In Chicago, it is said, dead people still vote. But until now, I didn’t realize Chicago could be the seat of brain-dead office holders. Witness the latest proposed ordinance by five Chicago aldermen requiring that all self-service filling stations use equipment that dispenses E15. Believed to be the first major city to contemplate such a mandate, if it weren’t such a serious matter you’d have to laugh at their justification and wonder if they’re even on this planet.
According to city officials, ethanol burns cleaner than gasoline (wrong); is significantly less expensive than conventional gasoline (exaggerated) with expected savings between 5 and 15 cents per gallon; higher blends of ethanol reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (not true); and Illinois is the third largest ethanol-producing state in the nation with 14 ethanol plants that can crank out 1.5 billion gallons of ethanol per year. So what if E15 will destroy millions of marine and other small engines.
The fact that Chicago is even considering such a law only turns a spotlight on the importance of pushing Congress to end the mandate for ethanol in the nation’s broken Renewable Fuels Standard. The failure of Congress to act only raises more problems.
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