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To: pheilman_ who wrote (35663)3/19/2004 5:56:07 PM
From: Ish  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793861
 
<<The gas/ethanol mixture creates fewer pollutants during warm-up. After warm-up, there is no difference.>>

No, you are thinking about the chemical MTBE which also causes cancer.

<<"Make it." Hmmm, does that include fertilizer, harvesting, transport? How about distillation? No, it does not. More fuel is consumed to create the ethanol than the ethanol replaces.>>

Wrong again, all those things have been taken into account and there's still a 38% gain in energy.