Originally Posted by
bwframe
This ethanol thing is a giant mess. There needs to ba a lot more public education on this issue. The price of corn has nearly doubled. Soon, if not already, the prices of what we feed that corn to will reflect that.
The longer term downfalls will be, aside from the plants and their pollutants;
-more (golden) cornfields
-less woodlands
-more silt, fertilizers and pesticides in our waterways.
All this for a product that is less efficient and higher priced than current fuel pricing (+ a 25% increase.)