[SOC] MTBE (was: Great News for Ontario Residents)

[Ian C. Purdie]

Ummm....

First off, changing the subject line to reflect a changing topic is indicative of
knowing what you are doing.

Such measures do nothing to enhance your social standing here, in fact even your
membership in good standing is in jeopardy.

JMcAulay wrote:

> Here in California, Our Amazing Governor decreed that we would keep on
> using MTBE (methylated tetra-butyl ether) as an oxidizer for at least
> another year, to avoid being at the mercy of "the ethanol cartel."

Isn't that the California Vs everyone else thingie?

>  (I'm
> serious, he really said that.  Of course, before the November elections, he
> also said we had a state deficit which was manageably small.  He then said
> later (after he won re-election) oops, it's several times larger than he
> said previously -- on the order of thirty billion dollars.)

No surprises there. Must have gone to political college in OZ.

> By the way, using *methanol* as an additive is unwise, because methanol may
> damage some
> non-metallic fuel system components -- flex line, for example.

That's the exact same story put about by OZ motor vehicle manufacturers claiming
"breach of warranty conditions" for using over 10% ethanol.

> Meanwhile, MTBE -- alleged to be dangerous for human consumption in the
> parts-per-billion range -- is known to have contaminated enormous amounts
> of ground water, with this problem compounding daily.

I hadn't heard of it [MTBE] before this discussion.

>  Ethanol contamination in ground water would, of course, be safe at a thousand
> times
> that level.  Are we nuts, or what?  Oh, sorry, I forgot.  We Californians
> are cleverly avoiding being held hostage by "the ethanol cartel."

That wouldn't be Rob's mates would it? The cartel... He always seemed a bit
mid-west red-neck mafiosi...

> Poisoned, maybe, but "the ethanol cartel" won't get us.  It's the sole
> thought that helps me sleep the night away.

Comforting.


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Ian C. Purdie
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