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May
29
A car – semi-truck accident has I-80 I-94 (the Borman) backed up this morning.
Reports the Northwest Indiana Times:
A fatal accident involving a passenger vehicle and a semitrailer early Thursday morning jammed traffic on Interstate 80/94 well into the morning commute.
According to Indiana State Police Cpl. Chad Woody, a passsenger car collided with a semitrailer at 4:31 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the Borman Expressway just east of Cline Avenue.
Video: Fatal crash on I-80 / I-94 jams the Borman Expressway
While the traffic helicopter was flying near the Borman Expressway accident, the aerial reporter discovered a house and garage had caught fire in Gary.
Video: Garage and house fire in Gary
May
29
Chicago Area E-85 Overpriced?
Filed Under alternative fuels, E85, E85 / Alt Fuels, E85 prices | 5 Comments
An E-85 gas pump in Northwest Indiana.
A local news station investigates high E-85 prices in the Chicago area.
CBS 2 News Chicago reports that motorists filling up with E-85 in the Chicago area might not be saving much money because stations are charging so much for the alternative fuel that it doesn’t make economic sense to use.
Reports CBS’ Mike Flannery in “Ethanol is cleaner than gas, but is it cheaper?“:
Ethanol producers collect billions of dollars in subsidies from American taxpayers each year, promising in exchange a home-grown, cleaner and cheaper fuel.
CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery, though, finds that promise to be false, at least here in the Chicago area.
In Wednesday night’s Truth in Politics, he reports on prices in the city and suburbs that cheat consumers who buy E-85 ethanol fuel.
I have to commend Family Express for charging $2.99 / gallon for E-85 over the Memorial Day weekend since it saves consumers money while still letting the fuel dealers make money.
I need to fill up pretty soon, so I’ll probably be driving over to Family Express since their prices were a lot lower than the competition — I just hope it remains $1.00 or so below regular unleaded. I’ll have to check the Alt Fuels price board and the CBOT prices to see what a good price for E-85 should be.
Video: The Corn Con?
