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I noted where Tesoro has filed suit against the CARB regarding the
amount of ethanol required in gasoline. I think they are more
green-conscious than CARB - legitimate facts:

1.) I note when using ethanol my vehicle mpg decreased by some
20-23%, which means I have to fill up more and make more trips
(emissions) to the filling station - bet that fact isn't included
in the life-cycle environmental analysis of ethanol,

2.) Ethanol gives a lower power curve and is a cooler burn
resulting in a slightly incomplete burn of the fuel mix resulting
in more unfavorable emissions - bet that fact isn't included in
the emissions and life-cycle analysis of ethanol,

3.) I really am a "green" conscious citizen and it pains me to
note the amount of emissions into the environment from the above
two items, along with those considering in harvesting the
bioproduct used in making ethanol coupled with ethanol
manufacturing emissions, render ethanol something less than green
friendly ... 

...the only benefit I see are the folks making it and the
corporate corn farmers who reap windfall profits at the expense of
the third world's food chain ... I was in Managua, Nicaragua this
past May to help feed the poor and work on a microcredit program
and I can tell you first hand the 2,000 people in the Managua dump
are hopeless with the new round of price increases they now face.

Respectfully,
Robert M. Russell