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Ethanol’s Promise Has Pitfalls
Posted: 21 March 2007 01:51 AM  
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By RUSSELL RAY The Tampa Tribune

At a gas station 175 miles north of Tampa, there’s something motorists won’t find anywhere else in the state.

A retail pump dispensing ethanol.

The lone outlet says a lot about Florida’s aspirations for alternative fuel and the promises surrounding ethanol. For all the hype about how good ethanol can be, it has problems that must be overcome before it can be sold for mainstream use.

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What do you think about the future of ethanol use in Florida?

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Posted: 12 April 2007 09:17 PM  
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My new Avalanche is setup for flex-fuel but, as I understand it, my fuel economy and pocket-book will suffer well beyond any savings to the environment or foreign oil consumption. I guess the price of fuel will have to increase enough to force the consumer into using ethanol.

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