Re: Oxygenatgion of fuels

[William Murin <murinw@cs.uwp.edu>]

Here in southeastern wisconsin our claim is that the dirty air comes from 
Chicago, Gary, Detroit & Ohio.  Our governor huffed and puffed as did the 
local congressman and several state legislative types but EPA kept the 
mandate in place.  According to EPA our air is pretty crummy and we do 
have quite a few ozone awareness and ozone action days (dont run your 
lawnmower, avoid unnecessary driving) during the Summer.  In a sort of 
"let's make a deal" scenario EPA allegedly told the state-level folks 
that if we could reduce/eliminate ozone levels in the Summer, they would 
consdier removing us from the oxgenated fuels requirement list or delay 
its onset until later in the winter season.  Apparently we did not do our 
job 'cause the stuff showed up again this Fall.  Those damn pesky 
tourists from illinois!!  :)

Bill Murin

On Sat, 13 Jan 1996, Robert Hines wrote:

> Last year the EPA brought these additives to Northern Virginia and
> about the same time they wanted to increase the standards on tailpipe
> emmissions and the result was a huge decrease in fuel milage and many
> complaints.  the state of Virginia sued EPA about both items because
> our air is not that dirty and much of what is in the air comes from
> the factories in Ohio and PA.  The EPa backed off immediately and
> allowed the standard gas mixtures.  People were complaining about
> everything from low milage, rotten fuel lines, stalling, etc.  You get
> the idea.  Good luck in Calif. maybe you should talk to your Gov. he's
> one tough guy.  Bob Hines
>