Ethanol is renewable but at a huge cost. Subsidizing corn farmers to grow corn for fuel is nuts. This is what the US does. Holdover from when corn was to feed livestock and make high-fructose corn syrup etc. HFCS is now proven to be toxin food for humans. So of course the agribusiness lobby wants to continue to require ethanol be mixed in gasoline. Makes no sense. Subsidize farms to produce good non-toxic food. Not fuel. Subsidize research on new sources of renewable energy. Vote yes Feinstein, Harris and Peters!

Whether you want renewable energy or not is irrelevant (I do personally), this bill repeals the mandatory ethanol 10% requirement which does nothin to improve emissions or quality of fuel. What it does do is give subsidies to corn farmers which has its own problems across the board. A "yes" vote means that the government shouldn't be enforcing a specific way of meeting emission standards that benefit their constituencies at the expense of everyone else. It DOESN'T mean that you don't support renewable energy.

Everyone knows that alcohol belongs in a martini glass and not in a car engine. Alcohol, since its introduction into the "combustion" part of the engine had to be designed with parts that are non-reactive to alcohol or its combustion byproducts. Alcohol is water soluble, gasoline products are not. It's that oil and water problem like oil and vinegar for salad dressing. It's chemistry my friends. Unfortunately, our hard working farmers have "grown" accustomed to the corn market. Most farmers just grow and harvest corn while other types of businesses buy corn for producing alcohol and or derivatives. So many types of businesses will be affected as corn production acres are slowly fazed out. We may just find our vehicle getting better mileage and require less maintenance. Gone will be the "fruity" odors from the car exhaust. Hopefully, the bar tab will be less, but that aged whiskey will remain unchanged. Cheers!