Would ethanol be in my gas tank if corn producers had not been so successful in convincing clueless politicians that “renewable energy” fuels were a partial solution to climate change?
I agree with you that consumers should have a choice. That's one reason the Ontario Libertarian Party adopted the motto. "The Party of Choice."
You suggested that gas stations could provide both ethanol blended and ethanol free gasoline. I trust you aren't proposing a new government regulation REQUIRING gas stations to provide both. Let consumers decide. If some venturous operator decides to offer both, and if it is successful, others will follow until the supply meets the demand.
Every piece of legislation removes a choice from some of us. I saw a suggestion yesterday that consumers should be required to pay for AM radio in their cars, whether they listen to it or not. I didn't even realize the auto manufacturers were thinking of not providing AM radio. It's my choice for traffic reports.
Well said, Gene. The cost (to the environment) of producing ethanol is huge too, and generally overlooked (I see the impact of growing corn on local farmland directly). Just like the true cost of producing those 'blood' batteries for electric vehicles (and charging them) is never addressed by those promoting their 'green' ideology.
I agree with you that consumers should have a choice. That's one reason the Ontario Libertarian Party adopted the motto. "The Party of Choice."
You suggested that gas stations could provide both ethanol blended and ethanol free gasoline. I trust you aren't proposing a new government regulation REQUIRING gas stations to provide both. Let consumers decide. If some venturous operator decides to offer both, and if it is successful, others will follow until the supply meets the demand.
Every piece of legislation removes a choice from some of us. I saw a suggestion yesterday that consumers should be required to pay for AM radio in their cars, whether they listen to it or not. I didn't even realize the auto manufacturers were thinking of not providing AM radio. It's my choice for traffic reports.
Well said, Gene. The cost (to the environment) of producing ethanol is huge too, and generally overlooked (I see the impact of growing corn on local farmland directly). Just like the true cost of producing those 'blood' batteries for electric vehicles (and charging them) is never addressed by those promoting their 'green' ideology.