American Lung Association MN: Ethanol Blend is Better than Gasoline
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American Lung Association MN: Ethanol Blend is Better than Gasoline
Posted 5 September 2013 in
From Gas 2.0:
Are ethanol blend fuels better than traditional petroleum fuels? According to the American Lung Association (ALA), that answer is an unequivocal “yes.” “Using E85 in a flex fuel vehicle significantly reduces tailpipe emissions as well as lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions,” explains the ALA. “The 10 percent ethanol added as an oxygenate in our gasoline helps the fuel burn cleaner and reduces the amount of oil we need to import from other states and other countries.”
The ALA writer goes on to point out that gasoline has net-negative energy balance, citing US Dept. of Energy reports that, “for every unit of energy expended in gasoline production, just 0.81 units of energy are delivered in the final product. On the other hand, for every unit of energy used to make ethanol and its co-products, 1.87 units of energy are yielded.”
That’s just part of the American Lung Association’s ringing endorsement for ethanol – and, yet, I already know some people will be frothing at the mouth to dispute their findings.
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