RE: For those who don't like oxygenated gas:

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

> Agency Will Ask Congress to Drop Gasoline Additive:
> http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/072799sci-epa-gasoline.htm
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> 
> Turns out that MTBE, which is what most oil companies use to make the
> gas "oxygenated," dilutes into groundwater pretty readily and is
> generally bad (though it does help with air pollution).
> 
... there are some studies that might dispute that last statement as well
...

I truly applaud this review ... but the question that comes to my mind is
why are they saying that should a decision be made to phase MTBE out it will
take a couple years to implement ...

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)