard while campaigning in Iowa, host of the leadoff presidential caucuses next year."
…
"In a bid to ethanol producers, the administration also announced Friday that the Agriculture Department will invest up to $100 million to help improve infrastructure for delivering ethanol to cars, such as fuel pumps capable of supplying higher blends of renewable fuel."
"Burning hundreds of millions of tonnes of staple foods to produce biofuels is a crime against humanity. Since 2007, the EU and US governments have given lavish support to agribusinesses to fill car fuel tanks with food – compulsory targets, and tax breaks and subsidies(pdf) worth billions annually. The result? Increased hunger, land grabbing, environmental damage and, ultimately, hundreds of thousands of lives lost."
Here is an opportunity to get your ethanol concerns to your representative.
https://snt148.mail.live.com/?tid=cmQlPxz54P5RGUm2w75af6Uw2&fv=1&fid=flinbox
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I have to make a 38-mile round trip each week but thank God I can get non-ethanol for my boat. Once south of DC it becomes more available on the waters.
If EPA is reading this please enjoy the fact that I drive my 17mph diesel truck every week for this 38 mile round trip. Oh, what I bet they'd like to do to diesel if it wasn't used so much for, uh, the corn lobby to produce crap-o-hol!
If EPA is reading this please enjoy the fact that I drive my 17mph diesel truck every week for this 38 mile round trip. Oh, what I bet they'd like to do to diesel if it wasn't used so much for, uh, the corn lobby to produce crap-o-hol!
Is this referring to the same issue that has been previously presented, in which those land-based retailers who wish to would offer E15 as an option at the same time E10 is also still available, and also making marine dealers and boaters exempt from any E15 availability or requirements?
Sandy,
No, Nothing I read related to exemptions for boats. The EPA does not care about boats, or cars for that matter since many cars are not suitable for more than 10% ethanol.
Mixman,
Part of the EPA proposal will begin mandating biodiesel in 2017 as I read it. Don't think you will be exempt, you are next!
No, Nothing I read related to exemptions for boats. The EPA does not care about boats, or cars for that matter since many cars are not suitable for more than 10% ethanol.
Mixman,
Part of the EPA proposal will begin mandating biodiesel in 2017 as I read it. Don't think you will be exempt, you are next!