Economy / Energy

One Lone Kansas Voice Against Ethanol in Our Gasoline

By David Stokes on May 26, 2010

Eric “Ric” Foster won’t sell ethanol at his Gardner gas station. But his supplier has said if he wanted to sell regular gas, it would be E-10 or nothing. “I’m going to fight this tooth and nail,” Foster said.

Photo from the Kansas City Star.

Sing along:

Go ahead and hate your gasoline,

Go ahead and scam a friend.

Do it in the name of subsidies,

You can justify it with an E-10 blend.

There won’t be any markets working,

Come the judgment day,

On the inefficient morning after …

One free marketer rides away.

(continue singing)

And, I should add, rides away with 3 percent less gas mileage.

Thanks to Billy Jack Combest for the KC Star link.

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David Stokes

Director of Municipal Policy

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