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r compared to gasoline, with about 120 of those deaths occurring in Los Angeles,' Jacobson said. 'These mortality rates represent an increase of about four percent in the U.S. and nine percent in Los Angeles above the projected ozone-related death rates for gasoline-fueled vehicles in 2020.' The study also found that E85 would likely increase the number of asthma-related emergency room visits in the United States by 770 a year and the number of respiratory-related hospitalizations by 990 a year.

The harmful effects of E85 would be the same, whether the ethanol is made from corn, switchgrass or other kinds of plants, Jacobson said. He questioned the wisdom of promoting ethanol and other biofuels if they cause as much harm as pollution from gasoline, which causes about 10,000 premature deaths a year in the United States.

'There are alternatives, such as battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, whose energy can be derived from wind or solar power. These vehicles produce virtually no toxic emissions or greenhouse gases and cause very little disruption to the land - unlike ethanol made from corn or switchgrass, which will require millions of acres of farmland to mass-produce,' he said.

This finding should come as a serious blow to the ethanol lobby. There are any number of non-profit groups in the US promoting ethanol as the most acceptable alternative fuel.

· It provides high octane at low cost as an alternative to harmful fuel additives, is biodegradable without harmful effects on the environment, significantly reduces harmful exhaust emissions, ethanol blends dramatically reduce emissions of hydrocarbons, a major contributor to the depletion of the ozone layer and it can reduce net carbon dioxide emissions by up to 100% on a full life-cycle basis. As an octane enhancer, it can cut emissions of cancer-causing benzene and butadiene by more than 50%.

Such are the claims made. President George W
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