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Posts tagged as "EPA"
AFPM Warns of Adverse Effects of E15 Use
Yet someone else came out warning about the problems with alcohol in our fuel. This time it is the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers or AFPM. WASHINGTON – American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers President Charles T. Drevna today issued the following response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision paving the way for the sale of gasoline ...
Kent Misegades, Aviation Fuel Club (4/12/11) (Part 1 of 2)
(Part 1 of 2) Kent Misegades catches us up with the news about efforts to make ethanol-free fuel more available to pilots. We talk about the Aviation Fuel Club and the petition to the FAA and the EPA seeking to ban blending ethanol in premium gasoline.
Kent Misegades, Aviation Fuel Club (4/12/11) (Part 2 of 2)
(Part 2 of 2) Kent Misegades catches us up with the news about efforts to make ethanol-free fuel more available to pilots. We talk about the Aviation Fuel Club and the petition to the FAA and the EPA seeking to ban blending ethanol in premium gasoline.
The Blending Wall Remains Intact Despite Misguided E15 Waiver
Many of our readers may have heard that the EPA has granted an E15 waiver for 2001-2006 autos and light duty trucks, in addition to the former E15 waiver granted back in October for 2007 and newer vehicles. Theoretically this means that about 2/3 of the auto fleet in the US could pump E15 into ...
Second Thoughts on Ethanol
In the rapidly-developing debate over future aviation fuels, Mogas is gaining in popularity, as seen in the hundreds of comments on our petition to the EPA to ban the use of ethanol in Premium (91 AKI octane) gasoline. Now it seems that the EPA itself and even former Vice President Al Gore are having second ...
Ethanol: A very real danger
When ethanol first came on the scene, we started to test it in the lab. The fuels with ethanol cleaned out our fuel systems and caused a number of leaks. Most people think that when a fuel line is made of neoprene or Buna-N rubber that the name completely defines what that rubber is. What ...
The Problem Isn’t Ethanol, It’s BOB
Ethanol in our fuel continues to be a huge safety and maintenance problem for those of us using auto fuel or MOGAS. Unfortunately, the problem is more than just the ethanol. Now fuels are being manufactured to blend with the ethanol and these fuels are lower quality themselves. Dean Billing from GA News explains more.
LSA Fans Comment on Ethanol in Mogas
Kent Misegades writes, “For the past several years my colleagues and I have been waging a campaign to ban the use of ethanol in premium gasoline, thus preserving a safe, affordable, unleaded fuel for sport aviation as well as the millions of Americans who need “E0″ for their boats, snowmobiles, power tools, classic cars & ...
Bever Borne, Air-Tech, Inc.
With the US elections today, Bever Borne comes on to talk about how directly politics enters into a pilot's life at all levels. Intrusive TSA officials, FAA personel who don't understand sport aviation, and an EPA that has effectively made it impossible for many peoople to get ethanol-free fuel are all symptoms of a government that tries to micromange so much of our life, but has grown so much that it can't do even basic things well.