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To: bentway who wrote (349869)9/6/2007 11:24:20 PM
From: d[-_-]b  Respond to of 1587249
 
It takes so much energy input to grow the corn and convert it to ethanol

Recent studies have concluded "Farming and processing corn grain to make ethanol yields about 25 percent more energy--in ethanol and co­products such as animal feed--than it consumes."

I completely agree it's not the best solution and will probably be short lived with any luck.