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Congress should eliminate the ethanol mandate

GasBuddy Blog -- It does not happen often, but occasionally, the jackals who populate Congress might come up with a good idea. And that has happened.

Reuters reported earlier this month that as the worst drought in 50 years destroys the midwestern corn crop, 25 senators urged the Environmental Protection Agency to cut the mandate that requires oil refiners and fuel blenders to add ethanol to gasoline.

The senators asked the EPA to adjust the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) that requires fuel blenders to mix 13.2 billion gallons of ethanol into gasoline this year.

Unfurtunately, by current law the mandate rises steadily until peaking at 15 billion gallons per year in 2015 and holding at that level through 2022. And rightfully...

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Submitted Aug 14, 2012 By: PD

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RambleOn Champion Author New York Posts:2,385 Points:1,532,925 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2012 2:19:14 AM Ignore RambleOn Report Abuse There should not be laws preventing car owners from putting fuel in that is BEST for the vehicle's engine.
garywa01 Sophomore Author Alberta Posts:130 Points:401,215 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 1:34:51 PM Ignore garywa01 Report Abuse Corn should help the hungry, not the drivers. I avoid ethanol gas whenever possible.
RambleOn Champion Author New York Posts:2,385 Points:1,532,925 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 11:23:11 PM Ignore RambleOn Report Abuse Less restricting laws = more freedom.
TCon313 All-Star Author New York Posts:611 Points:608,190 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 10:30:50 PM Ignore TCon313 Report Abuse How many people who have sounded off about this have actually read and acted on the last line of this post. Bitching about it here won't help. Contact your representative and let them know how you feel.
ERO Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:21,771 Points:3,708,110 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 10:18:55 PM Ignore ERO Report Abuse I agree 1 zillion percent. Get rid of ethanol!
ketchfish Rookie Author Maine Posts:10 Points:120,430 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 5:43:20 PM Ignore ketchfish Report Abuse The UN recently urged the US to either drop or temporarily suspend the mandate due to international food shortages.
Jumpmanil Rookie Author Illinois Posts:61 Points:583,820 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 6:07:59 AM Ignore Jumpmanil Report Abuse Yeaah! Without corn, better mileage coming!
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,828 Points:1,637,220 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 18, 2012 6:51:45 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse pilotmass: in a twisted way, the answer is, yes. Corporations are people too, you know. And they need to be supported, too.
pilotmass Champion Author Boston Posts:1,971 Points:530,310 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 10:03:11 AM Ignore pilotmass Report Abuse So people will starve due to lack of bread just to feed ADM? Subsidy reduction = tax reduction.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,828 Points:1,637,220 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 5:04:08 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse farris: problem is, the farmers you subsidize are not the small farmers who have maybe 100 or 300 acres. It's the Pig Corps who own thousands of acres in one spot, monoculture farm and when the crop goes belly up, they get more money, even though it has been proven a lot that monocultures are bad.
paulweb All-Star Author Ohio Posts:907 Points:380,825 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 12:06:28 AM Ignore paulweb Report Abuse Congress and common sense are like oil and water...they NEVER mix!
farris42 Rookie Author Virginia Posts:1 Points:5,370 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Aug 16, 2012 4:18:51 PM Ignore farris42 Report Abuse And we tax paying Americans are also subsidizing the American farmers! What a joke!
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,828 Points:1,637,220 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 16, 2012 5:14:34 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse EtOH has NEVER been the answer.
RalphHightower Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,452 Points:717,180 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 5:52:00 PM Ignore RalphHightower Report Abuse Congress actually has a good idea? Unbelievable! I thought I was reading The Onion!
CC55 Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,323 Points:1,409,995 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 5:20:11 PM Ignore CC55 Report Abuse There are times when it is hard to get point a point b because off all the cars on the side of the road because they use 10% eth. in the fuel.
JXQW Champion Author Kansas City Posts:2,787 Points:692,825 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 4:25:41 PM Ignore JXQW Report Abuse right, like we are so important that they would care
Blismo Champion Author Arizona Posts:2,279 Points:431,935 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 1:08:13 PM Ignore Blismo Report Abuse ok
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,144 Points:625,660 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 12:31:04 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Yes, end the ethanol mandate.
DarthDadJr Champion Author Virginia Posts:7,432 Points:1,546,645 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 10:51:33 AM Ignore DarthDadJr Report Abuse Congress won't eliminate it...too much pressure will come from the farm and ethanol producer lobbies will stop it. We definitely should: 1. not increase its use to E15 and 2. find other non-food sources to produce ethanol.
LongPlay Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:4,386 Points:1,267,875 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 10:31:49 AM Ignore LongPlay Report Abuse A great idea -- Ethanol is terrible as a fuel and uses corn which is better used as food/feed.
PTBpricer Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,885 Points:228,170 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 10:05:08 AM Ignore PTBpricer Report Abuse I like the picture in the article.
ModelWarships Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,890 Points:1,251,010 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:56:25 AM Ignore ModelWarships Report Abuse too many are making money off of our misery to ever end it.
Blazer197 Champion Author New Haven Posts:3,240 Points:615,150 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:54:12 AM Ignore Blazer197 Report Abuse Congress has corn up their bungholes.
JCS Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,148 Points:1,339,595 Joined:Apr 2002	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:48:25 AM Ignore JCS Report Abuse BAN ETHANOL!
CheckitoutGuy Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,311 Points:772,890 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:48:05 AM Ignore CheckitoutGuy Report Abuse We have been saying that for a while now!
Bigtex09 Champion Author Dallas Posts:4,427 Points:1,186,865 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:48:03 AM Ignore Bigtex09 Report Abuse fantastic
sandman0_0 Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:333,235 Points:2,836,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:47:53 AM Ignore sandman0_0 Report Abuse Agree "Should have been done a long time ago."
StrangeLuv Champion Author Kansas City Posts:3,820 Points:926,900 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:47:28 AM Ignore StrangeLuv Report Abuse Good.
oas Champion Author Maryland Posts:4,370 Points:2,169,115 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:46:42 AM Ignore oas Report Abuse Should have been done a long time ago.
donny47 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,766 Points:1,007,290 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:46:37 AM Ignore donny47 Report Abuse nothing will be done as usual!
slvrdo_dsprdo Champion Author Nashville Posts:4,788 Points:928,265 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:46:23 AM Ignore slvrdo_dsprdo Report Abuse Can we change the news stories at least once a day, please?
BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:7,346 Points:1,556,095 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:46:16 AM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse Corn is for eating; ethanol is for drinking. :-)
RobertSpratt Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:4,965 Points:1,069,265 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:44:32 AM Ignore RobertSpratt Report Abuse get rid of Ethanol!!! It sucks
rev342 Veteran Author Florida Posts:484 Points:274,630 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:44:32 AM Ignore rev342 Report Abuse ok
egd Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,231 Points:2,146,000 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:44:04 AM Ignore egd Report Abuse what is clean air worth to you???
Badmoon Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:8,448 Points:1,679,190 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:43:32 AM Ignore Badmoon Report Abuse They are hoping this will stay quiet enough through elections so no one has to act.
TBecker1415 Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,670 Points:349,690 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:42:55 AM Ignore TBecker1415 Report Abuse repeat
BigBrat Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,693 Points:1,058,405 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:42:29 AM Ignore BigBrat Report Abuse Ok
curlypooh Champion Author New Jersey Posts:11,333 Points:2,033,495 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:41:49 AM Ignore curlypooh Report Abuse Yes
MrPony Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:439 Points:414,295 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:39:20 AM Ignore MrPony Report Abuse Keep corn for food - we got lots of oil, all we gota do is DRILL
OldMan322 Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,287 Points:1,622,130 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:37:51 AM Ignore OldMan322 Report Abuse Will not happen if Obama has his way
arnerator Champion Author Seattle Posts:8,325 Points:1,645,800 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:37:13 AM Ignore arnerator Report Abuse Get rid of that crud. It kills our mpg and raises food prices by being diverted to gasoline.
Grismer Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:8,674 Points:1,751,745 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:36:27 AM Ignore Grismer Report Abuse Just to many vested interests to eliminate this problem quickly.
spotterFL Champion Author Florida Posts:4,269 Points:547,065 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:35:01 AM Ignore spotterFL Report Abuse gvan: I was going to reply.....but then I saw you are from Chicago.
deaconjones Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,259 Points:324,955 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:34:27 AM Ignore deaconjones Report Abuse OLD STORY AGAIN......
Terrapinone Champion Author Baltimore Posts:3,345 Points:1,853,975 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:31:57 AM Ignore Terrapinone Report Abuse I agree totally!
INBwana Champion Author Indiana Posts:5,714 Points:723,685 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:31:25 AM Ignore INBwana Report Abuse I agree on this one. Keep corn for food and feed!!!
9C1 Champion Author Chicago Posts:22,994 Points:4,274,060 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:31:13 AM Ignore 9C1 Report Abuse Down with ethanol
twinfanMN Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,697 Points:474,895 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:30:56 AM Ignore twinfanMN Report Abuse I was in favor of eliminating the mandate yesterday and am still in favor of it today
scrossi Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,024 Points:1,076,190 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 9:30:27 AM Ignore scrossi Report Abuse Corn is food.