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Ethanol good two ways

Sun., Dec. 28, 2014

Russ VanderWilde’s Dec. 21 letter contains serious misinformation relative to ethanol-blended motor fuels. Ethanol is a replacement for octane enhancer tetraethyl lead, an undisputed poison. It is also an extender to a fossil fuel, being almost fully derived from greenhouse gas in our atmosphere via the process of photosynthesis.

The byproduct from corn refining was a high-protein animal feed that lowered the cost of meat production.

Robert Schwandt

Spokane Valley

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