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    <div class="subscriber-only"><p>According to the Nebraska Ethanol Board, under normal circumstances, reformulated gasoline and low volatility conventional gasoline (winter blends) can be sold only after Sept. 15. The short-term waiver issued on Thursday ensures an adequate fuel supply throughout the country and might even depress a bit of the price increases we're seeing at the pump.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only"><p>By blending more ethanol, the fuel supply can go farther, especially if flex-fuel vehicle owners fill up with E85 and drivers with a vehicle 2001 or newer choose E15, said Jan tenBensel, vice chair of the Nebraska Ethanol Board.</p></div><div class="tnt-ads-container text-center hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg"><div style="min-height:250px; min-width:300px;" class="tnt-ads dfp-ad" data-dfp-adunit="/8438/globegazette.com/opinion/editorial" data-dfp-custom-pos="fixed-big-ad-middle, stf" id="fixed-big-ad-middle-mobile" data-dfp-size="[300,250]"></div></div>
    <div id="tncms-region-article_instory_middle" class="tncms-region hidden-print"></div><div class="subscriber-only"><p>"One of easiest things we can do to help with Hurricane Harvey recovery is use more ethanol," tenBensel said. "By using our homegrown, renewable fuel, we can allow petroleum to be diverted to areas that are in a greater need, which also helps mitigate price hikes."</p></div><div class="subscriber-only"><p>If you'd like to boost the volume of ethanol in the fuel you're buying, you can locate higher blends of ethanol throughout the state by visiting <a href="http://www.AmericanEthanolNE.org">www.AmericanEthanolNE.org</a> or <a href="http://www.HuskerFuel.com">www.HuskerFuel.com</a>. Drivers who have been sheepish about burning ethanol in their vehicles now have an opportunity to get better acquainted with the renewable fuel and its lower price compared to unblended fuel without ethanol. Until refineries are fired back up, you can save a few dollars while helping the nation stretch its fuel supply.</p></div><div id="tncms-region-article_instory_bottom" class="tncms-region hidden-print"></div>
                                
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                                <div class="asset-tagline text-muted"><p>This editorial appeared in the Sept. 5 edition of the Kearney Hub.</p></div>
                            
                            
                            
    
        
            
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