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There are other problems with it but...Ethanol DOES NOT destroy engines.

You're right. It doesn't "destroy" engines.

It just gums up carburetors (in those engines that have them - particularly small engines) to the point of requiring regular and costly clean-outs/rebuilds.

Not too long ago I picked up a small, shallow-draft fishing skiff to get my kids out on the water. I looked extensively at various outboard motors up to 5hp and one of the things I kept running into over and over and over again were people who were having to have their carbs stripped down every 2-3 years (and a few were saying every year). Even WITH making sure that the stabilization additives were put in with the gasoline and running the motors dry after each use.

Ended up going with a motor by a company called Lehr. Which is propane-powered, not gasoline. Lehr is really playing up the "green" angle, which is irrelevant to me (except for the irony of it being a "green" solution to a problem caused by "green" policies.) What mattered to me was the level of reliability claimed by reviewers and people I know who have them.

So far, and now into my second Summer having it, it's working great. Especially considering the half-dozen or so people I've seen really struggling to get their Mercs/Tohatsus/Yamahas/JohnnyRudes started this Spring.

“...A 2012 study by Auto Alliance showed that some cars (model years 2001 to 2009) showed internal engine damage as the result of using an ethanol fuel blend. Damage to the valves and valve seats was evident in some of the cars tested. One of the 16 cars in the Auto Alliance study failed emissions compliance standards, which means it emitted more pollution than allowed by the EPA. The study also showed that cars running on E15 take a hit on gas mileage — so they require more fuel to travel the same distance, which counteracts the benefits of diluting it in the first place.”

I beg to differ. My 1999 Grand Marquis is running OK and I expect to have it for many more years. But if this E15 or E20 garbage is foisted upon us ... who do I sue when my engine dies because of this stuff? A perfectly good car damaged by government mandates for payoffs to farmers.