Ethanol Is Not The Cure

Ethanol may cause more smog, deaths - Environment - MSNBC.com

Just to be clear, renewable does not mean ecologically sound. Corn farming, for instance, is the costliest crop growing endeavor per acre and destroys habitat for just about any other specimen, to say nothing of the damage done by chemical fertilization and pest control. Ethanol is not The Answer, and depending on the way it is created, can use up more energy than it provides and actually increase pollution when compared to the current systems.