Its a fact that ethanol fuel could replace the US's dependence on foreign oil. Ethanol fuel is made from corn and milo. There are many plants for this in the Midwest (because that's where all the corn and milo is), but the East and West coasts don't have much of it. Ethanol is getting VERY little help from the government. Pretty much all the ethanol plants have been paid for by private investors. The government does chip in with tax incentives and so on, but it would look pretty bad if they didn't help at all. Meanwhile our government uses grains like wheat, corn, and so on as a weapon. Selling the grain only to the countries that they choose. Farmers CAN NOT decide where their grain is sold. Thus, the government had to create a Farm Bill so pretty much every farm could survive. Unfortunately most small farms are dying. My farm would be considered medium to medium-large, I guess. Anyway, my point is that the US has the ability to NEVER have to depend on foreign oil, but our government refuses to just dive into ethanol. To be fair Bush has actually done more for ethanol than previous presidents, but it obviously isn't enough. Hydrogen fuel can also be derived from corn and milo, and that is where the future is. But it would be nice to at least get rising fuel prices under control in the present by increases ethanol production. Plus, as a corn grower, I could make more money!
