Is the ethanol boom about to bust?

by Will Kester

I worked in the oil industry during the seventies. As fuel prices soared too quickly for American budgets to adjust quickly to absorb, and cars waited in line at service statio...read more

by Vernon Huffman

Ethanol can be a sensible alternative to petroleum. Brazil is producing ethanol from sugar cane and has greatly reduced their dependency on oil as we begin to use up the second ...read more

by Cynthia Smith

Ethanol, the golden fleece of the decade, has been receiving more and more negative publicity. What was once a hope for replacing our dependency on foreign fuels has turned int...read more

by Daniel J. Gansle

On December 19, 2007, President G.W. Bush signed into law the Energy Independence and Security Act which, among other initiatives, requires fuel producers to use at least 36 bil...read more

by Roy C Dudgeon

Why Ethanol Is Not An Ecologically Appropriate Alternative Fuel Yes the ethanol boom is about to bust, or if it isn't, it should be. There are three main reasons for this. ...read more

by J. Lee Kenser

Eventually this ideal of the perfect replacement will catch up with the ideals of reality. The reality is that with so many people unable to afford the new cars that run on Eth...read more

by Matei Monica

Ethanol? This chemical product is ready to bust. We can be see it directly or not around daily life. How? Just to take a look. Just to take a brief look of what it is and whe...read more

by Patty Musgrove

As we speak, countries are growing corn for our ethanol use. These same countries are hungry now or on the verge of starving because we did not plan ahead. We simply sent them...read more

by Dean L. Sinclair

Ethanol is definitely not America's fuel of the future. It should not be the fad fuel of the present. It is being pushed by people who have no understanding o of the second law ...read more

by Matt Castle

Ethanol has essentially been one of the great snake oil cons of the new millennium. It is nothing more than a band aid fix for the US energy markets. Unfortunately, a band aid...read more

by Roy Barton

Ethanol fuel, a vegetable derived oil substitute, has been the answer to many a wannabe environmentalists prayers. A lean, clean, non-polluting means of powering vehicles all ov...read more

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by Livy Baker

While I have always liked the idea of using ethanol, after more thought on the subject of using ethanol, I've realized that, in the end, it will be more environmentally friendly...read more