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Automakers say that outside the 5 million vehicles they've sold that are capable of burning 85 percent ethanol, their cars and trucks weren't designed for 20 percent ethanol fuels, also known as E20.
"If you suddenly start putting E20 in all the fuel out there, you can damage and destroy a lot of products," said Bill Guerry, a spokesman for AllSAFE.
Given the close relationship between the ethanol industry and automakers, neither side appears ready to push a showdown. Automakers have been the industry's strongest ally for putting more E85 filling stations into service.
Detroit automakers maintain that E85 is a better way of reducing dependence on foreign oil than tougher fuel-economy standards.
"E85 and other biofuels can make a difference now to actually reduce the U.S.'s oil consumption, reduce oil imports, and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, perhaps more than anything that we can do over the next decade," said Beth Lowery, GM's vice president for environment, energy and safety policy.

oh the huge manatee!
Stop being a parrot and repeating everything you hear based on funded reports from Exxon/Mobile. I do tons of research about Alt/fuels, my own conclusion. Ethanol is hear to stay, face it.

oh the huge manatee

First, I don't think it was a cheap shot just a suggestion. Currently Bio Diesel is available on Cape Cod in volume. For example Martha's Vineyard has had it for years, The National Seashore has it, Keene NH uses it for it's entire DPW.
Any Diesel engine will run with Bio with no to little conversion. A few years ago The Hess station in Hyannis offered it. Secondly E85 Ethanol is here to stay.
Currently corn based ethanol is being blended for all gas based fuels in Mass., We can blend E85 and supply it locally. GM, Ford, Chrysler build have been building E85 engines for 15 years. Know even Toyota, Nisan and Honda will offer a Ethanol ready vehicle. Loud Fuel of Falmouth offers Bio Diesel for home heating fuels.
ASK yourself? I need to send my money to.1.) Middle East 2.) Tokyo (Toyota Hybrids) 3.) AMERICAN FARMERS in the Heartland. It's your choice as an American, but offer me a choice. Take your pick.

Christy Mihos

Thank you for for making this local choice. Now how about offering alternative fuels at you locations.

Ha! umassjsp You spend a lot of time blogging for someone who is working so hard! Your either on welfare, hand feed by mom and dad or have a government backed pension.

What are the wealthy going to say if we find out global warming is real, CO2 pours into the atmosphere, the seas raise and engulf their seaside homes,
Don't worry about the view then. It maybe time to speculate on real estate on cape cod.

As a parent how gets involved with their children’s education. Here is the problem with the schools. NO Accountability no one stands up and admits they screwed up, everyone passes the buck even the Principles. When ever I have an issue with a teacher or a program the phone calls get passed around until the problem fades away. Teachers as a group all cover each other it's a us against them mentality a big cliché. The teachers unions have destroyed education in this state where by the way I know is still the best in the nation!! The unions are all for themselves and not the kids!!! In my business if we acted like the schools do we would be OUT OF BUSINESS!!!!! It’s time the school, the unions look in wound and acted like adults and change this broken system of self indulgent self-serving professionals.

CCToday

"Almost everyone here was born somewhere off cape" WHAT!!!! My family have been born on the Cape for over 200 years. How much time must your family spend on Cape Cod before you give us this right. Besides most of your tourist business are no longer owned by Cape Codders, Their owned by off cape dreams how spent years dreaming of reiting to Cape Cod and running a small business. Cape Codder's are being "Squeezed OUT" By these dreamers how make their money in the summer then flee the long hard winters on Cape Cod.
Our beaches are being trashed, Our roads are being clogged, our air is being poluted and the price of our housing is sky rocketing because of these dreamers. They have ruined the Jersey shore, real estate in Conn. and Long island is way out of reach for the middle class, now they come here. That's just great!!! The days are number for thisw so called wonderland enjoy it while you can. I'm retiring in the mountains in Upper state NY. OPPS! maybe I shouldn't have said that. REAL CAPE CODDERS HAte tourist!!!!!

When ask why don’t you stay in your own country and create a system like we have, most of then will say. “It’s to hard or our government is to corrupt.” Really that’s why America is great we fought for the right to elect our government and spilled blood not only in foreign counties, but right here on our on land call AMERICA!!!!!
Katie you must be young spend more time with older folks who lived thru these times and talk to then about this and you may even understand!!!!!

Katie!!!!
Ask any veteran how has fought for this country to protect you and your rights as an AMERICAN!! It’s about our culture and our traditions not ours.
Many of these illegal are not here to become American, but to take advantage of our great nation that we fought for!!! They come hear to take from America and return to their own counties with ill-gotten bounty
In 1909 my great grandfather came to this country from Italy. He entered this country legally thru Ellis Island and lived here all his long fruitful life AS AN AMERICAN!!!
He suffered the great depression while working and raising a family, He sent sons to war WWII to fight against his home country Italy.
He was so proud to be hear that he no longer spoke Italian in front of his children so they would fit in and simulate.
And yes American is the great DOLLAR!! That’s why this country is so great and powerful. Capitalism creates efficiency and excellence, that other counties can not achieve that’s way they all come here to AMERICA.

What Bush ment when he said "Mission accomplished" was all no bid contracts where awarded to Haliburton

This war is over because the iraqi people do not understand FREEDOM. If they can not fight for them selfs why are we tring to show them or teach them about FREEDOM! They do not have the drive to be free. END THIS WAR!!!!

Wind Farms!@# Wind Farms!@# Wind Farms!@# So much for talk about nothing Renewable Energy Revolution has many other options to talk about, can we expand our minds!!

DOD study/report that states: "Wind turbines can have a significant impact on the operational capabilities of military air defense radar systems?"

Pav/Paws is old and outdated and approaching the end of it's life cycle.
So why be concerned about old outdated technology

Where and who are the housing advocates on Cape Cod!!! please contact me at Barry 774-208-2020 or croftbs@yaho.com

Ha Christy's
If your really want to inpress the voters stop charging more money for gas in Hyannis.

Who would guess that a RICH oilman would appose a clean renewable energy source.

Stilgar: When I brake the law I get arrested and brought to court( in Theroy)and then have to pay a fine or goto jail (do not pass). Why are these people any differnet from us AMERICANS!
Next time I goto court I think I'll ask the judge for amesty or maybe go hide in a church.

I wonder why these people who leave their country for anerica do not stay and fight for their rights like we did in 1776. Maybe they do not understand their own human rights so they come here where we have already do the work for them. I see this as the esy way out, let's goto america get a job and send home as much money as we can(est. say 20 Bilion dollars a year is sent to Mexico) how does this grow our ecomony. 20 Billion dollars can pay for alot of education!

You all need to do your homework and read more about the alternative energy fields. You are correct corn does not return positive energy, but either does oil.Total removal from oil will never happen. IF U.S planted every available acre with corn we would not even come close to growing enough corn to supply us with all the fuel we need.

Plus it's not about lowering the cost of energy that will never happen under this president. It's about removing the link between us and the rouge oil state.