This summer's skyrocketing gas prices have dramatically demonstrated the danger of the United States' petroleum dependency. Ethanol is already being blended with gasoline, at levels of up to 10 percent, in many parts of the country. The benefits are clear. Ethanol provides energy security, reducing the need for imported oil. Ethanol offers substantial environmental benefits, cleaning the air without polluting the water like petroleum-based MTBE does.
Ethanol is affordable and abundant.
And ethanol is good for farmers and rural America.