Huh? Thom, I totally believe in switching to veggie based fuel, not
only ethanol but soy-derived diesel. The letter you posted just
confirmed my suspicions that it is not the product at fault, but the
politics and money behind the oil industry. The specious argument
that switching won't work because vehicles will lose mileage and
create smog is ridiculous. There is smog, and there is SMOG.
Vegetable based smog would not carry the sulfurous fumes that
constitute the pollution we scrub from the fuel now. And losing
mpg? What a joke. All auto manufacturers have to do is put their
nose to the grindstone utilize their E&D departments, and come up
with a way to increase the mileage. After all, they did that very
thing with fossil fuels. Looking for answers with the fossil fuel
people is ridiculous. You actually think they're going to give way?
Too bad some enterprising person with speculative cash galore
doesn't just move right in and take over.


Thom Stewart wrote:
Katy,

I think it may be time for you to up-grade your thinking, along with
others.

With the introduction of E85 as a fuel, rather than 100% fossil Fuel and
the advent of Flex-Fuel Vehicles; the days of private transportation may
have a long time to go.

Ford Motors, with its F 150 PU, Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Marquis,
Lincoln Town car, & Explorer SUV all have the ability to operate on
less Fossil Fuel than most other Vehicles being manufacture today.

They are also helping to develop a E85 corridor from Illinois thru
Missouri to make that fuel available to motorist with Fuel-Flex Cars.

If we can reduce our fossil fuel usage by 85% and with our own Petroleum
reserve, Our fuel independence is assured.

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