Educate yourself about Ethanol

The headline is simple: Corn based Ethanol causes more environmental problems than it solves and is nothing more than a Trojan Horse for the same lobbyists and private interest groups that have subsidized corn production in this country since the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933.

In and of itself, Ethanol is a viable tool for reducing dependence on petroleum. However, the United States is heavily invested in Ethanol made from corn (as opposed to the significantly more benign Cellulosic Ethanol)

You can pretty much assume we are in real trouble when a major automotive manufacturer rolls out a multi-million dollar campaign – complete with Superbowl commercial – to promote the ‘Live Green – Go Yellow’ message.

This op-ed from our local paper describes how Corn-fed cars don't make sense prompted my rant this morning.

Back in December, Esquire Magazine profiled energy-independence advocate Gal Luft

There is also an interesting site called zFacts that provides data and statistics from pro-corn ethanol researchers and the National Academy of Sciences.

Do a little research on this subject, tell your friends, and post a comment letting me know what you think.