As gas prices increase, we can't really blame it on ethanol. Other substances that could increase octane or oxygen content in place of ethanol have proven to be quite unhealthy for human health and the environment. Without ethanol, it is very possible that we would have to use even more expensive octane and oxygen enhancers. Also, ethanol can be shipped in pipelines, but generally not in pipelines that also carry fossil fuels. Future economies of scale could very well make dedicated ethanol pipelines viable. -- Jeffrey Goettemoeller
Refineries slowly switch to ethanol - Nightly News with Brian Williams - MSNBC.com:
by Kevin Tibbles, Correspondent -- 4/12/2006
"In the lab, it's a clear liquid, and at the pump it's liquid gold: Ethanol is the corn based-clean air additive U.S. refiners are scrambling to add to the nation's fuel supply. "
Thursday, April 13, 2006
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