MTBE

MTBE is a fuel additive that has found its way into the ground water in 36 states, polluting the water supply for over 45 million people.

Sen. Bayh on the Energy Bill Cass Dems 2005

MTBE is a fuel additive that has found its way into the ground water in 36 states, polluting the water supply for over 45 million people.

Archive 2005-06-01 peaknik 2005

After a lot of wrangling around Washington that concluded with the oil companies acknowledging they were not going to use this additive without being forced to, they hinted they would agree to use another additive called MTBE which was said to be almost as good as PIB and even had PIB in it.

Energy advice for President-elect Barack Obama 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency calls MTBE a "known animal carcinogen" and a "possible human carcinogen."

Oil Firms Settle Claims Heather Won Tesoriero 2008

Oxygen can be increased by adding methanol (wood alcohol from natural gas, coal or wood), ethanol (grain alcohol, usually from corn or sugar) or compounds made from either and known as MTBE and ETBE.

Keep Holding Your Breath 2008

Rather, the oil industry is rapidly eliminating a gasoline additive called MTBE, banned in several states for polluting ground water, and replacing it with ethanol, a renewable fuel that can’t be shipped by pipeline because it absorbs water.

Firedoglake » Republicans Who Swiftboat the Generals 2006

First, a gasoline additive called MTBE methyl tertiary-butyl ether, mandated by many states to reduce emissions, was quickly banned when it was discovered the chemical very easily leaches into groundwater.

Ethanol Emergency? 2006

And the third thing is that California, along with New York and Connecticut this year, become the first states to ban an oxygenated additive to gasoline called MTBE, and they have to burn ethanol, or blend ethanol in the gasoline.

CNN Transcript Mar 28, 2004 2004

Scheindlin presided over settlement of some 200 lawsuits brought against BP and other oil companies over a toxic additive called MTBE that contaminated drinking supplies nationally - and she has no oil and gas investments, according to her financial disclosure forms.

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Scheindlin presided over settlement of some 200 lawsuits brought against BP and other oil companies over a toxic additive called MTBE that contaminated drinking supplies nationally - and she has no oil and gas investments, according to her financial disclosure forms.

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