Snipped from Reuters.com.

There’s a plot afoot to retard the adoption of ethanol in automobile fuel, but before we cover this interesting kick-’em-in-the-ass tactic that arose in the news the other day, first consider a side bit of news. Then, we will get to the main thrust of the ethanol story.

The Aside: I heard an interesting reference to the use of biofuels on an NPR radio discussion that was broadcasted last week about a problem in this area, one that has been neglected. And that was the high octane fuel used by airplanes. On the ground, there are all kinds of solutions from walking to biking to electric vehicles, but what about from here to Paris? Or Philly to Rio?

That is a big problem. There are basically two solutions — by water or by air, and both are major polluters. And now that the world’s economy is dependent on globalization, is there an answer to this problem? Why, of course, design new aircraft engines adapted to the use of bio-fuels. But is this even realistic, or smart? Well, a blunder is a blunder. What else can I say.

Okay, here’s the main thrust, the blockbuster news which Blog4Brains has titled, “Regular Please, Easy on the Ethanol”

Blog4Brains reported in our “Bush’s Ethanol Blunder Continues” posting with this cited paragraph that was included there within:

“Meanwhile, the ethanol people asked the EPA last month to allow them to increase the blend from 10 percent to 15 percent. boosting the ethanol demand to six billion gallons a year….”

Well, guess what? There’s trouble in Detroit city. Tom Doggett from Reuters goes on to explain Detroit’s position with this ethanol blunder. Here is a small excerpt from this interesting article with the title, “Automakers worry about more ethanol in US gasoline:”

“Major automakers asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to approve higher blends of ethanol in gasoline until the agency has adequate test results showing the fuel would not damage vehicles.

Ethanol is now approved to make up 10 percent of U.S. gasoline in cars and trucks. Ethanol producers want the government to allow higher ethanol blend levels up to 15 percent, or E15, as more ethanol will be required each year under federal law.

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