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The Case Against Ethanol

This article is insightful but misses another point where the US Government is overlooking the obvious. They have outlawed the use of methanol as the additive to gasoline to improve emissions and reduce consumption. That is made by an established company Methanex (MEOH) symbol who already makes this in South America. There are some good white papers on their web site (www.methanex.com) which also shows that gasoline could be synthesized from methanol. Methanol is a product that can come from coal or natural gas. It could be used in a fuel cell to produce electricity for vehicles. There are no effective lobbyists for methanol production.