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In lugnet.general, Adam Howard writes:
> It also has to do with the type of gasoline you use. California passed a law • a few years back that requires a special kind of
> 'environmentally' friendly gasoline. It's debatable whether it's really • environmentally friendly or not (mainly because the mpg is
> a lot less than gasoline used in the rest of the country.) This • 'environmentally' friendly gasoline costs a whole lot more to make,
> a whole lot more. And that is one reason it costs more at the pump.
The additive added was MTBE, an oxygenating compound which leaks into ground
water and harms water supplies, which is an absolutely unacceptable trade off.
The compound is a by-product of the oil refining process and is incredibly
cheap to produce because most of the work has already been done. Environmental
concerns have also caused California to switch to fiberglass tanks which
slowly dissolve when exposed to MTBE.
Can't say much more about it, though perhaps others can indicate where
concerned folks can read more about it.
-Tom McD.
when replying, see the latest James Bond flick, "Spamraker"
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| Tom McDonald wrote in message in regard to MTBE (...) Try (URL) for a good overview of MTBE. If you are really interested in the science of MTBE you can search the US Geological Survey website at (URL) or the EPA website at (URL) . MTBE is a pretty (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37c15dc5.581857...net.com... (...) It also has to do with the type of gasoline you use. California passed a law a few years back that requires a special kind of 'environmentally' friendly (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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