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In article 24085@news2.cis.umn.edu, bob@ht2.me.umn.edu (Bob Hain (Sysop)) writes:

>The main idea behind using alchol blended fuel is that the oxygen
>atoms in the alchol will help to reduce emissions.  Because a few
>cars (10-20%) produce most (70-90%) of the pollution, this is policy
>that has very little effect.

What vehicles represent the 10-20%?  Also, how does diesel fit into
percentage and is there any move to force the trucking industry into
serious pollution control?

FYI: I remember reading something a month or two ago that the EPA found that
     the positive effects of ethanol were minimal and they would not force
     the stuff onto consumers (there was no legislation mandating they do so).
     The farm lobby went nuts because small town COOPs and companies like
     ADM invested in ethanol production.

Seems to me we have another case of agriculture speculation failure (like the bad
real estate speculation that resulted in forclosures and Farm Aid 
in the mid-eighties).  Being the political sacred-cow that they are, this
type of government policy doesn't surprise me one bit.  

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Pete Palmer (n3884@cray.com)