Ethanol is a renewable fuel made from various plant materials collectively known as  biomass .. More than 95% of U.S. gasoline contains ethanol, typically E10 (10% ethanol, 90% gasoline), to oxygenate the fuel and reduce air pollution.Ethanol is also available as E85, or high-level ethanol blends. Ethanol is produced from feedstocks at a production facility and then transported to a blender/fuel supplier. 2  Ethanol is mixed with gasoline by the blender/fuel supplier to make E10, E15 or E85, and distributed to fueling stations.
The Simpsons' Matt Groening Reveals Springfield's State: Oregon! After nearly 25 years, the secret is finally out! Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, revealed to Smithsonian magazine which of the United States' Springfields inspired the location for Fox's iconic animated hit show. Springfield was named after Springfield, Oregon, Groening told Smithsonian that simply. The town is located in western Oregon near Eugene.
The Simpsons has been renewed for two more seasons running until 2019, Fox Broadcasting said on Friday, meaning it will break the record for most episodes of any scripted television show in U.S. history. The Simpsons is currently in its 28th season, with just over 600 episodes aired. By 2019, it will have outpaced western TV drama Gunsmoke, which concluded after 635 episodes in 1975. Take that 'Gunsmoke!' You lost a race you didn't even know you were running!, Homer Simpson said in a statement from Fox. Since its 1989 premiere, The Simpsons - bumbling patriarch Homer, long-suffering wife Marge, prankster Bart, prodigy Lisa and baby Maggie - have become globally recognized figures.