[Intar]

I have a couple problems with this article:

• 1. "Greedy Oil Executives" statement: Oil is a publicly traded commodity and the market sets the price. Oil companies have little if no ability to set the price of Gas. Many states tax per gallon and no state has lowered their tax rate (to my knowledge) to offset the historic high market price.
• 2. The corn used in ethanol production is inedible and used exclusively for said production. Hell, it isn't even suitable for animal feed, but we use it anyway. More ethanol production doesn't equal less food on our table.
• 3. To increase the ethanol ratio used in gas would require a retuning of refineries, so even if the change is pushed through, don't expect to see anything different at the pump for at least a year or more. That is even assuming that the blend is increased for normal pumps, which is highly unlikely due to the damage to engines made before 2010, which there are many still on the road, not to mention small engines like those found in motorcycles, lawnmowers, etc. Big oil doesn't want the lawsuits this would generate.

[outofsalt]

"The corn used in ethanol production is inedible... More ethanol production doesn't equal less food on our table."

However, the fields used for growing the stuff, the water, fertilizer and man hours are not producing food. I'm not against farmers producing any sellable product, but I do believe we will be facing food shortages that should take priority. We should, "drill here, drill now"!

[Semper Vigilantis]

#4. The MPG drops in relation to the amount of E in the gas. 10% ethanol gives you 10% less mileage, I would bet that E15 drops it by oh, another 5%... Buying more ‘gas’ to do the same ‘job’ won’t reduce oil consumption.

Guess who owns all that farmland getting subsidies.... Bill Gates and the CCP... follow the money...always follow the money.

[citizen]

More ethanol production doesn't equal less food on our table.

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More field corn acreage planted for ethanol lessens acreage available for sweet, edible corn.