- We Don't Need Gasoline, Never Did
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- Facts: Scientific and historical about gasoline and alcohol
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- 1. The original automobiles ran on alcohol because when
they were invented gasoline was not available.
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- 2. Rockefeller spent $4 million (that we know of) to
promote Prohibition, a ban on alcohol manufacturing in the US that started
in 1919 just as the car industry was taking off.
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- 3. When Prohibition was lifted in 1933, gasoline stations
were ubiquitous and most engines ran on gasoline only.
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- 4. Alcohol can be manufactured locally and on a community
level from renewable plant material for $1 per gallon.
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- 5. The growing of plant material for alcohol would have
no effect on the price of food.
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- 6. The growing of plants for fuel would more than neutralize
the carbon created by burning alcohol for fuel.
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- 7. In Brazil, over 50% of new cars sold can already run
on 100% alcohol.
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- 8. Producing alcohol from plant material is incredibly
energy efficient.
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- 9. The oil companies aggressively promote garbage science
to deceive the public into believing that alcohol fuels: a) will cause
starvation, b) are uneconomical, and c) are net polluters.
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- 10. Gasoline is a high toxic material.
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- 11. It is entirely unneeded to fuel our cars.
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- 12. Oil companies like Chevron have pressured PBS, commercial
TV networks and other news media to keep this basic information from the
public for decades - and the censorship continues to this day.
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- More at: http://www.PermaCulture.com
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