[Tommy]

What follows are opinions, not fully researched facts. ... I believe ethanol has no effect on the miles per dollar I get with my vehicles. I also believe the conversion of corn from food to fuel raises the price of many food items. I would rather the corn go to lower priced food than to fuel with lower energy content per gallon than gasoline. ... And I live in a rural area with no significant air pollution problems. If you guys in places like Denver want to use it to address a local problem, be my guest. But I see no reason to mandate it nationwide.

P.S. I'd love to know how much energy it takes to plant, grow, harvest, prepare and deliver one gallon of ethanol to my town. I'd also like to know how much energy it takes to drill, extract, prepare and deliver one gallon of gasoline. I suspect there is a difference.