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by Charlie Peters (cappcharlie [at] earthlink.net)
ozone, cap and trade, AB 32 Pavley, AB 69 Perea, SB 1079, GMO fuel affect the beef or water?
I'm confused, that a graph of ethanol used in our gas and the price we pay for fuel sure paints an interesting picture.


An op-ed from May 1, 2002 warned the legislation that is requiring ethanol might create an additional 10% increase in price.


An internet search indicated California fuel ethanol use was very minor and with a pump price of about $1.37 per gallon of regular CA CARB fuel.


Fed EPA told CARB’s board Chair to use 5.6% and the fuel price went up.


More time passed and the Arnold crew went for 10% and the price goes up.


We now are at 10% and considering 15% and the price has gone from about $1.37 to $3.50.


The California Government regulators say we use about 14 billion gallons of fuel per year.


So if the price has changed over $2.-- in a decade the ethanol laced fuel price increase may be about $40 Billion per year. Is it time for Governor Brown to request a waiver from EPA?


Does California use 1500 gallons of water to grow corn to produce 1 gallon of GMO corn fuel ethanol? Does California water providers check for ethanol in the supply water for public consumption? Should California request a waiver of the “Wallet Flushing” ethanol mandate so fuel ethanol ozone is in federal EPA compliance?
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