Queue scout26's monthly ethanol rant.
Has it been a month already? Remember to mark your calendar.
(It also knocks 10% off your MPG, requiring you to buy more fuel at a higher price.)
And yes, processing it through tasty critters or charred oak barrels is a much better use for it.
I'd have no problem with it, if 1) The .gov didn't subsidize it; and 2) The .gov didn't mandate its use in gasoline.