More nit-picking, anti-ethanol phantom problems! Are you guys at Forbes being paid to make the oil companies' case? First of all, most American live more than 1500 miles from a major oilfield. Moving fuel internally over U.S. roads is certainly safer, faster and requires less insurance than moving a tanker from the Persian Gulf ! Second, gasoline, fuel oil and diesel also require hazardous material permits and cause wear on the roads. What's the big deal about that? Ever hear of the Interstate Highway Trust Fund? Third, doesn't the author of this piece realize that the delivery trucks can be made to run on ethanol or biodiesel? Finally, only the raw, base materials need to be transpo...

More nit-picking, anti-ethanol phantom problems! Are you guys at Forbes being paid to make the oil companies' case? First of all, most American live more than 1500 miles from a major oilfield. Moving fuel internally over U.S. roads is certainly safer, faster and requires less insurance than moving a tanker from the Persian Gulf ! Second, gasoline, fuel oil and diesel also require hazardous material permits and cause wear on the roads. What's the big deal about that? Ever hear of the Interstate Highway Trust Fund? Third, doesn't the author of this piece realize that the delivery trucks can be made to run on ethanol or biodiesel? Finally, only the raw, base materials need to be transported. Refineries are already going up. We have one being built here in good ol' N.C.