Maine retiree fueling governor’s questions about ethanol
Source: Portland Press Herald
A retired mechanic from South Berwick who believes ethanol in gas may be to blame for Maine’s opioid crisis was a driving force behind Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to study the corn-derived gasoline additive.
The mechanic, Ralph Stevens, 77, said in an interview that he believes emissions from the additive have prompted the state’s ongoing drug crisis and may be responsible for a host of other health problems.
State Rep. Beth O’Connor, R-Berwick, seized on Stevens’ concerns, and has worked with him to study the issue for over six years. A letter she sent to LePage urging him to take action included written testimony that Stevens submitted to the Legislature outlining his concerns about ethanol.
O’Connor said it has taken her two terms in the Legislature to gain any traction on the issue, and she was giddy after the governor issued an executive order last week requiring all state vehicles to be fueled – whenever possible and when it is not cost-prohibitive – with gasoline that has an ethanol mix of 5 percent or less.
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Read more: http://www.pressherald.com/2016/07/01/the-maine-retiree-influencing-governors-fuel-policy/
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