Los Angeles Times has an article Why ethanol backfires. It tries to get people to realize that corn-based ethanol won't help the environment, it will just make corn farmers richer. "Although corn is a renewable resource, it has a far lower yield relative to the energy used to produce it than either biodiesel (such as soybean oil) or ethanol from other plants. Moreover, ethanol yields about 30% less energy per gallon than gasoline, so mileage drops off significantly. Finally, adding ethanol raises the price of blended fuel because it is more expensive to transport and handle."
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