Speaking of corny ethanol

Time to get real about ethanol

Just as I was making a post about CAFE and its ethanol loophole, an executive from Heinz was on CNBC discussing how corn-to-ethanol is going to keep pushing the price of food higher.

No surprise there, but as I was watching this CNBC segment I was also scrolling through the GreenCarCongress website and read an article that claims corn stover biomass - a key ingredient for many cellulosic ethanol plans - is misunderstood. It turns out that corn stover is not waste - as the industry has claimed - in fact it helps add nutrients to soil, prevents run-off, and helps control water.

Thus, even the holy grail of ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, will lead to wasted water, lost soil, greater chemical fertilizers and pesticides, etc. AWESOME!!!

Yes, there are other forms of biomass, but still, isn't it time for Congress to get its head out of its cornhole already? What a bunch of dipshits. Perhaps the term pork barrel legislation needs to be changed to corn barrel legislation.