[ankit]

My parents (own gas stations) said that the stations in Virginia will be mandated to do the whole "Contains 10% ethanol" thing by some deadline. This has it's pro's and con's but more con's at this moment.

The stations have to pay about $1500 each to get their tanks cleaned out before they make the transformation. Lower fuel economy, while paying at least the amount of regular 87 octane. Higher food prices (ultimately leads to starvation, at least in other countries).

But, farmers (which make-up a lot of the locality) have the ability to make a little money. Renewable source of energy, a huge plus.

The food think makes me weary of supporting the ethanol movement.

Maybe the use of ethanol should be continued but in moderation.