The Ethanol Papers - Paperturn manuscript - Flipbook - Page 481
BOTTOM LINE: IS THE RFS A SUCCESS OR FAILURE?
Okay, so I've presented to you the above reasons why I - a common ordinary
man with a computer, and a lot of business experience, and the ability to analyze and articulate issues - believes that Gary Wolfram is nothing more than an
oil industry lackey. But what do other professorial academics make of the RFS?
Here's a very new paper published by UTAH LAW REVIEW, written by Jay P.
Kesan, University of Illinois College of Law and the Energy Biosciences Institute
(EBI), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Hsiao-Shan Yang, Energy
Biosciences Institute (EBI), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Isabel F. Peres Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
http://dc.law.utah.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1034&context=ulr
The conclusion of this paper is that the RFS has been a success, but that the
degree of success has diminished over time. Why has the degree of success
diminished over time? Because of the so-called Blend-Wall. As I wrote in my
earlier rebuttal to Bill Shughart, the Blend-Wall is a myth. But although it's a
myth, many people, especially the politicians responsible for raising or lowering
the amount of ethanol that can be used in a mandated ethanol-gasoline blend,
have been hoodwinked by the oil industry. Consequently, ethanol producers
are forced to keep production down. This limits all the economic, health, and
national security benefits that the RFS was intended to provide.
In fact, contrary to the myth of the Blend Wall, there is no need or reason to limit
non-flex fuel gasoline-engine passenger vehicles to just E10 or E15. The great
preponderance of vehicles on the road today can use E20, E25, E30, E35, E40
and higher fuels. As I previously wrote to Bill Shughart, this has been proven in
several studies, including a multi-year test that I personally conducted. In support of this are several "Ethanol Challenges," including one that was just recently concluded by Glacial Lakes Energy and Dyno Tune Speed and Performance.
The bottom line is that the Renewable Fuel Standard should be expanded to
mandate E20 for all spark-ignited internal combustion passenger cars and light
trucks, higher-level blends should also be available through either specific
pumps or blender pumps, and a bio-diesel mandate should be created. This
should be done forthwith.
All academics who have brought shame to their schools for their unethical behavior should be tossed out on their ears.
