[xzins]

Another perspective on the ethanol issue.

Is independence or efficiency more important? I believe I've read elsewhere that there's not enough ethanol that CAN be produced in the US to replace gasoline. There'll have to be other alternatives as well.

[Colinsky]

Other problems with ethanol:
It can't be transported over pipelines and must be carried in tanker trucks.
It corrodes and damages parts inside engines built for gasoline.

[xpertskir]

Independence is not a rational argument to halt or alter trade.

Traditional economic theory states that any need for independence can be fulfilled through stockpiling instead of paying higher prices.

Hence strategic oil reserves.