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Alternatives to Arab Petrol
Run your car on 85% ethanol: No more money for the SAUDISEthanol Ethanol is manufactured exclusively from biomass (agricultural grain products, primarily). Midwestern states such as Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois produce most of the ethanol used in the US. Plants in South Carolina have produced fuel grade ethanol in past years, but no fuel grade ethanol plants are currently operation in the state. This fuel is usually mixed with 15% gasoline, making E-85 fuel. Gasohol, (10% ethanol, 90% gasoline) was once used in the state. Vehicles that can run on E-85 or gasoline are called "flex-fuel" vehicles. Many auto manufactures now feature the flex-fuel capability as a standard feature. For a complete listing of these vehicles, visit the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition website. Flex-fuel vehicles cost the same as a gasoline vehicle, and the fuel an be made available in refueling stations without extensive modifications, although some are necessary. United Energy Distributors in Aiken, SC, sells E-85 to the public. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control makes E-85 available to all government fleets at 2600 Bull Street in Columbia, SC; and Santee Cooper has three refueling stations in throughout the Pee Dee region for its vehicles. The SC State Fleet operates about 1,200 of these flex-fuel vehicles. Click here to find cars that run on 85% ethanol. Brands include Ford, GM, Daimler-Chrysler, Mazda, Isuzu, Mercedes Benz & Mercury Nobody to blame but us if we keep giving those asshats our money! Ethanol can also be made out of non-drug, non-TCH hemp stalks with greater efficiency than corn, and can be burnt to produce electricity by boiling water. There is NO REASON BUT LAZINESS AND THE SHOCK COSTS OF CHANGING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE for us to be giving Islamists our MONEY! also: ethanol burns clean in a closed-carbon cycle (ie: doesnât contribute to global warming). It is cleaner than nuclear, less expensive to set up and without the drawback of expensive nuclear waste. It is not as efficient at producing large amounts of energy but the positives of no waste/no potential chernobyl more than compensate for this. Posted by: Anon1 2003-08-12 |
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