Ethanol, not so good...

It has been known for a while that the use of ethanol in cars is far less efficient than gasoline. Engines need to burn more ethanol to produce the same amount of power as gasoline. Congress has just realized this and is moving to cut back subsidies. The subsidies were originally given so that as consumers we could rely on the production of alternate fuels and not the Middle East. Sounds like a good idea, unfortunately it did not work out so well. Food and fuel prices continue to climb. So congress is now looking for other solutions. The subsidy cuts are planned to be added to the Farm Bill that has yet to pass.