New Iowa law requires more ethanol in
state's gasoline
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.
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Wicked witch of the woke Nina Jankowicz
resigns as Disinformation Governance Board
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resigns as Disinformation Governance Board
is put on 'pause' 25 replies
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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).