The Epic Failure of the Government Gas Can - Foundation for Economic Education

The Epic Failure of the Government Gas Can - Foundation for Economic Education:

• Good luck trying to pour gas out of one of these monstrous devices.

"...But back when I first tried to use these new gas cans a few months after purchase I was shocked at their new spring-loaded, Mousetrap game style Environmental Protection Agency-engineered spouts.

The author's "water" can, Earth Day 2016.

I quickly learned what many, particularly outraged boat and outdoor forum folks, already knew. You need three hands to operate today's gas can spouts.You'll start each project spilling more gas than you get into the mower, motorcycle, car or whichever. In other words, you will create more vapor emissions than you ever would have otherwise.

What the heck happened? 
The EPA banned normal gas cans in 2009, following the pioneers at the California Air Resources Board, which intones:

The Portable Fuel Container (PFC) regulations are an important concept in our efforts to improve California's air quality. PFCs, also known as gas cans…"

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