The ethanol producers and the flex-fuel-car advocates are wrong because their solution replaces only part of the crude-oil barrel and won't reduce demand for that entire barrel in any meaningful way. Here's why. Full Story »
Posted by Derek HawkinsTo:
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Bryce takes one aspect of the market and focuses on that. His argument is interesting, but not slam dunk compelling. He does not mention that current ethanol schemes have large cost side effects, and does not mention that with production expenditures of energy, the carbon footprint of ethanol can be worse than petroleum. And, in the long run, any fuel can substitute for any other fuel such as diesel, if you pay for redesign and replacement of the engines.
