, ethanol could help small towns by producing more jobs for the community. Another help with using ethanol and the most needed to the American public is the lowered gas prices. Lowered gas prices would affect everyone’s lives immediately. The use of ethanol today is only minimal. In some gas stations they use a 10% ethanol blend with the gasoline. According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center this blend could be as high as 85% ethanol (AFDC). This would put pressure on gas companies to lower prices and the more ethanol the less the United States public has to deal with oil companies. With a higher ethanol blend the price to fuel an automobile each year would be significantly less. Everyone could appreciate these savings. The use of ethanol is also better on the environment than gasoline. Ethanol is much safer burning than gasoline. It burns cleaner and it puts out less toxic fumes into the environment. “Ethanol is low in reactivity and high in oxygen contents, making it an effective tool in reducing ozone pollution” (ethanol info). Protecting the ozone has become a priority for the government over the last few years. Using ethanol is an easy way to help bring down pollution annually. Gasoline is more polluting than ethanol. “A 10% ethanol blend reduces carbon monoxide better tan any other reformulated gasoline blend by more than 25%” (ethanol info). The reduction of carbon monoxide would be even greater in an 85% ethanol blend. This shows that ethanol is not only good for the economy but it is also good for the environment as well. The more use of ethanol the better it is for the U. S. Each of these things is important to America and it would help if ethanol were used wider in the gasoline industry.The solution to our gas problem is right in front of us. Ethanol works better in automobiles and it also has economic benefits for everyone in the United States. Why are we still looking furt...
