Forget eels, this is worse: Exploration on Georges Bank OK'd

[MakoMike]

John,
Re"But while we are on the crappy sides of energy engineering, why can't we get E85 Ethanol in New England? There are many Flex Fuel vehicles out now that will run that and where available, it is 1.85 per gallon "
Be careful what you wish for. The guys in NY have been contending with "reformulated" gasoline that contains some ethanel, and it has been screwing up their boats to no end. Look at the boating section on Noreast and you'll see pages and pages of horror stories.

[JohnR]

I'm not talking about ehtanol for a boat, I'm referring to use in vehicles that have engines designed for its use. Cars/Trucks with these engines, usually called FFV, Flexible Fuel Vehicles, are designed and built to use these fuels. Not only are the components a little different, like hoses, o-rings, and fittings, but the computers are programmed a little different to recognize the fuel in the tank, even when mixed with normal gas, to optimize burn. Fuel economy is the same, emmissions are less, and right now the price of a gallon is 65 cents cheaper where it is available... Oh, ethanol is corn, the money would not be funneled into trouble places like the middle east but into US farms (sure, already subsidized in some cases by the govt)...