IMHO ethonal has negative affects on the environment do to the fuel consumption in making more corn,fertilizer use to make it,woodlands being cleared for more farm land ect.

I once read that it takes 1.2 gallons of deisel fuel to make 1 gallon of ethonal. I do not know if this is true but it is conceivable.

It reminds me of the government subsidizing Dairies in the 80s bankrupting the beef farms as an unforeseen consequence.

IMHO the more the government stays out of are business the better off we are. When the real answer comes for are energy problems it will take care of itself without the government interjecting.