“.. a recent article in Foreign Affairs titled “How Biofuels Could Starve The Poor” …points out that filling the gas tank of an SUV with pure ethanol requires more than 450 pounds of corn – roughly enough calories to feed one person for a year….When it comes to alternatives to cheap oil…The harsh truth is that there are no alternatives to cheap oil – the future is about smarter ways to live with less oil, not dumber ways to perpetuate mindless consumption.”
The Ethanol Scam by Jeff Goodell – Rolling Stone 9th August 2007