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To: elmatador who wrote (34039)	5/20/2003 6:00:55 AM
From: EL KABONG!!!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi elmatador, Interesting... I didn't know that either. In the US, diesel usage is generally regarded as being higher polluting than unleaded gasoline. Learn something new every day I guess... <g> KJC

To: elmatador who wrote (34039)	5/20/2003 2:53:04 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 74559

ElM, the fuel had to be cleaned up too. While in Antwerp for BP Oil, [my job was product development advisor for diesel and petrol], I was promoting CityFuel, which should be the only diesel sold in cities. It would be low in sulphur, have no asphaltenes and muck, have high cetane number and other good things. That was in the 1980s and the oil industry was still of a mindset that environmental stuff was bad, though they were holding big jamborees to genuflect towards a burgeoning issue. I argued that BP could benefit from promoting things which would cut pollution because it would make life more difficult for competitors, increase profits, make fuels more acceptable for people and avoid being sued for poisoning people against their will. They were getting the message and BP is now pre-eminent in that regard. I don't know what's happened in recent years in diesel fuel in Europe. I guess they've made progress. They must have if it's true what you are saying. Mqurice