I believe he speaks for all younger, male, unmarried, no kids, "living-life-to-the fullest", extra cash, advertising influenced people in the US.

More power to him! It will make my fuel futures contracts go up... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

As of late, ethanol still takes more "energy" (in the form of fertilizer, tractor fuel, processing energy, etc.) to create than it delivers. There is work to reduce the energy input, through more efficient ethanol fermentation.

Also, without subsidies, it is still more expensive than gas

There is no widespread distribution infrastructure, either.

It is unlikely we will run out of fossil fuel in our lifetime, so the urge to change the system is largely ignored by consumer nations.

Is China developing ethanol? Their energy needs are skyrocketing, and they'd stand to benefit most from starting "fresh" with alternative energy strategies.