[Uncle Miltie]

And ethanol is not even “cleaner”.

Grok:

“ 5. Summary
• Less Polluting: E10 reduces tailpipe CO, PM, and benzene, offering modest air quality benefits in some contexts.
• More Polluting: E10 increases VOCs, NOx, and acetaldehyde, worsening smog in some cases. Lifecycle GHG emissions can exceed pure gasoline’s due to ILUC and farming impacts. Water and soil pollution from corn production are significant downsides.
• Overall: E10 is not clearly “cleaner” than pure gasoline. Tailpipe benefits are small and often offset by lifecycle emissions and environmental costs. Sugarcane ethanol or advanced biofuels (not corn-based) would perform better but aren’t widely used in E10.”

Ethanol is just a paycheck to farming states with early primaries (Iowa!) from taxpayers.

[brookwood]

Coffee grows on a tree. So a coffee tree farm is a forest, and no “deforestation” takes place when you cut down non-coffee trees to grow coffee trees.