Ethanol - bad for the environment?

If you didnt already know, I am a owner of a Hybrid.  I love it, it is probably the best car I have ever owned and believe me I have owned a lot of vehicles, both luxury and the classics.  I was googling earlier today, trying to find out if my Prius could be adapted to accept E85 fuel (Flex Fuel) and I came across some interesting information.  First off Toyota has publically announced they are working on a Flex-Fuel Hybrid along with a plugin type Hybrid, I dont know if its going to be a Prius model or a new model, time will tell.  What I did find out tho on a forum is that E85 may not be all its cracked up to be from a environmental approach. 

A Scientist named Mark Jacobsen, who is a astmopheric chemist at Stanford University has done some test, I recommend this article.  Its very intrigueing to say the least and I am really curious why our goverment and corporate America is pushing this solution if the test Jacobsen has ran hold any water.  Are we making a huge change that could only lead to more problems?


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