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To: jeffrey rainey who wrote (806)	4/17/1998 10:42:00 AM
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday April 17, 9:54 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Fuels for the Future Ethanol Replacing MTBE in California Gasoline Gets Positive Response; 'Great Move,' Legislator Says SAN FRANCISCO, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Gasoline pumps now dispense ethanol blends in the San Francisco Bay area. Service station attendants pass out pamphlets entitled ''Facts about Gasoline with Ethanol.'' California newspapers report that customer reaction is ''swift and positive to the new gas'' -- clean-air gasoline containing safe ethanol and not MTBE, which was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as a ''suspected carcinogen.'' Favorable responses to ethanol gasoline appeared in Northern California this week as a major oil company, Tosco Corporation [NYSE:TOS - news], eliminated the controversial additive MTBE from its gasoline and started a six-month pilot program of selling ethanol gasoline. Station managers reported that their gasoline sales had increased, with motorists assured that the ethanol gasoline would be priced the same or less than the MTBE gasoline it is replacing. Tosco is also assuring motorists that ethanol achieves equally good mileage and performance. A leader in California's legislative fight against MTBE, State Sen. Richard Mountjoy, praised the new ethanol gasoline as a ''great move,'' the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Mountjoy is sponsoring legislation that would require oil companies to pay expenses of cleaning water that has been contaminated by MTBE. The Chronicle said: ''MTBE, or methyl tertiary butyl ether, is a suspected carcinogen that has found its way into wells and reservoirs across the state since 1996, when it was added to the state's gasoline supply to reduce air pollution.'' The San Francisco Examiner wrote: ''The switch to ethanol ... comes as water agencies, environmentalists and grassroots groups continue to criticize MTBE. They cite water contamination and possible health problems.'' The Los Angeles Times reported: ''Tosco's MTBE-free gasoline is made using ethanol and will be sold during a six month pilot program from clearly labeled pumps at 50 stations in the chain once known as Union 76. Tosco bought the chain last year from Unocal Corp. [NYSE:UCL - news] of El Segundo, keeping the orange-ball 76 signs.'' The San Jose Mercury News Web site, citing an Associated Press article, said: ''The new gasoline went on sale at stations in Tiburon and El Sobrante Wednesday at the same price as gasoline containing MTBE. The remaining 76 stations in the three counties will switch to the new gas within a month.'' SOURCE: Fuels for the Future -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Tosco Corp (NYSE:TOS - news) Unocal Corp (NYSE:UCL - news) Related News Categories: environmental, government, oil/energy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------