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William Orr's Quest for Better, Cheaper Gas Left Him Facing Prison Time

By Alan Prendergast
Westword | September 9, 2008
Despite the battery of charges he was convicted of, much of the fraud case came down to a single issue: whether Orr had misrepresented to investors and to the government the potential of the formula he was trying to market -- a fuel blend that he claimed would be cheaper, cleaner and more efficient than conventional gasoline.
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Tags: oil, IRS, environment, EPA, gas prices, Department of Energy, Exxon, methanol, MTBE, National Alternative Fuels Foundation, Octane, Scott Shire, Southwest Research Institute, William Orr

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