Comments on: E85 Boondoggle Of The Day: Government Flex Fuel Mandates Increased Fuel Consumption http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-government-flex-fuel-mandates-increased-fuel-consumption/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:02:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: PabloKoh http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-government-flex-fuel-mandates-increased-fuel-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-1029661 PabloKoh Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:57:23 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=168861#comment-1029661 I have heard both Hawaii and Puerto Rico have large sugarcane fields. Too bad they both export sugar and import gasoline. To me anyway it seems silly to pay to transport sugar to market on the mainland and then pay to ship gasoline to the island. I think it might be easier to just convert the sugar to ethanol on the island. 12% unemployment on Puerto Rico, they could use the jobs. I have heard both Hawaii and Puerto Rico have large sugarcane fields. Too bad they both export sugar and import gasoline. To me anyway it seems silly to pay to transport sugar to market on the mainland and then pay to ship gasoline to the island. I think it might be easier to just convert the sugar to ethanol on the island. 12% unemployment on Puerto Rico, they could use the jobs.

]]> By: windswords http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-government-flex-fuel-mandates-increased-fuel-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-991532 windswords Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:35:04 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=168861#comment-991532 Reminds me of the time there was a drought and the city turned off the water in a large fountain. But the fountain didn't pull water from the water lines. It just recycled the water back out the top of the fountain via it's pumps. The loss due to evaporation was insignificant. But it made the government look good while it put water restrictions on the residents. Reminds me of the time there was a drought and the city turned off the water in a large fountain. But the fountain didn’t pull water from the water lines. It just recycled the water back out the top of the fountain via it’s pumps. The loss due to evaporation was insignificant. But it made the government look good while it put water restrictions on the residents.

]]> By: fisher72 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-government-flex-fuel-mandates-increased-fuel-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-991402 fisher72 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:15:14 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=168861#comment-991402 Missouri retailers selling gasoline without ethanol http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081126/us_nm/us_missouri_ethanol;_ylt=AseYutd9o8.FXxE335no5N1pl88F "If the price for ethanol is more expensive than the price for gasoline, retailers can sell straight gasoline rather than with ethanol," Hayes said explaining state law. Missouri retailers selling gasoline without ethanol

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081126/us_nm/us_missouri_ethanol;_ylt=AseYutd9o8.FXxE335no5N1pl88F

“If the price for ethanol is more expensive than the price for gasoline, retailers can sell straight gasoline rather than with ethanol,” Hayes said explaining state law.

]]> By: 50merc http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-government-flex-fuel-mandates-increased-fuel-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-990842 50merc Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:54:54 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=168861#comment-990842 Typical gummint foulup. I saw the same kind of things in state government. But the important thing is to demonstrate correct intentions, not achieve something substantive. Typical gummint foulup. I saw the same kind of things in state government. But the important thing is to demonstrate correct intentions, not achieve something substantive.

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