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Ethanol Celebrates A Milestone
By Mr Ethanol | November 15, 2007
Minnesota Public Radio:
Filling up with ethanol-blended fuel is a way of life in Minnesota. Drivers don’t have a choice because the law requires it. Minnesota was the first state to require ethanol and only seven states have followed suit in the last ten years. Minnesota Public Radio’s Cara Hetland takes a look back at the ethanol mandate and a look forward as Minnesota leads the way.
Ortonville, Minn. — Drivers in the Twin Cities were the first required to fill up with ethanol in 1991. It was a seasonal requirement to decrease carbon monoxide levels in the winter months and satisfy federal air quality standards. Minnesota lawmakers went a step further in 1997 and required that all pumps sell a 10% ethanol blend.
Ralph Groschen with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture remembers lobbying the legislature.
“There were some legislators in this state who really didn’t think too much of me as we were working through this because I was at times leading the charge,” Groschen says.
Opponents of ethanol argued it wasn’t proven technology and would ruin cars. Groschen says those lawmakers just didn’t want to hear about how ethanol can be good for the environment. He says lawmakers are saying something different now. Continue reading…
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