What the implications are for using ethanol as a fuel source

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Question: One potential solution for the problems of ecological damage from cars has been a recommendation to switch to other fuels that cause less damage to the environment than oil. One important one in the US has been ethanol, which is added to gas in many places and is proposed to be beneficial because it comes from plants and therefore is renewable, and because it should produce less pollution than burning gasoline. However, both of these arguments in favor of ethanol have come into question.

For each of them, explain why they may not be true and what the implications are for using ethanol as a fuel source. For this answer you will need to provide the sources you used to inform your answer. They should be listed at the end of the question.

NOTE: There is legitimate disagreement about the costs and benefits of using ethanol, so you will likely find arguments on both sides of the debate. For this question, you are only addressing arguments against ethanol as a fuel source.

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