Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] E85 and Memorandum 1A (1974 EPA Act)

["Vern Green" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

its the CO2.

Yeah, we were all taught that plants need CO2 to survive, and we as
human beings breathe out CO2. It is kind of a simbient relationship
between plants and animals. One cannot survive without the other.

So one could draw the conclusion that CO2 is needed, and as a by
product of burning fuel, CO2 would not be harmful, since plants need
it.

But apparently this is not the case. CO2 has been labeled a Greenhouse
gas. I posted something here recently that talked about the fact that
in win country here in California right now, CO2 emissions from cars
are now lower than Co2 emissions from wineries. Remember CO2 is a
natural by-product of fermentation. It is what gives beer bubbles.

So apparently, the culprit is no longer Carbon-Monoxide. We have
reduced those emissions steadily since 1970 to the point that they are
hardly a problem anymore. The new problem is CO2.

Of course, I also posted a recent article from Stephen Hawkins (I
think that was the name) and even read some of his research. He heads
up the research on Key Environmental Indicators. He is saying that
even though we have more than doubled the number of vehicles on the
road since 1970, the emissions from those vehicles have been cut 75%
or something like that. I will get the exact numbers when I get home.




On 5/1/06, George Robb <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> Hey Gang-
>
> Help me out with my chemistry here...   Ethyl alcohol  C2H5OH
> combusts to form simple CO2 and H2O...  How is that considered evil
> pollution according to the 1974 EPA act?  Is it the CO2? or the H2O?
>
> Here is the link that spawned this question from someone looking for
> a conversion kit (which apparently don't exist)  for their car:
> http://www.ksgrains.com/ethanol/regconvert.html
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