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Dear Dub, Don't you think we should just stop importing oil now that we have ethanol? Isn't it great that we found something to replace oil that's good for the environment? Joe Green Time to put down the KoolAid Joe...

The bloom is off the rose. Maybe, just maybe, this rush to the panacea of ethanol should have been thought about a bit more before we decided to turn our food supply into fuel. "Our enthusiasm for corn ethanol deserves a second look...

There always have been and always will be bandwagons that people jump on and off of. Bell bottom pants, and reality TV come to mind. For a while now, people have been jumping on the ethanol bandwaogn with gusto, ignoring that there might actually be some negative consequences to turning food supplies into fuel...

What scares me the most nowadays is the seeming lack of depth of thought out there. No consideration is given to consequences or reality, just decide that whatever it is is a great idea, or just do this simple thing and all will be well. Reducing CO2 emmisions is a hot topic now and a motoring organization in Great Britain thinks they have a way to reduce them...

Let's get some things straight. Much of the ethanol negative propaganda is just a smear campaign, not base in facts, usually based on faulty science models and old technology. Check this out...

Dear Dub, We're out of oil, so what's going to replace it? What will our cars be running on? Charlie Little I bet your nickname is Chicken isn't it?..

It's not often I'll find myself looking forward to a book that's been favorably reviewed by the NY Times, but these are strange days we live in. The rush to ethanol really reeks of snake oil to me and "Gusher of Lies" by Robert Bryce seems to be on the same page. True believers are likely to label him a heretic, but the truth hurts sometimes...

A little tidbit I found... I always hear the naysayers talk about the negative energy balance and the amount of fossil fuel used to produce corn based ethanol, yada yada yada. They seem to be behind in their crtique as usual...

Ethanol Facts: Economy The growing ethanol industry provides a significant contribution to the American economy, creating new high-paying jobs., increasing market opportunities for farmers, generating additional household income and tax revenues, and stimulating capital investment.     FACT: In 2006, the ethanol industry supported the creation of more than 160,231 jobs in all sectors of the U.S. economy, boosting U.S...

 Step right up and see the next solution to all our energy needs. Etha­nol made out of wood chips, household garbage, grass, and old tires from something called a bioreactor from the labs at Coskata, a startup based in Warrenville, IL. Maybe this turns out to be a big deal, but I'm not holding my breath...