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Bills seek to reduce or remove ethanol from Maine

Stockhouse -- AUGUSTA — A pair of bills introduced Thursday by state Rep. Jeff Timberlake, R-Turner, could have a significant impact on what goes into the gas tank of your car, lawnmower or snowblower.

One of Timberlake's bills would cut the percentage of corn-derived ethanol in Maine gasoline from 10 percent to 5 percent. The other measure would allow the state to form a coalition with other New England states to create an ethanol-free gasoline market for Canadian petroleum-vendor Irving.

Timberlake said Irving has offered to deliver ethanol-free gasoline to customers in New England if it has a minimum of three states willing to eliminate ethanol from the gas supply. New Hampshire has passed similar legislation, Timberlake said.

He said he suspects that bill would be amended so gas stations

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 4:57:27 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse as long as EtOH is made from NON-Food materials, I'm okay with it. But jacking up the price of food so we can drive is robbing Peter to pay Paul.
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,419 Points:2,226,900 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2013 11:36:23 AM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Right. I was just pointing out that the demands to remove ALL ethanol from gas made no more sense than E10 or E15.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2013 4:50:36 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse rj: EtOH has never been the answer. It might be a nice additive, but at 10 or 15 percent of fuel it's not been good. And you're right, it's to give more subsidies to corn growing states.
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,419 Points:2,226,900 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jan 27, 2013 2:14:07 AM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Take a reality check, people. Ethanol is a great gas additive. It makes it burn cleaner, thus less pollution. OTOH, it's a terrible gas substitute. E10 makes absolutely no rational sense, except as a giveaway for corn growing states.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:32,944 Points:2,343,560 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2013 3:41:30 PM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Bills seek to reduce or remove ethanol from Maine! Somebody has to stop this ethanol crap in gasoline, Sneeky certainly isn't going to do anything about it. Many more states need to go along with No Ethanol in Gasoline. Bill Who? NO FUEL FROM FOOD! NO E-5, E-10, E-15 OR E-100 –> ONLY 'E-0' fuel is Allowed! Vehicle manufactures Produce and the population ‘Drives’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! XII/XXII/MMXII! - The Day After......
jethro5000 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,867 Points:389,285 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2013 11:39:37 AM Ignore jethro5000 Report Abuse This is bad ...
NedW Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:5,599 Points:1,139,320 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2013 9:22:01 AM Ignore NedW Report Abuse Sanity breaks out in Maine!
goldrose1 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:10,926 Points:1,922,555 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2013 2:14:01 AM Ignore goldrose1 Report Abuse Like sounds of this.
ShadowACE Champion Author Boston Posts:9,008 Points:2,147,625 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:34:04 PM Ignore ShadowACE Report Abuse You go, Maine!! And after you pass this and get the ball rolling we'll hope that the old saying holds true: "As Maine goes, so goes the nation!"
Quick68 Champion Author Columbus Posts:8,195 Points:1,223,850 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:32:09 PM Ignore Quick68 Report Abuse Reduce or remove are the key words here. They will reduce it but by how much? The Feds will not let them remove it.
iFueler Champion Author Durham Posts:64,328 Points:176,575 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:29:53 PM Ignore iFueler Report Abuse will be watching to see how this plays out
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,231 Points:2,252,070 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:25:33 PM Ignore 10k Report Abuse go maine go !!!..well past time to band together and get rid of the engine-killing ethanol-ALL of it..
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,120 Points:1,353,810 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:23:36 PM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse The whole Nation should have done it 3 yrs ago. They have known for at least that long it wasn't helping & that the overall effects were making the Environment worse as well as decreasing world food supplies.
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,975 Points:2,524,385 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:21:54 PM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse sounds good
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,458 Points:2,078,810 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:21:42 PM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse NO MORE ETHANOL...
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,405 Points:476,720 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:20:38 PM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse further testing is needed!
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,199 Points:515,825 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:19:53 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse Good idea. No more ethanol.
1_percenter All-Star Author Illinois Posts:862 Points:160,485 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:18:21 PM Ignore 1_percenter Report Abuse start with as Northeast as you can get>>fine move west, south, southwest from there corn lobbyists can try to find real jobs in their heroe's lame economy
streetcars Champion Author Toledo Posts:12,254 Points:2,604,690 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:16:49 PM Ignore streetcars Report Abuse sounds good to me.
Dailyrun Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,967 Points:385,915 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:16:41 PM Ignore Dailyrun Report Abuse ought to make it 50% (or 100%).
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,708 Points:386,025 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:14:24 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Make it a Federal Law.
bikechuck Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:7,001 Points:2,061,170 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:14:12 PM Ignore bikechuck Report Abuse Good luck Maine, may have to secede before they can get it done. States should have say so, time to exercise states rights.
Vitobug Champion Author El Paso Posts:1,950 Points:638,110 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:13:39 PM Ignore Vitobug Report Abuse Uh?
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,527 Points:1,856,420 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:13:14 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse How about all 50 states?
regout Champion Author Quebec Posts:2,940 Points:829,780 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:13:06 PM Ignore regout Report Abuse eep corn for people.
jtfftj Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,171 Points:1,246,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:11:39 PM Ignore jtfftj Report Abuse Not much corn grown in Maine.
TheeRedRam Champion Author Hartford Posts:3,153 Points:670,685 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:11:37 PM Ignore TheeRedRam Report Abuse Good get it done
dongo50 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:14,678 Points:2,378,095 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:10:48 PM Ignore dongo50 Report Abuse we don't need ethanol anywhere!
wayoung56 Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,790 Points:816,385 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:10:42 PM Ignore wayoung56 Report Abuse Hmmm...
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,510 Points:1,667,635 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:10:08 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse Should be banned for use as a auto fuel.
cheapertvs Champion Author Richmond Posts:10,275 Points:2,739,770 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:09:10 PM Ignore cheapertvs Report Abuse YAY Maine! Can we get similar laws in the other 49 and Washington DC?
cheaper0ON All-Star Author Ontario Posts:968 Points:395,580 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:08:51 PM Ignore cheaper0ON Report Abuse Great job.
TheSicilian Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:5,364 Points:1,467,575 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:08:15 PM Ignore TheSicilian Report Abuse get it out
esquared Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,057 Points:1,967,410 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:08:14 PM Ignore esquared Report Abuse What if the ethanol is derived from non-corn cellulosic waste or switch grass?
UpSol7 Champion Author Augusta Posts:1,643 Points:756,925 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:08:13 PM Ignore UpSol7 Report Abuse ethanol free New England! It's a start
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,708 Points:386,025 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:07:46 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Good
arb0526 Champion Author Greensboro Posts:1,961 Points:407,695 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:07:06 PM Ignore arb0526 Report Abuse Ethanol= great way to get a new lawn mower
1fulltank Champion Author Buffalo Posts:7,893 Points:1,542,360 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:06:56 PM Ignore 1fulltank Report Abuse Old article.
Gary65 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,703 Points:782,095 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:06:20 PM Ignore Gary65 Report Abuse Great as we do not need ethanol.
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,682 Points:536,095 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:05:29 PM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse I hope every state takes the same approach.
heartbroken2010 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:4,334 Points:894,985 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:04:48 PM Ignore heartbroken2010 Report Abuse cant stand ethanol in gas.
Rageagainsttm Champion Author Tampa Posts:8,293 Points:1,901,030 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:04:39 PM Ignore Rageagainsttm Report Abuse Remove it from all gas.
lippoe_sokan All-Star Author Provo Posts:607 Points:179,475 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:03:24 PM Ignore lippoe_sokan Report Abuse Get government out of the ethanol business.
WIWalt Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:1,716 Points:413,595 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 10:56:56 PM Ignore WIWalt Report Abuse Finnaly a start at good riddence
fenster66 Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:3,340 Points:672,140 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 10:55:58 PM Ignore fenster66 Report Abuse now extend it nationwide..
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,840 Points:1,610,300 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 10:55:47 PM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse “Timberlake called ethanol one of the worst ‘government boondoggles’ of his lifetime.” Hurrah for Jeff Timberlake, Go Maine, Go New Hampshire. Perhaps New England can lead the country out of the ethanol swamp. It cannot happen too soon.
jcpatriots Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,898 Points:597,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 10:50:53 PM Ignore jcpatriots Report Abuse Good
unemployed58 Veteran Author Montreal Posts:250 Points:64,145 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 10:49:25 PM Ignore unemployed58 Report Abuse ethanol sucks
Black Wagon Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,296 Points:1,799,845 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 10:44:55 PM Ignore Black Wagon Report Abuse Drought prompts Missouri ethanol plant to suspend production
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,055 Points:1,729,430 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 10:42:13 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse no food for fuel