Stop Ethanol damage by letting your politicians know you do not want Ethanol increasing from 10% to 15% in our fuel.

People against increasing from 10% to 15% ethanol in fuel

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a-and-r-docket@epa.gov
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Fuel-Up and Know the Facts about Ethanol E10 Gas
  • Ethanol is a strong solvent/cleanser and drying agent that attracts water into gas.
  • E10 gas can cause engine damage, poor performance, wear-down parts and lower mpg.

    • Ethanol Gasoline - General Problems/Issues:
    1.  Phase separation (P/S) of gasoline.2. Water contamination (W/C) of gasoline.3. Attract, absorb and hold moisture in fuel tank.4. Increased occurrence of lean, water-diluted fuel.5. Vapor lock or fuel starvation.6. Drop in octane (after water absorption, P/S and W/C occurs).7. Decreased fuel efficiency and mpg.8. Decreased life cycle of parts and engine.9. Decreased shelf life of gasoline.
    Engine/Parts Damage:
    1. Wear and damage of internal engine parts.2. Damage to metal, rubber, and plastic parts of fuel system.3. Corrosion of metal parts in fuel system and engine.4. Deterioration of elastomers and plastic parts.5. Deterioration of non-metallic materials.6. Fuel permeation through flexible fuel lines.7. Drying, softening, stretching and/or cracking of rubber hoses, seals and other rubber components.8. Oxygen sensor damage.9. Damage or premature disintegration of fuel pump.10. Carburetor damage, including clogging.11. Dirty and clogged fuel filters.12. Clogging and plugging of fuel injectors.13. Destruction of certain fiberglass fuel tanks.14. Removal or fading of paint and varnish (both internal and external parts of engine).15. Piston/bore failure through knock/pre-ignition.16. Piston ring sticking.17. Unsuitable ignition timing resulting in ignition failure.18. Gumming-up of fuel injectors, carburetors, etc. due to release of accumulated deposits in engine from ethanol alcohol's solvent properties.
    E10 Drivability Issues:
    1. Engine performance problems.2. Hard starting and operating difficulty.3. Hesitation and lack of acceleration.4. Stalling, especially at low speeds.
    Feel free to copy and paste the following statement and send it to the email address listed below, as well as signing this petition, if you are tired of paying more for food, using more fuel and therefore paying more for fuel and paying farmers who are now making more for corn yet still being paid subsidies out of our pockets to grow corn in a way that is bad for the environment.
"We are AGAINST increasing E10 fuel to E15. It is not the fuel type recommended by my engine's manufacturer (Insert engine brand/model/year). Furthermore, We would like free choice and availability at all retail gas stations, for the appropriate gasoline types recommended by my engine's manufacturer(s), which must include: NON-ethanol 100% gas and E10 and (add E85 for flex fuel vehicle, if desired). E15 will cause driveability and performance problems, lower fuel efficiency (mpg), increase risk for gasoline water contamination & phase separation, deteriorate parts, and decrease the useful life for all my gas-powered engines. We do not want government funds to continue to subsidize ethanol".
Send written comments to:E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov Fax: (202) 566-1741.* Include in response- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211
EPA contact for Further Information/Questions:James W. Caldwell, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Mailcode: 6406J,Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;Telephone:(202) 343-9303; Fax:(202) 343-2802;Email:caldwell.jim@epa.gov
Hurry!Deadline to respond is July 20th, 2009
Information copied from fueltestkit.com

Here are the list of politicians on the committee for promotion of ethanol. Contact your local politician, especially if on this list.
Democratic MajorityRepublican Minority

Fuel-Up and Know the Facts about Ethanol E10 Gas
  • Ethanol is a strong solvent/cleanser and drying agent that attracts water into gas.
  • E10 gas can cause engine damage, poor performance, wear-down parts and lower mpg.

    • Ethanol Gasoline - General Problems/Issues:
    1.  Phase separation (P/S) of gasoline.2. Water contamination (W/C) of gasoline.3. Attract, absorb and hold moisture in fuel tank.4. Increased occurrence of lean, water-diluted fuel.5. Vapor lock or fuel starvation.6. Drop in octane (after water absorption, P/S and W/C occurs).7. Decreased fuel efficiency and mpg.8. Decreased life cycle of parts and engine.9. Decreased shelf life of gasoline.
    Engine/Parts Damage:
    1. Wear and damage of internal engine parts.2. Damage to metal, rubber, and plastic parts of fuel system.3. Corrosion of metal parts in fuel system and engine.4. Deterioration of elastomers and plastic parts.5. Deterioration of non-metallic materials.6. Fuel permeation through flexible fuel lines.7. Drying, softening, stretching and/or cracking of rubber hoses, seals and other rubber components.8. Oxygen sensor damage.9. Damage or premature disintegration of fuel pump.10. Carburetor damage, including clogging.11. Dirty and clogged fuel filters.12. Clogging and plugging of fuel injectors.13. Destruction of certain fiberglass fuel tanks.14. Removal or fading of paint and varnish (both internal and external parts of engine).15. Piston/bore failure through knock/pre-ignition.16. Piston ring sticking.17. Unsuitable ignition timing resulting in ignition failure.18. Gumming-up of fuel injectors, carburetors, etc. due to release of accumulated deposits in engine from ethanol alcohol's solvent properties.
    E10 Drivability Issues:
    1. Engine performance problems.2. Hard starting and operating difficulty.3. Hesitation and lack of acceleration.4. Stalling, especially at low speeds.
    Feel free to copy and paste the following statement and send it to the email address listed below, as well as signing this petition, if you are tired of paying more for food, using more fuel and therefore paying more for fuel and paying farmers who are now making more for corn yet still being paid subsidies out of our pockets to grow corn in a way that is bad for the environment.
"We are AGAINST increasing E10 fuel to E15. It is not the fuel type recommended by my engine's manufacturer (Insert engine brand/model/year). Furthermore, We would like free choice and availability at all retail gas stations, for the appropriate gasoline types recommended by my engine's manufacturer(s), which must include: NON-ethanol 100% gas and E10 and (add E85 for flex fuel vehicle, if desired). E15 will cause driveability and performance problems, lower fuel efficiency (mpg), increase risk for gasoline water contamination & phase separation, deteriorate parts, and decrease the useful life for all my gas-powered engines. We do not want government funds to continue to subsidize ethanol".
Send written comments to:E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov Fax: (202) 566-1741.* Include in response- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211
EPA contact for Further Information/Questions:James W. Caldwell, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Mailcode: 6406J,Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;Telephone:(202) 343-9303; Fax:(202) 343-2802;Email:caldwell.jim@epa.gov
Hurry!Deadline to respond is July 20th, 2009
Information copied from fueltestkit.com

Here are the list of politicians on the committee for promotion of ethanol. Contact your local politician, especially if on this list.
Democratic MajorityRepublican Minority
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211

To the EPA,
"We the undersigned are AGAINST increasing E10 fuel to E15. It is not the fuel type recommended by my engine's manufacturer (Insert engine brand/model/year). Furthermore, We would like free choice and availability at all retail gas stations, for the appropriate gasoline types recommended by my engine's manufacturer(s), which must include: NON-ethanol 100% gas and E10 and (add E85 for flex fuel vehicle, if desired). E15 will cause driveability and performance problems, lower fuel efficiency (mpg), increase risk for gasoline water contamination & phase separation, deteriorate parts, and decrease the useful life for all my gas-powered engines. We do not want government funds to continue to subsidize ethanol".
We sincerely thank you for addressing this issue for us on Capitol Hill.  We know you are interested in doing the right thing.
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# 27:
4:38 am PDT, Jul 13, Eugene Neely, Florida
I'm having an extremely hard time understanding why we would want to increase ethanol in our fuel mostly due to the decrease in BTU value and reduced gas mileage. My main vehicle lost 1.5 to 2.0 mile per gallon when Florida switched to 10%.
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