Has anyone ever thought of boycotting ethanol blended gasoline? I’m doing it. Corn-based ethanol is rife with unintended consequences – diverting agriculture away from the global food supply, increasing food costs (and starvation) and putting more pressure on the land and water tables by having agriculture have to support both food and energy.

It sounds counter-intuitive – and I was using ethanol for years thinking I was doing the right thing – but a 10% ethanol blend only reduced normal emissions by 4%. So don’t buy ethanol, drive at least 4% less to not increase your current carbon footprint, and help both humanity and the planet.

Much more effective than using ethanol is to make your next vehicle purchase a much more fuel efficient one (or a bicycle). :)

Cheers,
George Parkanyi