I read another ethanol article in the Evansville Courier & Press this morning, written by Dirk Lammers of the Associated Press. The article entitled, "Ethanol industry growth," discusses government subsidies for ethanol and possible oversupply. Another item discussed in the article is E-10, a blend of 90% gasoline and 10% ethanol. The American Coalition for Ethanol wants this to be the "norm at pumps across the country." While this mix does not seem as impressive as E-85, which uses only 15% gasoline, it may be the solution to getting the public hooked on ethanol. E-85 hasn't taken off as much as hoped, to date. According to the article, E-10 would not only ensure a market for ethanol, but it would also allow any car on the road to try a new fuel source. Every car can use E-10 without alterations to the car and "gas stations wouldn't have to make changes to store and handle it." Why not ease people into ethanol by doing this? Wouldn't this also mean that there would be less dependence of the ethanol industry on government subsidies? It would also ease dependence on foreign oil. After all, taking 10% away from gasoline with each fill-up could add up to a lot of gasoline saved. If people don't notice a difference with their vehicles' operation with the ethanol, won't this encourage say an E-15 or E-20? Perhaps we were a little too optimistic by trying to move people from total gasoline dependence to E-85. Maybe baby steps like E-10 are exactly what the ethanol industry needs right now.