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National Post: Negative Consequences of Increased Ethanol Usage Far Outweigh the Positive
The Thursday, August 7, 2008 edition of the National Post features an opinion piece by William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, which discusses the Ontario government’s requirement that sellers of gasoline mix 5% ethanol in their fuel. Robson cites problems for consumers associated with ethanol being added to gasoline, such as water-laden ethanol separating and sinking to the bottom of gas tanks in boats and ethanol causing the breakdown of parts commonly found in marine, chain-saw and pump engines. However, what Robson finds most troublesome is that the premise behind forcing ethanol on consumers is misguided. While replacing gasoline and other fossil fuels with ethanol is supposed to lessen the emission…