Reply #7: Not just no, but

[GliderGuider]

Hell No!

Ethanol from grain has an energy return of about 1.3:1, which drops to 1:1 when you take the non-energy-producing byproducts (DDG) out of the equation. That means you get out about as much energy as you put in. Given that the majority of the energy inputs are fossil fuels, you gain virtually nothing in either energy or CO2 reduction. To do this you want to use up food? It's insane.

Cellulosic ethanol is pie in the sky. There are no commercial plants in the US, just a couple of demonstration or pilot projects. The needed bacteria and enzymes aren't quite there yet...

Ethanol is just another of the soothing "Go back to sleep this is just a bad dream, when you wake up we'll all have pancakes" misdirections that parents use on frightened kids in war zones to help them sleep as the bombs fall ever closer.