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Rubatex Msds Like it or not, ethanol is coming to the nation's gas tanks, courtesy of the U.S. Congress. A measure requiring the corn-based fuel to be added to the gasoline supply is expected to survive a challenge in the Senate this week, despite objections from lawmakers representing coastal states.

Any amount of ethanol can be combined with gasoline, 10% ethanol and 90% 85% ethanol and 15% unleaded gasoline. It is important to note that modern engines can use E10 with no modifications. E85 is for use in a flexible fuel vehicle so some people confuse "ethanol" with the blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. Currently, there is not a marine engine on the market that will work with E85.

Rubatex Neoprene They say that transporting ethanol from the Corn Belt to the East and West coasts could drive up prices at the pump and that the plan serves no purpose other than to curry favor in some politically important Midwestern states.

Your first few tanks of the new ethanol based gasoline, may loosen and remove contaminates into your fuel system.

Rubatex Pipe But the provision, part of the overall energy bill now before the Senate, is supported by President Bush as well as by Senate Republican and Democratic leaders. They contend that it will help fight smog, reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and prop up struggling farmers. And, they say, ethanol will not cause a price increase at the pump.

(AXcess News) The US Environmental Protection Agencyis proposing to apply the same air permitting requirements for facilities that produce ethanol for fuel or human consumption. Ethanol, burning renewable fuel, can be used to meet the requirements of the Renewable Fuels Standard Program, which is designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil by doubling the use of vehicle fuels from American crops by 2012.

Rubatex Pipe Insulation The measure which stands to give the ethanol industry its biggest boost since Congress approved a tax break for the fuel in 1978 would double the amount of renewable fuel that would have to be added to the nation's gasoline supply to 5 billion gallons by 2012, or about 3% of the gasoline supply. An energy bill approved by the House would set a similar standard of 5 billion gallons to be met by 2015.

However, there are some hindrances that have to be hurdled. First, ethanol fuel is more expensive than gasoline. Second, the planned 10% fuel vehicles from U.S. automakers, which can run on 85% ethanol blends.

Rubatex 180 Besides ethanol, the measure seeks to promote the use of other renewable resources such as biodiesel, produced from the oil of crops such as soybeans, and fuel derived from agricultural waste.

E85 is a fuel blend that consists of 85% ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and 15% gasoline. It has been reported that Toyota is hesitant to use the technology because of the concern that the highly corrosive ethanol might have a negative impact on the rubber seals in the engine. To address this problem, Toyota%š corrosive parts. Toyota also suggested that mixing only ten to fifteen percent of ethanol into gasoline might generate bigger savings.

Rubatex 180 Fs The measure has evoked strong emotions not only in farm states, where it has been billed as a "rural economic stimulus package," but also on the West Coast, which has the nation's highest and most volatile gasoline prices. In addition to touching off a regional fight, the provision has divided the oil industry.

Rubatex 1800 Although California already has started adding ethanol to its gasoline in advance of a Jan. 1 state ban on MTBE, a smog-fighting fuel additive blamed for fouling water supplies, state officials are closely watching the congressional action, noting that requiring ethanol use nationwide could create increased competition for the fuel. If supplies become scarce, or problems emerge in shipping ethanol from the Midwest to the East and West coasts, gasoline prices could rise, they say.

Rubatex 320 "The prices that we pay are responsive to conditions elsewhere in the country,"' said William L. Rukeyser, assistant secretary for communications for the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Rubatex 373 Leading the opposition to the ethanol measure, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) calls it "unnecessary" and a "new hidden gas tax."

Rubatex Rubber In a preview of this week's debate, she recently complained about spending $50 to fill up her Jeep Cherokee with gas in San Francisco "and it wasn't premium" and argued against Congress doing anything that could increase gas prices more. She also decried the legislation as a "wealth transfer" of billions of dollars from many states to ethanol-producing states.

Rubatex Tape Ethanol proponents accuse critics of exaggerating the problems, contending that rising gasoline prices earlier this year were not the result of increased ethanol use. They note that the ethanol suppliers have been ramping up production to meet the new demand. And, they say, the legislation allows federal officials to waive the ethanol mandate if supplies become tight.

Rubatex Closing California is on track to use more than 850 million gallons of ethanol this year more than eight times the amount used in 2001, according to the California Energy Commission. That would represent 6% of the state's gasoline supply. Monte Shaw, a spokesman for the Renewable Fuels Assn., said that the legislation "essentially has no impact on California refiners because they're already doing it."

Rubatex Closed Cell Gasketing Some critics of the ethanol mandate predict it could add 10 cents per gallon to the price of gasoline on both coasts. They point to a recent Department of Energy report suggesting that gas prices rose higher and faster in California this year than pump prices elsewhere, in part because of the state's transition from MTBE to ethanol.

Felpro Gaskets But Edward Murphy, general manager for refining and marketing at the American Petroleum Institute, said a federal study suggested that the increase would be a penny per gallon at most. He said the price could actually drop because of the additional flexibility given refiners under the legislation.

Poly Products Supplies Feinstein, nonetheless, plans to push this week for an amendment that would give governors the option of deciding whether to add ethanol to gasoline. It is expected to be the first of several measures designed to weaken the ethanol provision.

Poly Hunting Feeders The Senate measure would repeal a 1990 amendment to the federal Clean Air Act, which California officials have warned could force the state to use even more ethanol in place of MTBE, or methyl tertiary butyl ether.

Shoreline 13171 17 Neoprene Feinstein faces long odds.

Neoprene Pads "We'll win those votes," said Jon Doggett, vice president of public policy for the National Corn Growers Assn.

Neoprene Seat Covers Last year, the ethanol measure received 69 votes in the Senate, but it died when House-Senate negotiators deadlocked on other issues. This year, the ethanol provision could be the glue that holds together the energy bill, said Troy Bredenkamp, director of congressional relations for the American Farm Bureau.

Rubber Manufacturer Not only does the Senate have many farm-state members, but the bill comes up as four senators seeking the Democratic presidential nomination are stumping for votes in ethanol-producing Iowa, home of the first party caucuses in the Democratic race in January.

Industrial Insulated Foam "Ethanol has become much more than just a corn subsidy," said Keith Ashdown, vice president of policy for Taxpayers for Common Sense, a Washington-based budget watchdog group. "It has become a political litmus test for any potential presidential candidate to garner support from Midwestern states."

Wholesale Rubber Making Feinstein's battle tougher, aides to California Gov. Gray Davis have called the ethanol mandate an improvement over existing law.

Foam Insulation Taking a similar view, the American Petroleum Institute's Murphy said the legislation is "much better than the inflexible mandate we're going to have if the bill doesn't pass."

Rubber Industry Under existing law if MTBE is phased out ethanol would have to be added to every gallon of gasoline in the nation's smoggiest regions. Under the Senate measure, California refiners would be required to use 725 million gallons by 2012, but the legislation establishes a credit-trading system that would allow companies that exceed the standard to sell credits to companies that do not.

Industrial Petroleum Products But Feinstein said the credit-trading provision forces refiners and, in turn, consumers to pay for ethanol whether they use it or not.

Petroleum Refiner And Bob Slaughter, president of the National Petrochemical and Refiners Assn., said that his usual industry allies shouldn't support the measure just because they see it as the lesser of two evils. He contended it is wrong to "trade one mistake for another."

Petroleum Products He also argues against "new subsidies" for ethanol, noting that the fuel already benefits from a lower tax than gasoline. "How many times do people have to pay for this product before enough is enough?" he said.

Rubatex International Ethanol proponents hope to overcome objections from the highway lobby by taking $2 billion to $4 billion a year that now goes to fund federal programs ranging from defense to Head Start and shifting it to the highway fund in order to make up for the lower gas tax revenue resulting from increased ethanol use.

Rubatex Msds Feinstein, meanwhile, contends that ethanol isn't needed to produce gasoline that meets federal clean-air standards. But ethanol proponents contend the measure is not only good for the environment but can reduce imports by an estimated 1.6 billion barrels over the next decade and boost farm income by $1.3 billion a year.

Rubatex Neoprene Sen. Christopher S. Bond (R-Mo.) added that increased ethanol use can even make the nation's energy supply "less vulnerable to acts of terrorism."

By Richard Simon
Los Angeles Times - 6/2/2003

Topic: Petroleum Industry