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Ed Huntress wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jul 2013 08:44:58 -0500, "." wrote:

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 22:16:19 -0500, Martin Eastburn
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Washington holds back drilling - supply and demand.

No, Washington isn't holding back drilling. They've let out hundreds
of drilling leases that the oil companies aren't using. Prices have
come down, not up. There is more supply than demand.

Washington taxes layer upon layer onto the fuel as a
tax source.

No, there is one federal tax on gasoline: 18.4 cents/gallon, where
it's been since 1993. With inflation, its value keeps going down.


The additives MTBE (trash junk that pollutes ground water) and now
grain alcohol that robs the national store, world food bank, and
home base food for all. Feed prices are up and fuel is also.

Corn ethanol has had some influence on grain prices. Otherwise, every
one of your assertions here is a myth, Martin.

Ed Huntress

During an expose years ago on "60 Minutes", the question
"which is the more toxic, MTBE or the gasoline itself?" was
posed. The definitive reply stated conclusively that it was
actually the latter, rendering the entire alarmist groundwater
contamination issue by MTBE effectively moot.

I wondered about that. I mean, how much more toxic can it be than
gasoline?

I remember the discussion about the show you mention, but I never saw
it. Interesting.

Don't think it is the toxicity but rather the persistence. In
otherwords, it doesn't break down as quickly so it can be less nasty but
for a longer period of time.

From the EPA website.
Because MTBE dissolves easily in water and does not "cling" to soil very
well, it migrates faster and farther in the ground than other gasoline
components, thus making it more likely to contaminate public water
systems and private drinking water wells. MTBE does not degrade
(breakdown) easily and is difficult and costly to remove from ground
water.
How long will MTBE remain in water?
MTBE is generally more resistant to natural biodegradation than other
gasoline components. Some monitoring wells have shown little overall
reduction in MTBE concentration over several years which suggests that
MTBE is relatively persistent in ground water. In contrast, studies of
surface water (lakes and reservoirs have shown that MTBE volatilizes
(evaporates) relatively quickly.
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