[hlmencken3]

All the new plants use the corn stalks and solid waste to provide themselves with all of their energy requirements...

Most of the newest plants coming up burn coal. The huge amount of co2 produced in ethanol production, not to mention by burning coal or natural gas (or even waste), means environmentalists will never accept ethanol as fuel.

[railroader]

"Most of the newest plants coming up burn coal. The huge amount of co2 produced in ethanol production, not to mention by burning coal or natural gas (or even waste), means environmentalists will never accept ethanol as fuel."

Actually, most, and perhaps all ethanol plants recover CO2 and covert it to a refrigerated liquid, which can be used for cold storage warehouses, dry ice and beverage carbonation.

[TKDietz]

"The huge amount of co2 produced in ethanol production..."

And the big ethanol plants collect it and sell it in liquid form.