[Cobra64]

A neighbor is a corn farmer in Iowa, and he laughs at Amoco ethenol doomsdayers.

Well it takes energy to transform corn into a fuel combustion product that will ignite a combustion engine. Some folks need to take a high school physics class.

[lndrvr1972]

Because of Al Gore.. Thank you Mr Ex Vice Asshole...

[AxelPaulsenJr]

An unmentioned factor here, is the oil shale fields of our country. At current price levels of a barrel of oil that shale is getting more and more reasonable to go after. The Saudis are aware of this fact.

[cspackler]

Well it takes energy to transform corn into a fuel combustion product that will ignite a combustion engine.

Well, I'm no expert, but it seems to me that we're not just pumping crude out of the ground straight into our gas tank, either. Do all of those oil refineries run without using any energy?

[toomanylaws]

"Some folks need to take a high school physics class"

Gee , I am sure glad for the advise. Buy the way how much energy do you suppose is used to fight wars in Iraq and possibly Iran and to protect the world from dependency from the Islamic and communist oil rich nations? Do you get all your information from your neighbors or are you a physics professor specializing in ethenol production?

[Jorge]

Well it takes energy to transform corn into a fuel combustion product that will ignite a combustion engine. Some folks need to take a high school physics class.

I read somewhere that farm equipment needed to grow the corn uses almost as much gas as the ethanol fuel produced.
Not too efficient.