Post New Article

New Iowa law requires more ethanol in
state's gasoline

Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon, 5/17/2022 4:15:53 PM

Prairie City, Iowa—Iowa is the first state in the nation to require most gas stations to sell fuel with at least 15% ethanol under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Kim Reynolds. Reynolds signed the bill on a farm near Prairie City, about 20 miles east of Des Moines. The Republican governor signed the bill on a flatbed wagon backed by tractors and corn planters, highlighting what she called a victory for Iowa farmers and biofuels advocates. The ethanol industry consumes about half of Iowa's corn crop, and the state leads the nation in corn and ethanol production.

Comments:

They should be compelled to use at least 50% ethanol and enjoy the engine damage and smog and reduced fuel economy, in exchange for foisting this horrible fuel substitute on the nation (no thanks to Green George or Donald Trump, either).

Post Reply

Reply 1 - Posted by: FormerDem 5/17/2022 4:21:04 PM (No. 1158156)
People are hungry and there s a famine on the way. Dump all the ethanol requirements everywhere now.
23 people like this.

Reply 2 - Posted by: Granddanny 5/17/2022 4:28:29 PM (No. 1158166)
When worldwide food is growing short mandating converting food stuff into fuel is extremely immoral.
24 people like this.

Reply 3 - Posted by: ussjimmycarter 5/17/2022 4:39:19 PM (No. 1158175)
Let’s burn our food for fuel! No problems possible in the future? Oh no! We can’t feed our livestock!!! Who knew?
12 people like this.

Reply 4 - Posted by: Halfvast Conspirator 5/17/2022 4:43:26 PM (No. 1158177)
Engine problems and looming food shortages. Turn food into fuel. Seems like a great plan
18 people like this.

Reply 5 - Posted by: raspberry 5/17/2022 4:43:39 PM (No. 1158178)
The world goes hungry, and we ruin our car and motorcycle engines with alcohol which costs more to grow and distill than gasoline.
17 people like this.

Reply 6 - Posted by: deerejon 5/17/2022 4:48:29 PM (No. 1158181)
I think all these covid shots Have affected the brains of these people.Doesn't anyone have any common sense anymore.Think they have all gone crazy.
13 people like this.

Reply 7 - Posted by: Troutgreen 5/17/2022 4:49:11 PM (No. 1158182)
Is corn used for ethanol even edible? Can a farmer growing ethanol type corn just start planting food corn?
6 people like this.

Reply 8 - Posted by: Wetenschapper 5/17/2022 5:03:48 PM (No. 1158192)
Having done more than a little home brewing, I can reply to previous poster that anything than contains sugar or starch can be made to produce alcohol. The starches - as in corn - first have to be converted to sugars before it can be made into alcohol. This requires heat, water, and enzymes or strong acids. Then it's fermented into alcohol using yeast, and has to be distilled to separate the 10-12% alcohol from the water, which requires still more energy. I suspect that the net energy return from a bushel of corn is therefore very low, possibly even negative, especially considering the energy also required to plant, fertilize, and harvest the corn.
13 people like this.

Reply 9 - Posted by: RuckusTom 5/17/2022 5:08:57 PM (No. 1158196)
Ha. Of course. Iowa's the number one corn producer in the US.
6 people like this.

Reply 10 - Posted by: Phantomll 5/17/2022 5:09:42 PM (No. 1158197)
Our vehicle's owner's manual specifically warns against using 15% ethanol.
12 people like this.

Reply 11 - Posted by: Hazymac 5/17/2022 5:28:33 PM (No. 1158212)
Automobile manufacturers will be busy voiding engine warranties if more than 10% of this wasteful fuel adulterant (attracts water and has 66% the energy content of pure gasoline) is used. IIRC, my only notable objection to anything PDJT did while in office was my disagreement with his endorsement of ethanol. The MAGA King was wrong about that one. The Renewable Fuel Standard, signed into law by GWB, was an error in policy. America is not lacking for petroleum products, only lacking in the will to seek energy policies that make sense. In moderation, ethanol is for drinking. It has no place in a car's fuel tank..
7 people like this.

Reply 12 - Posted by: Rumblehog 5/17/2022 5:32:52 PM (No. 1158220)
Let me warn everyone here that keeping that Ethanol mix crapola in your lawnmower, or other such engine, will clog the carburetor and make it impossible to keep running or even start in some cases. One symptom of this is when it starts up OK then stops after 10 seconds, "rinse and repeat," same results. After I disassembled the carb and inspected, I found slimy junk in the float bowl and up in the jet was a wad of this same crud. After a thorough cleaning it ran fine again. What you can do to avoid this - 1) find a fuel station that sells 0% Ethanol regular gas (good luck finding it), 2) install a fuel valve between the fuel tank and the carb to close so you can run out ALL fuel in the line and the carb before storing the mower, 3) go to Home Depot or Lowe's and purchase the 2-Cycle Fuel containing NO Ethanol, which comes in gallons and quarts, and use that fuel ONLY for your motors.
12 people like this.

Reply 13 - Posted by: DVC 5/17/2022 5:34:14 PM (No. 1158222)
The only people who like ethanol in gas are the corn farmers and the folks who own the ethanol plants. Everyone else is getting screwed.
11 people like this.

Reply 14 - Posted by: bad-hair 5/17/2022 5:34:19 PM (No. 1158223)
That should fix it.
3 people like this.

Reply 15 - Posted by: Ashley Brenton 5/17/2022 5:42:41 PM (No. 1158240)
That really wears out small engines on things like mowers, leaf blowers, and weed whackers. And at a time when the world is facing food shortages, do we really need to burn food in our cars?
6 people like this.

Reply 16 - Posted by: Hugh Akston 5/17/2022 5:52:25 PM (No. 1158255)
I pay $.80-.90 more per gallon, but I have a station 2 miles from my house that sells 90 octane real gas. Use only that in my small motors and alternate fill-ups in my cars.
7 people like this.

Reply 17 - Posted by: Griller1 5/20/2022 12:26:18 PM (No. 1161003)
Makes one wonder if the politicians ever talked to the engineers before voting on such silly legislation.
0 people like this.

Below, you will find ...
Most Recent Articles posted by "Ribicon"
and
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Most Recent Articles posted by Ribicon"
'I am sick of being bullied into silence':
Furious female skateboarder Taylor Silverman
slams trans rival who won $5,000 prize
money and forced her into second place
at Red Bull Cornerstone
3 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/20/2022 12:07:28 PM Post Reply
A furious female skateboarder has slammed Red Bull for sponsoring a contest where she placed second to her trans rival. Taylor Silverman claims she and other female competitors were disadvantaged by officials at the Red Bull Cornerstone Contest, where she placed second and received a $2,750 award. Trans skateboarder Lillian Gallagher was awarded $5,000 for placing first and winning two separate divisions—money that Silverman says should have been given to her. Silverman, who has been skateboarding for 11 years, said when she tried to reach out to officials to 'do the right thing even if it's not the popular thing,' she was ignored.
Steelworker sues for firing after calling
gay rainbow symbol ‘abomination’
6 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/20/2022 11:41:15 AM Post Reply
A 10-year employee of steelmaker Arconic has sued the Pittsburgh-based firm after he was fired last year for writing on an internal company web survey that the use of a rainbow to symbolize Gay Pride Month is “an abomination to God.” Daniel Snyder, 63, was employed as a lead operator at Arconic’s Davenport Works in Riverdale, Iowa, beginning in 2011. After his termination, Mr. Snyder found work at a John Deere assembly line at “significantly less” pay, no overtime and “materially reduced” medical benefits, the filing states.(Snip)The complaint alleges the company’s diversity policy “actually punishes diversity of opinion, allowing only one opinion
Biden's double gaffe in South Korea: President
refers to new president as the previous
leader and gets name of Samsung's Texas
plant wrong shortly after landing on first
Asia trip
4 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/20/2022 11:07:48 AM Post Reply
President Joe Biden kicked off his trip to Asia by meeting South Korea's new President Yoon Seok-youl in the lobby of a Samsung micro-chip facility Friday evening and taking a factory tour. 'This is an auspicious start to my visit, because it's emblematic of the future cooperation and innovation our nations can and must build together,' Biden said, delivering remarks alongside Yoon after touring two parts of the enormous Pyeongtaek facility.(Snip) 'And President Moon–Yoon–you thank you everything you've done,' Biden said. Yoon's predecessor is President Moon Jae-in. Biden also misstated the name of the facility in Taylor, Texas, where Samsung plans to spend billions.
Kamala Harris, EPA unveil $500 million
to ditch diesel school buses for electric models
19 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/20/2022 11:02:07 AM Post Reply
The Biden administration is making $500 million available to school districts to transition the nation’s gas-guzzling diesel school bus fleets to zero-emission electric busses. The bucket of money is part of a broader tranche of $5 billion set aside in last year’s infrastructure spending for low and zero-emission school buses over the next five years.(Snip)They will highlight how the switch to electric buses will not only significantly slash greenhouse gas emissions, but how it will also cut down on public health risks that diesel vehicles pose to children, such as causing asthma.
'I have a child to feed too!' Shocking
moment two mothers fight after one 'strips
Target shelves bare of baby formula' in
Massachusetts as shortage spills over
into conflict
17 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/19/2022 10:03:19 PM Post Reply
A mother took it upon herself to confront a fellow mom at a Target store as she was filling up her shopping cart up with baby formula. The entire interaction was captured on video and later posted to TikTok as one woman attempted to hold the other to account. Although the woman’s face could not be seen, the contents of a cart were clearly visible with more than 30 bottles of baby formula stashed inside.(Snip)'Look at the shelves,' she continues, noting how they are all completely empty. 'You don't think I need it for my baby too?' The other mother responds in broken English:
Virginia board considers restoring names
of schools named for Confederate generals
10 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/19/2022 9:54:03 PM Post Reply
A Virginia board is considering restoring the names of two schools which were originally named for Confederate generals but changed in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd. The Shenandoah County School Board in 2020 voted to change Stonewall Jackson High School to Mountain View High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary School to Honey Run Elementary School. But in the two years since, community members—especially alumni—have expressed opposition to the name changes, school board member Cynthia Walsh told NBC News. More than 4,000 people have signed a petition to change the names back, Vice Chair Dennis Barlow said at a board meeting, where the issue was discussed at length
NPR’s strict masking policy encourages
coworkers to tattle on violators
15 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/19/2022 9:37:28 PM Post Reply
National Public Radio is encouraging staffers to squeal on each other if they do not comply with the company’s Draconian mask-wearing policy in the office. According to a strongly-worded memo sent out Thursday, NPR employees are not only required to wear masks in the office, but if they see someone who isn’t complying with the mandate, they are encouraged to correct their coworker or rat them out to higher-ups. “If you notice someone who has forgotten their mask, you might tell them, “Hey, you forgot your mask,” the memo said, adding they can also let a superior know so they can “remind” them
Taco trucks used as part of South Carolina
drug trafficking operation
8 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/19/2022 9:17:17 PM Post Reply
Alleged drug traffickers in South Carolina used taco trucks to transport pounds of meth, cocaine and heroin, state prosecutors said Wednesday. The trucks run by Mexican restaurant Los Primos were used as a regional hub for a major drug-dealing operation connected to Mexican cartels, according to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office. Thirty-four defendants are facing a combined 124 charges connected to the major investigation that the AG’s office dubbed “Los Banditos.” “It was a Mexican restaurant just like any other,” attorney Creighton Waters, of the AG’s office said, according to the Post and Courier. “It’s just that there was more you could get in your Styrofoam clamshells
US buys millions of Monkeypox vaccines
after Massachusetts confirms case
14 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/19/2022 5:05:24 PM Post Reply
The Us has ordered 13 million additional doses of the monkeypox vaccine after a Massachusetts man contracted the rare—but potentially severe—virus, officials said Thursday. The massive $119 million order of Jynneos jabs—which can be used to treat both the monkeypox virus and smallpox—was created by the biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic, according to Newsweek.(Snip)On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed that man who had been to Canada had contracted the virus and was hospitalized in good condition. The agency said there was “no risk to the public.” “DPH is working closely with the CDC, relevant local boards of health,
Health chiefs probe gay bars and saunas
amid monkeypox outbreak: Contact tracers
are 'actively investigating' venues as
virus 'spreads in sexual circles'
7 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/19/2022 5:02:28 PM Post Reply
Monkeypox contact tracers are probing gay bars and spas as they scramble to contain an outbreak of the rare disease. Health chiefs in the UK are 'actively investigating' venues visited by six homosexual and bisexual men who tested positive in the past week. They include bars, clubs and saunas, according to an update by the World Health Organization (WHO). Six of Britain's nine confirmed cases are men who have sex with men, which officials say is 'highly suggestive of spread in sexual networks'. A similar pattern is emerging in Europe, where seven gay or bisexual men have tested positive in Spain and nine 'mostly young' males in Portugal.
George W. Bush is mocked for blasting
Russia's 'wholly unjustified and brutal
invasion of IRAQ'... before correcting
himself to say Ukraine in Texas speech
24 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/19/2022 11:47:24 AM Post Reply
In what some are calling an epic 'Freudian slip,' former President George W. Bush accidentally called the invasion of Iraq 'wholly unjustified and brutal' while speaking about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Bush made the embarrassing gaffe in a speech at his presidential center in Dallas, where he spoke about the importance of fair elections and slammed Russia's autocratic system. 'The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia, and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq,' Bush said, before shaking his head and correcting himself. 'I mean, of Ukraine.' As the audience fell into awkward silence, Bush muttered
Putin's mainstream TV propagandists target
new White House press secretary Karine
Jean-Pierre and say 'she only got the
job because she is black and gay'
33 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/19/2022 9:25:12 AM Post Reply
Vladimir Putin's state TV propagandists have targeted the new White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a rant where they suggested she only got the job because she is black and gay. The Russian state TV hosts laughed as they said Jean-Pierre will be 'replaced' in a month or two by a 'white, heterosexual male'. They claimed Jean-Pierre, who is the first black, gay and immigrant woman to hold the position of White House press secretary, was not chosen for her 'professional abilities'.(Snip)Popov added: 'I read many books, graduated from a University, I did my PhD thesis on such and such a topic, I speak many
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Putin's mainstream TV propagandists target
new White House press secretary Karine
Jean-Pierre and say 'she only got the
job because she is black and gay'
33 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/19/2022 9:25:12 AM Post Reply
Vladimir Putin's state TV propagandists have targeted the new White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a rant where they suggested she only got the job because she is black and gay. The Russian state TV hosts laughed as they said Jean-Pierre will be 'replaced' in a month or two by a 'white, heterosexual male'. They claimed Jean-Pierre, who is the first black, gay and immigrant woman to hold the position of White House press secretary, was not chosen for her 'professional abilities'.(Snip)Popov added: 'I read many books, graduated from a University, I did my PhD thesis on such and such a topic, I speak many
Biden Administration Invoke Defense Production
Act, HHS Will Now Control Means of Production
for Baby Formula and Ensure Distribution Equity
31 replies
Posted by Judy W. 5/19/2022 7:00:54 AM Post Reply
Do you know what it’s technically called when “government takes control of the means of production?” Yeah, that. This afternoon Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act giving Health and Human Services the legal authority to control the supplies needed for the creation of baby formula (how it is made), and the authority to determine distribution equity (who gets it). White House – “[T]he authority of the President conferred by section 101 of the Act to require performance of contracts or orders … is delegated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to all health resources, including the ingredients necessary to manufacture infant formula.”
California's electrical grid has an EV problem 30 replies
Posted by NorthernDog 5/20/2022 8:52:03 AM Post Reply
California energy officials issued a sobering warning this month, telling residents to brace for potential blackouts as the state’s energy grid faces capacity constraints heading into the summer months. And since the state has committed to phase out all new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 — well ahead of federal targets — the additional load from electric vehicle (EV) charging could add more strain to the electric grid. “Let’s say we were to have a substantial number of [electric] vehicles charging at home as everybody dreams,” Ram Rajagopal, an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, who authored
Hostin Declares All GOP Voters 'Biggest
Domestic Threat' to America
29 replies
Posted by Imright 5/19/2022 8:43:15 PM Post Reply
The rhetoric from ABC’s The View has steadily grown more and more dangerous and possibly inciting, as co-host Sunny Hostin spent part of Thursday’s show maligning all 74 million Republican 2020 voters by calling them the “biggest domestic threat” to the country after House Republicans opposed a Democratic-led effort against so-called “domestic terrorism.” Both she and co-host Sara Haines scoffed at concerns that slapping on labels could lead to a slippery slope.
Porch Pirate Learns The Hard Way Not To
Steal When A Marine Riggs His Amazon Package
To Serve Him Instant Justice – The Robber
Soiled Himself
29 replies
Posted by Black Conservative Voice 5/19/2022 9:39:02 AM Post Reply
Criminals getting blown up by retired Marines is just hilarious as heck. Who better to deal out such righteous justice than a United States Marine, who has had more than enough of people stealing his packages from his porch. I’m not saying he handled the situation in the most legal fashion, nor will I say this is the best way to deal with porch thieves. However, I will say that I’m glad he went about it the way he did because it’s hilarious.
Dem witness tells House committee men
can get pregnant, have abortions
27 replies
Posted by Black Conservative Voice 5/19/2022 7:23:25 AM Post Reply
A Democrat witness testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on abortion rights Thursday declared that men can get pregnant and have abortions. Aimee Arrambide, the executive director of the abortion rights nonprofit Avow Texas, was asked by Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., to define what "a woman is," to which she responded, "I believe that everyone can identify for themselves."
Wicked witch of the woke Nina Jankowicz
resigns as Disinformation Governance Board
is put on 'pause'
25 replies
Posted by PageTurner 5/19/2022 9:26:35 AM Post Reply
Just when I thought the Biden administration was beyond shame, it (at least temporarily) pulled the plug on the Disinformation Governance Board, causing the buffoonish Nina Jankowicz to resign. I can't recall a speedier and more embarrassing belly flop of a government initiative than the announcement of this transparently Orwellian state organ, headed by a cringeworthy exhibitionist besotted with her own musical talent and purported wisdom. The astonishing lack of forethought in choosing Jankowicz as the arbiter of truth, when she is on the record affirming that Hunter Biden's laptop was Russian disinformation (even the Washington Post and New York Times have given up the ghost on that fraud),
George W. Bush is mocked for blasting
Russia's 'wholly unjustified and brutal
invasion of IRAQ'... before correcting
himself to say Ukraine in Texas speech
24 replies
Posted by Ribicon 5/19/2022 11:47:24 AM Post Reply
In what some are calling an epic 'Freudian slip,' former President George W. Bush accidentally called the invasion of Iraq 'wholly unjustified and brutal' while speaking about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Bush made the embarrassing gaffe in a speech at his presidential center in Dallas, where he spoke about the importance of fair elections and slammed Russia's autocratic system. 'The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia, and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq,' Bush said, before shaking his head and correcting himself. 'I mean, of Ukraine.' As the audience fell into awkward silence, Bush muttered
It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again: Is the
Uniparty Stealing PA GOP Primary from
Dr. Oz? – They’re Delaying Results
in Allegheny County -Third World Tactics
24 replies
Posted by Imright 5/19/2022 8:45:51 AM Post Reply
Who is hedge fund CEO David McCormick? A recent fundraiser sponsor in New York for David McCormick was the founder of a consulting firm representing the controversial Dominion Voting Systems. McCormick also made big bucks lobbying for Communist China. McCormick moved back to Pennsylvania to run in the GOP Senate race after Sean Parnell dropped from the race.President Trump had this to say about McCormick at a recent rally in Pennsylvania.In the closing weeks of the 2022 primary election Dr. Oz and Kathy Barnette pulled ahead of David McCormick. Oz was up 7 points. Barnette was up 5 points on McCormick.
Rand Paul calls for the Supreme Court
to use a lie detector test to find out
who leaked the Roe v. Wade draft
23 replies
Posted by Imright 5/19/2022 11:42:46 PM Post Reply
Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to use a lie detector to uncover who leaked an explosive draft opinion that suggests the judicial body could overturn federal abortion protections. GOP lawmakers have for weeks demanded consequences for whoever was responsible for leaking the draft to Politico earlier this month. Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the draft's authenticity on May 3 and vowed to open an investigation into who committed the 'betrayal of the confidences of the court.'
Abortion 'must be legal and accessible':
Evangelical Lutheran Church
23 replies
Posted by Beardo 5/19/2022 5:02:31 PM Post Reply
The Evangelical Lutheran Church released a statement Tuesday stating opposition to the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade. The ECLA, a medium-sized denomination with approximately 3 million members in the U.S., made the announcement via their website and social media. Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, the head of the ECLA, cited the church's 1991 social teachings document as the basis for the church's support of abortion access. (snip) “[While] the leaked draft does not represent the Supreme Court's ruling in its final form; nevertheless, it contradicts this church's teaching."
Putin's mainstream TV propagandists target
new White House press secretary Karine
Jean-Pierre and say 'she only got the
job because she is black and gay'
23 replies
Posted by Imright 5/19/2022 8:23:12 AM Post Reply
Vladimir Putin's state TV propagandists have targeted the new White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a vile racist and homophobic rant where they suggested she only got the job because she is black and gay.The Russian state TV hosts laughed as they said Jean-Pierre will be 'replaced' in a month or two by a 'white, heterosexual male'. They claimed Jean-Pierre, who is the first black, gay and immigrant woman to hold the position of White House press secretary, was not chosen for her 'professional abilities'.
Post New Article