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Packing It Up: Part II - Winterizing Inboard Boat Motors
Now that Labor Day has passed, boating season is coming to an end while cold weather looms on the horizon. The engine is the most expensive part of...
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Where can I find ethanol free gas? What state are you in?
We're used to some things being the same all across our fruited plain. We want the same McDonald's hamburgers in Idaho as in Tennessee. We're so used...
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Talking About Scrapping The Ethanol Gas Mandate (For Now)
The national drought has wrecked corn harvests and catalyzed a political fight between three parties that each have a huge stake in the ethanol...
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Refinery Fire & High Ethanol Prices = High Ethanol Gas Prices
Why are gas prices so high recently? We had a nice run through most of the summer where gas prices didn't jump as much as usual. We even wrote a blog...
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The Best Ethanol Fuel Additive? Depends on who you ask
How many fuel additives are out there? Too many to count, but there must be thousands. The fuel additive industry itself has a bad reputation; "snake...
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Motorcycle Manufacturer Gets Sued Because of Ethanol Gas
This one flew under the radar for a while. Back in 2010, Ducati North America became the subject of a class-action lawsuit because of problems with...
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"Cellulosic Ethanol Fuel": Ethanol Production Mandate Can't Be Met
Cellulosic ethanol fuel - In the eyes of the EPA, all ethanol is not created equal. Congress issues rules demanding certain amounts of ethanol made...
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Happy July 4th! How's Shell Oil celebrating? Brazilian Ethanol
Another birthday for our great nation! We are all blessed to live in the richest and most properous nation in the history of our planet. We have the...
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Six Tips For Better Fuel Mileage
Gas prices may be going down but it's always a great idea to be thinking about saving money on the road by doing some little things to get better...
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Ethanol In Gas Makers Feeling The Squeeze
The end of the federal tax credit for ethanol makers has them feeling the pain.