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Ethanol Gets Iowa Football Fans Pumped Up

Domestic Fuel -- Did you know that 60 cents of each gallon of E85 purchased stays in the state of Iowa? I didn’t know that until I participated in the Iowa Corn Fed Game Day pump rally at Riverside, Iowa to get people “pumped up” for the upcoming Iowa State versus Iowa football game. Another way to look at this is for each gallon of E85 you purchase, 85 cents stays in America; whereas if you purchase E10, only 10 cents stays in America while 90 cents heads out of our borders.

Here are two more interesting facts. Did you know that Iowa is ranked #9 in the country; yet non-ranked Iowa State has the most difficult schedule this year?

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Submitted Sep 08, 2010 By: ziyulu

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torn8owx Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:2,313 Points:577,515 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 7:43:17 AM Ignore torn8owx Report Abuse Another incomplete ethanol analysis that shines it in a positive light
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:10,804 Points:1,251,495 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 1:31:59 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse OVERCONSUMPTION of ethanol gets football fans drunk. Why else would so many people care to WATCH grown men play with balls.
KaiserM715 Sophomore Author Houston Posts:134 Points:346,030 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 12:28:41 PM Ignore KaiserM715 Report Abuse No mention of how much came from government subsidies...
Dr Gas Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,417 Points:301,085 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 11:16:53 AM Ignore Dr Gas Report Abuse Did you know that is we consumed to much corn ethanol, we'd have food trouble?
APlus Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,222 Points:610,970 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 10:36:03 AM Ignore APlus Report Abuse Yes, our oil source may come from different places. It is good for Iowa to keep more money from producing Ethanol gas in US/Iowa state. Our taxes being advertised at football games. Was that done for public awareness or misinformation or what reason?
MAC48 All-Star Author Dallas Posts:728 Points:499,925 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 8:34:40 AM Ignore MAC48 Report Abuse Another incorrect propaganda article. Analyze this quote from the article. "Another way to look at this is for each gallon of E85 you purchase, 85 cents stays in America; whereas if you purchase E10, only 10 cents stays in America while 90 cents heads out of our borders." This quote assumes that 100% of all gasoline used in America is refined from non-domestic crude oil. Actual facts of US crude oil consumption of for 2008 from DOE's Energy Information Administration is that US domestic production provided 34%, Canada provided 13%, Mexico provided 9% and non-North American sources provided the remaining 44%. The correct fact is that on average, if you used E10 gasoline at a cost of $1.00 per gallon as assumed in the quote above, 31 cents stays in the US, 20 cents stays in Canada or Mexico and only 39 cents goes to non-North American countries. One must always use their common sense when reading such obviously erroneous articles and not take as fact what has been written just because it has been published. Being published does not make any statement correct nor the facts & assumptions presented true.
vandamme Champion Author New York Posts:1,021 Points:118,085 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 8:00:16 AM Ignore vandamme Report Abuse Your tax dollars at play.
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:6,319 Points:1,019,445 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 7:58:47 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Does this include the taxes? Most of thr pump price is taxes...
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,208 Points:245,580 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 7:31:44 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse I would buy the cheapest gas; Iowa all the way this year over Iowa State. [Edited by: gs7101 at 9/8/2010 7:33:25 AM EST]
ggt49 All-Star Author Grand Rapids Posts:603 Points:382,250 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 7:30:41 AM Ignore ggt49 Report Abuse I wish they would publish this info in all states.
ncomet1 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,289 Points:408,780 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 7:21:35 AM Ignore ncomet1 Report Abuse Glad something is staying in the States. Should be a good game between the two teams.
ENORMS Champion Author Colorado Posts:3,014 Points:1,173,185 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2010 7:05:48 AM Ignore ENORMS Report Abuse Good to know.