top rating on content. low rating on accessability, which is not actually a category i seein the newtrust rating system.

More than anyone ever wanted to know about ethanol, plus. One thing the article didn't address is how higher-priced corn will affect other products. For example, lots of foods contain corn, corn duratives, or use corn in the production process--as in "corn-fed beef". Already climbing in price--these will really go through the roof. Years ago, when ethanol was first touted as the gasoline cure-all, it was said that those benefitting the most were corn producers.

A long, laborious post. I'm afraid important information and factual evidence will likely be lost on most. While this piece does a very good job of providing context to the limitations of corn-based ethanol and is well sourced, it could have been accessible to a larger audience by providing a reasonably detailed summary of the facts with footnotes to provide the background detail to those so inclined. The information age often serves to overwhelm and this article is a good example of that tendency. "Longer" does not necessarily make for better journalism.

I like the organization as a Q&A. Covers a good range of issues, but notably fails to address EROI (energy return on investment), THE #1 problem for corn ethanol. The comments are mostly good, and they cover EROI and more. No sources declared, but there are a few links.

From what I know, this article tends to present rational and correct answers to many ethanol questions, as opposed to the hype generated by ethanol enthusiasts. References are given at the end, but some statements are not tied to sources, which would be good for doubters.

This is a long and somewhat technical/complex discussion of the many varied issues surrounding the growing use of corn-based ethanol as a fuel. For those with the interest and patience to wade through the voluminous facts/statistics/tables, this will be an eye-opener; it turns out that ethanol is far, far from the "solution" to our energy and/or global warming problems.

Yes, it is a little long-winded, as mentioned by others, but I think that is the question and answer format, etc.