We wouldn't be having this discussion if ethanol production was not highly subsidized by the government. If it really did offer a net positive for our environment, worked better than gasoline as a fuel, cost less to produce than gasoline, there would be no need to subsidize production--People would be clamoring for ethanol.
Instead, most of us with old cars are careful to find stations that have "NO ETHANOL" signs on their drive or pumps.
There have been an increasing number of articles written dispelling the myths about how great ethanol is for our environment. The only reason it's still being used in our fuel supply is that the federal government has not changed its position on forcing ethanol use. Once the government admits ethanol subsidies have been a mistake, it will quietly disappear as a motor fuel. This will be accomplished when there is a major change in the makeup of our government---hopefully beginning in 2014.
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