We are in part three of the five part series produced by Alexis Madrigal. This is completetly 100% grade-A community funded reporting. We will publish the entire series on Friday. Part one and two can be found at Gas2.org, EcoLocalizer and Celsias. They were republished for free. Indeed, anyone can republish this content.

II. How to Move A Billion Gallons of Fuel from Iowa to California

Back in the 1980s, with smog choking American cities, the government decided to tinker with the gasoline hydrocarbon formula to create cleaner burning fuels. The easiest way to do that is to add a little oxygen to the gas. Adding O2 is a little like blowing on a flame: the controlled fire inside your car’s engine burns a little more efficiently and thus a little cleaner, reducing toxic air pollutants, carbon monoxide, and ozone.

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