Thanks to grant money (sad that it takes free money to get them to do it) 8 Indiana gas stations will start selling E85 fuel, fuel that contains 15% ethanol. While not every vehicle can use E85, it is a start.
I realize that ethanol isn't the solution, but it is a good start. It gets people thinking about alternatives to gas, and reduces our dependence on foreign oil, even if it is but a drop in the ocean. It also means an expanding market for Indiana corn growers (that is if Mitch doesn't auction them all of to this week's favorite megafarm) and for the ethanol plants that are popping up all over the state. So no we probably won't all be driving cars powered purely by ethanol or soy diesel, but it's a little easier to imagine driving cars powered by something other then gas.
Monday, October 10, 2005
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Go, Hoosiers, Go!
For more on what Minnesota has done with E85, E10 and B2 biodiesel, see this website:
www.CleanAirChoice.org
Greetings from a former Indianapolis kid (Bob Moffitt) now living on the tundra north of Minneapolis..
This is Mitch propping up Big Business. Either the corn is going to be bought from Mitch's friends or it is going to be bought on the open market. Since most of the farmland in this country is corporately owned, guess who that helps?
It takes more energy to make the E85 than is produced when it is used as fuel. We need to focus more on fuel efficient vehicles. I'm not even talking about expensive hybrids, just don't drive a bigger vehicle than you need and that will help the current crisis.
While most of the farmland in this country might be corporate owned, it isn't in Cass County, and ethanol is good for the economy of Cass County.
I realize that E85 is far from perfect, but it does lessen our dependence on foreign oil which is important. And again it also helps start the transition to an oil free scenario, we aren't going to wake up tomorrow with a perfect solution awaiting us. As for smaller vehicles, that may lessen our dependence on foreign oil, but it doesn't end it either. But it also doesn't spur the development of new fuel sources.
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