I would not place too much reliance on any of these reports, regardless of the conclusion. Everyone has a bias and can make assumptions that skew the results. Wikipedia discusses the controvery from both sides. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_ethanol

I was discussing this with Joe a while back and, if I understood him correctly, he was including solar energ required to produce the corn. Unless someone is using that solar energy to otherwise manufacture a form of energy that can be captured, it is lost anyways. It does seem that more scientists claim there is a net energy gain in corn being converted to ethanol. It does seem, however, that sugarcane and switchgrass may be better alternatives.

Dauben said San Diego gas was $3.75, Just drive across the boarder. Mexican gas is $2 something. - Millet