Question

Many experts see corn ethanol as a good news/bad news energy source. The good news is corn ethanol is a renewable resource that can ease U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

What is the bad news?
Producing corn ethanol could hurt the U.S. agricultural system by putting farmers out of business.
Producing corn ethanol consumes as much fossil fuel as the ethanol itself replaces.
Corn ethanol hasn't been recognized by the U.S. government as a viable energy source.
Producing corn ethanol requires brand-new, untested technologies that are still inefficient.