Ethanol Testimonials

“Ethanol is just as effective in reducing air pollution as the water-polluting MTBE.” (Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill),  9/28/99)

Wisconsin Gov. Tommy G. Thompson says that “ethanol-blended reformulated gasoline is one of the most effective programs in reducing ozone concentrations  in southeastern Wisconsin.” (Letter to Carol Browner, director  of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, 9/1/99)

USDA analysts testified before the U.S EPA Blue Ribbon Panel that ethanol  could replace MTBE in California by the end of 2002 and in the rest of the country by the end of 2004 without substantially increasing the fuel or food  prices. (Reuters English News Service, 9/2/99)

CARB (California Air Resources Board) spokesperson Allan Hirsch said he  believes that ethanol will be the only viable oxygenate once MTBE is phased out of California. (Oxy-Fuel News, 11/1/99)

”Non-oxygenated reformulated gasoline or ethanol as an oxygenate in CaRFG2 would result in much lower risk to water supplies, lower water treatment costs in the event of a spill of either of these alternative RFG formulations and lower monitoring costs.” (University of California Davis  study, November 1998)

Illinois State Representative Bill Brady (R) has joined with a Decatur lawmaker to push for legislation aimed at ending MTBE use in the state.  (The Pantagraph, 10/28/99)

"But we will not -- I want to be very clear about this -- the administration will not be supportive of legislation to amend the Clean Air Act that doesn't  preserve all of the opportunities that exist for ethanol...we believe that ethanol should continue to be an important part of the cleaner fuel program in this country" (Carol Browner, director of the federal  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House press briefing, Aug. 16, 1999)

Shell, Texaco and Mobil have taken steps toward creating ethanol-blended gasoline, which proves to be less expensive than MTBE. (Oxy-Fuel News, 10/25/99)