At least not as a replacement for fossil fuels.

There's been a lot of information (some might call it marketing) about ethanol made from corn as an alternative to oil and gasoline. But there are problems with ethanol as a gasoline substitute. Currently, ethanol is tough to find. Not all gas stations sell it, and it requires separate storage tanks, transport and pumps, all of which are costs dealers and wholesalers are reluctant to bear, or to pass on.

Now, there are other, longer-range reasons for being skeptical about ethanol and corn as a source of fuel. The New Scientist has the story of a new study examining corn-based ethanol's shortcomings. The report, by the Network for New Energy Choices, shows how economic and politics are driving ethanol, rather than environmental considerations. And along with its failure to replace fossil fuels, ethanol is already creating other kinds of fallout. Read it yourself.