Ethanol push could threaten water supplies

[News]

As attention turns more and more toward using corn and other products to produce ethanol for fuel, experts warn that increased production of these crops could pose a threat to the nation's water supplies.

More...

[Priority1]

Ethanol from corn is a joke, but it did give the farmers a better price for their crop. From the field to the gas tank it takes 1 gallon of fuel to produce 1.25 gallons of ethanol. Then there is the fact that ethanol just doesn't have the same energy as an equal amount of gasoline. Ethanol just doesn't make sense. Coal gasification probably makes more sense. Burn coal, and drink the corn.