Josh- as an added note I fully agree with McGruff that corn ethanol is not THE solution but is part of the path to a diverse solution. But indeed we need to embrace and enhance the fact that we actually have displaced 10% of our addiction to gasoline as our only liquid transportation fuel.  It's a great starting point that Americans should be proud of and encourage.  The second and third generations of these solutions have enormous potential both here in the US and in local economies all over the world.  Currently we are the largest user of oil - very soon we will be one of three "bidders" and unfortunately the only chips we have to play in that game is innovation.  We need to embrace and enhance every possible .solution going forward.

Josh- I'm an IT guy- no ties to the corn world.  I have been reading up a bit and do believe there are indeed trolls pushing info out all over the web.  Unfortunately I guess I have become over enthusiastic in my comments on ethanol as it get beat up pretty regularly.  I'm not here to debate but will share my view on a few points.   We consistently have a surplus of food grains here in the US and to assume that all of the land used for corn ethanol would somehow be transformed into food products that would address hunger issues outside of the US really has no basis. Big oil and the food conglomerates have always pushed corn ethanol as an either or argument that simply does not hold water.  Farmers grow to sell.  If there was a market for it there would be corn planted in every square inch - even between the highway dividers and under canopy's in national parks whether the market was for fuel, food, or exportation to space.  The point here is there has to be a market to justify the acreage usage argument in relation to food.  With grain surpluses running out years, including the biggest US ethanol production years, I can't accept the food vs food argument. In fat turn tthat argment around and it justifies ethanol production. As for the Brazilian import tax- agreed.  Pull it.  It really does not come into play now that we have production at the level of the E10 standard.  It was put there to ensure that the E10 standard was not undercut by importing ethanol. The intention was to grow and support the American industry development long enough that the initial investments held.  Now that the production levels and capacity is here we no longer need it. Peace

Josh- you need to do more research.............1.  None of the corn used for ethanol production is food corn, let me state that again NONE of the corn used for ethanol is food corn.  It is a specific breed for ethanol production that actually has a byproduct that is animal feed called distillers grain that is HEALTHIER than corn by itself. The whole food vs fuel debate is a myth pushed by the big food companies and the oil companies. 2. US exports of FOOD corn have not changed in 5 years- regardless anyone starving elsewhere on the planet AND we have had surpluses for the same period. 3. The subsidies that go to ethanol go to the FUEL refiners(big oil) to actually MIX it with their product. It does not go to the Farmers or the Ethanol Producers- It goes to the OIL COMPANIES to actually mix it. This is why it is called a BLENDERS CREDIT.3. The renewable subsidies that do go to the Refiners is a tiny fraction of the non renewable subsidies that go to the OIL companies. 4. We have already displaced ~ 10% of gasoline usage already.  Displacing an additional 5% eliminates all of the oil that we purchase from Hugo Chavez.  5. Lastly- corn is the basis for the industry in the US by necessity- not choice. The industry that fully acknowledges and is preparing to move to the next generation of source plants but will never be able to if uninfomed people like yourself do not have the insight to let the technologies mature.