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Ross Kitson <rossk@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Philip J. Koenig wrote:

>> Save a few dollars on gasoline and die young due to poison in the air
>> you breath.  And your offspring too.
>> 
>> Yeah, yep.. that's the ticket...
>> 
>> Phil

>Wrong on every count.  The new gasoline doubles the amount of formaldehyde as 
>a result of burning MTBE the oxygenate in the new fuel.  That's a suspected 
>carcinogen.

>The oil companies own studies show that when you consider you have to burn 
>more gas to go the same distance that the amount of pollution is a push. In 
>cas you weren't aware there is less energy in the gas than the conventional 
>gasoline.

>Don't believe everything the ecofreaks tell you.


Your very characterization of people concerned with the environment as 
"ecofreaks" hardly paints you as the objective one.

I am aware of the MPG issues - between 1-3 percent lower that pre RFG levels.
I have not studied the technical issues.  I accept that the formaldehyde levels
may be higher (why do I give you the benefit of the doubt?), but for some funny
reason I have a feeling there are far more substantial benefits in other obvious
pollution aspects, i.e. SO2, CO, etc.

Someone with more technical expertise (and less of an agenda) is welcome to
followup with a more complete picture.



Phil


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