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What a gas! The current politically correct promotion of ethanol and hydrogen to power vehicles overlooks the serious drawbacks of those fuels and the huge potential of natural gas.(ENERGY)

The New American

| October 01, 2007 | Hiserodt, Ed | COPYRIGHT 2007 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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After two years of soaring gas prices, and with oil supplies continually threatened by those antagonistic toward America, Americans are searching desperately for alternatives to power our vehicles, our economy, and our future. Congress, influenced by environmentalists, is pushing for ethanol and hydrogen to fuel vehicles. But these fuels have dramatic drawbacks that effectively stop them from ever becoming the necessary answer to our oil shortage, or more accurately oil supply, problems.

Ethanol only seems to be a solution because most Americans aren't aware of its fatal flaws. Without government mandates, little if any ethanol ...

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