Seven Year Hands-On Study Proves Mid-Level Ethanol Blend's Superiority and Benefits William Bosch's Meticulous Analysis Destroys Anti-Ethanol Myths Introduction by Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher Marc Rauch There are several anti-ethanol myths that block ethanol's widespread acceptance as an engine fuel - either as a significant partner-ingredient in blends with gasoline, or as a stand-alone fuel. The negative myths were initially invented by the oil industry and their new tool, the American Petroleum Institute, about a century ago to defame ethanol as a likely competitor to their petroleum oil-based fuels. As attempts were made after the 1970's oil crisis to turn to ethanol, as an option to alleviate our dependence on foreign oil and then as an alternative to the poisonous oxygenates