The Ethanol Papers - Paperturn manuscript - Flipbook - Page 355
Why Does AAA and Big Oil Feel They Must
Lie to America?
Doesn't Lying About One Thing Taint the Veracity of Everything Else
They Say?
Originally published May 23, 2013
This morning, I received what appeared to be a AAA press release concerning
travel on this forthcoming Memorial Day Weekend. The release carries some
of the usual information issued by AAA about projected numbers of Americans
that will be traveling via automobile during the holiday. If nothing else, this bit of
fluff becomes a highly valuable factoid used by hundreds of radio DJs and news
readers around the country after they’ve told us which celebrity nitwits are celebrating a birthday.
However, this morning’s news release also included some additional information that is becoming more regular in AAA press releases: Misinformation
and lies about ethanol.
The press release states:
“As travelers plan to journey an average of 690 miles, those filling up on
high ethanol-gasoline blends like E85 (up to 85% ethanol), or mid-level
ethanol blends such as E15 (15% ethanol), will notice that they’ll need to
