Do the farmers benefit from producing corn into ethanol?
MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) was a reformulated gas that was culled by the oil company to solve air pollution problems. MTBE solved the air pollution problems but created serious water pollution problems. The oil companies supplied the MTBE, creating more revenue for them. The ethanol formulation sends that money to the farmers and suppliers and out of the hands of the oil companies. A January 2005 study by LECG found that the ethanol industry powered the U.S. economy by creating more than 147,000 jobs, boosting U.S. household income by $4.4 billion and reducing the U.S. trade deficit by $5.1 billion by eliminating the need to import 143.3 million barrels of oil. Q: What benefit, besides money, does ethanol bring to the gas tank? • For older cars without oxygen sensors and feedback loops, ethanol adds oxygen to the fuel, thereby raising the air/fuel ratio for more complete combustion and generally increased performance. • Adds oxygen to the fuel, thereby raising the air/fuel rati
