[LeGrande]

Read the paper at the link before mouthing off. The claim against ethanol that keeps being spouted was that it took more FOSSIL fuel to produce than the energy of the ethanol itself. The energy to make the sugar in the corn is free.

According to the article it takes .74 BTU's of fossil fuel to make one BTU of Ethanol and it takes an extra .23 BTU's of fossil fuel to make one BTU of gasoline. That means that it takes an extra .5 BTU's of gasoline to make 1 BTU of Ethanol. The energy to make the carbon hydrogen compound in the gas is free. What is your point?

[Wonder Warthog]

"According to the article it takes .74 BTU's of fossil fuel to make one BTU of Ethanol and it takes an extra .23 BTU's of fossil fuel to make one BTU of gasoline. That means that it takes an extra .5 BTU's of gasoline to make 1 BTU of Ethanol. The energy to make the carbon hydrogen compound in the gas is free. What is your point?"

No, what the report says is that it takes 0.73MM BTU of fossil fuel to produce 1MM BTU of ethanol, and 1.23MM BTU of fossil fuel to produce 1MM BTU of gasoline. LEARN TO READ.