Comments on: Putnam Expects Little Backlash From End Of Ethanol Law

By: well

well — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:31:27 +0000

Stop driving to alabama for everything.
Move and save money!

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:18:18 +0000

States Rights vs the Feds.

Its all about who can bring the most force to bear. The Feds may pick on the States, but you don’t see the Feds messing with the Chinese. They only pick on those weaker than themselves.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:59:02 +0000

Federal marijuana laws still have teeth.
President simply decided to limit bites and selectively enforce.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:14:57 +0000

I’m confused. Marijuana is illegal under federal law, yet states have legalized it and the feds have had no legal recourse. Where does federal law overtake states’ rights and why are people saying that nothing will change when we changed the laws?

@Tony and Jane – - I work in a small engine shop. Currently about 70% of our homeowner repairs (think 21″ mowers and lots of 2-stroke) are directly related to ethanol.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:55:20 +0000

No matter what you do, fossil fuel is a limited resource.

The time WILL come when it is so scarce that its recovery isn’t economical.
The horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing practice has pushed that time back, but it is still coming.

When that time comes, I hope we have genetically modified organizes which make fuel like heptane which can be collected like maple sap and provide the fuel we need.

(Of course, I also hope for improved nuclear power so we can drive our nukes, paintable solar cells so we can extract energy from our houses and barns simply because we painted them with it and some way to extract energy from wind without needing turbine systems.)

David for a glowing future

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:39:24 +0000

Ethanol is simply a money-maker for the corn, sugar cane and other like type industries. It serves no useful purpose other than to raise the cost of gasoline. As Jane stated, it ruins parts in older machines and two cycle engines.
If the federal government would get out of mandating what we should use we would all be better served.
If the current administration would approve Keystone and allow more drilling on BLM lands we would all see lower prices for a multitude of goods produced using petroleum products.

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:30:01 +0000

1. Agree. Not to mention it costs more to produce and provides less energy. Maybe we should use sugar cane instead of corn…. hmmmmm

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:41:33 +0000

Looks like we keep driving to Alabama for ethanol-free gas! The only thing ethanol does is mess up antique cars and lawn equipment.