Comments on: E85 Boosters Switch Gears: Corn-Juice Reduces Lung Cancer

By: David Holzman

David Holzman — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:46:52 +0000

Ash78, what state are you in? I want some of that E-zero

By: quasimondo

quasimondo — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:24:28 +0000

so if we go all E85, that would take the wind out of the argument for most anti-car jihadists, right?

By: David Holzman

David Holzman — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:21:43 +0000

shades of Iraq war justification

By: Stein X Leikanger

Stein X Leikanger — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:52:55 +0000

Well, the water table will be shot, but at least my lungs are clean.

By: ash78

ash78 — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:39:22 +0000

Our Shell stations are still using E-zero…while everyone else seems to use E10. I called a couple of stations to inquire, and made sure they knew that they were getting my business specifically because they don’t use ethanol blend.

Not sure how long this will last, though. Yes, I wrote my congresspeople over a year ago about this.

By: 50merc

50merc — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:17:42 +0000

The E85 boosters are just George Jones fans: “Mighty, mighty pleasin, pappy’s corn squeezin’
Whshhhoooh . . . white lightnin’ “

By: menno

menno — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:18:23 +0000

A minute supposed (and unproved) reduction in carcinogens vs. starvation of potentially millions in the rest of the world due to planting of corn instead of food to export?

No question for me.

It’s inexcusible that we Americans are allowing our representatives to force ethanol down our throats (or fuel intakes, more precisely).

Besides, every single car I’ve owned and tried E10 in since 1979 obtained at least 7% fewer MPG while using 10% ethanol, and most lost 10% or more. I’ve tried at least 12 cars on E10, of all shapes, sizes and eras, even including a 1967 Chrysler.

Therefore, if this is accurate for we’re actually importing more oil than we would be had we never gone down this foolish ethanol route.

At least it enriches companies such as ADM as well as further enriching the oil companies.

Oh wait, that’s a bad thing…

By: GS650G

GS650G — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:17:25 +0000

I love how they always point to tons of this gas or the other thing they save, without admitting the tons of water, fertilizer, fuel and other necessities required to bring moonshine to your E85 hummer.

what’s next, E85 will bring will cure cancer in late stages?