[quote=TeeSter;183559]... We really need to be looking for something far more efficient than corn for making ethanol. Cellulose, switchgrass, etc.
At the opposite end of your state, a cellulose ethanol plant is under construction in Madison, Pa. Links:
http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f81/gm-announces-location-coskata-cellulosic-ethanol-plant-63660/
Yes, an ethanol plant that can make ethanol out of
sewage! 
and other municipal waste products. Cost for this ethanol? $1.00 a gallon for the producer. There is a future for ethanol. It can be
part of the overall solution for transportation needs. It would be stupid to use transportation fuel to ship corn based ethanol from the Mid-West into your area.
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