[truthguy]

Ethanol production is a net energy loser, on top of which it raises prices for food. GET RID OF IT!

Yes, 100% agreement. But I wonder what percentage of the American public realizes this. Ethanol is stupidity squared. At least in Brazil they use it from sugar cane and not corn but even in that case it's a loser although less of a loser than corn. But I've talked to otherwise educated people who think that corn ethanol is a viable alternative fuel. What's causing these misperceptions? Answer: The lousy work of the Main Stream Media in informing the general public and the propaganda of the so called green organizations.

[Ancesthntr]

I think that the original idea was to use the leftover corn husks and stalks to produce a limited amount of ethanol...and then the program grew, as farmers saw profits and so did others whose job in life is to live on the taxpayers tit, plus the pols saw votes. However, even using the “waste” husks and stalks means not recycling their nutrients into the soil, further increasing our dependence on oil-based fertilizers. This is just plain a lousy idea.