I have been hearing recently that other problems have occured with the cattle that are fed the corn residue after it has been processed for ethonol.There have been cases of deaths and illness that,as yet have not been traced back to this feed stock,but other cattle are not getting sick...sooooo!

Ethanol does not burn as clean as gasoline, decreases mileage per gallon and also production uses 5 gallons of water for every gallon of ethanol produced.
Corn is one of the most nutrient stealing crops around. That is one reason why the experts reccommend no more than 3 years of corn rotating with legumes or rye plowed under to replenish the soil. Excessive use of fertilizers to increase production leaches into the water table, rivers and streams causing a lot more problems than gas at $4.00 a gallon.