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Alcohol Poisoning Ethanol is bad for engines, a big tax subsidy for corporations and bad for the environment. So why does EPA want to make us use more of it? By Tom Jackson Ethanol is a great social lubricant. It puts the buzz in booze, but it has the opposite effect on engines – especially […]

October 5, 2011

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Polaris fuel additives protect vehicles from E-10 fuels

With today’s Ethanol blended fuels, it is critical to treat the fuel used in vehicles that see limited or intermittent use with a quality fuel stabilizer and carbon clean. Polaris Fuel Stabilizer and Carbon Clean are designed and tested by the engineers at Polaris Industries to address the negative effects of today’s fuels as well […]

July 14, 2011

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Tech Q and A

Readers weigh in on Tundras, the Light Buyers Guide and the ethanol controversy.

June 8, 2011

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ShopTalk

And while all the experts are assuring the public that E10 is fine for use, there is a growing chorus of ordinary people who say otherwise.

April 11, 2011

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Ethanol increase 'troubles' Sen. Hutchison

From EquipmentWorld.com by Tina Grady Barbaccia Now that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raised the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline for model year vehicles of 2007 and later, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) called for an additional study to determine how the 15-percent ethanol blend (E-15) will impact vehicles. There is still much […]

October 14, 2010

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EPA bulls forward on ethanol

Never content to let the facts stand in the way of a crusade, the Environmental Protection Agency is forging ahead with plans to increase the ethanol content in gasoline. The new push is to raise the percentage of ethanol in gasoline from 10 percent to 15 percent. A decision by the agency is expected by […]

May 11, 2010

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Tennessee DOT accepting biofuel corridor grant applications

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is now accepting applications for the next round of Green Island Biofuel Corridor Network grants. The deadline to apply for the grants is April 30, 2010. The Green Island grant program is a competitive funding opportunity available to retail fuel station owners and farmer co-ops interested in promoting and […]

April 1, 2010