Conversations That Matter: Ethanol, the forgotten alternative fuel

Ethanol is the cleaner alternative fuel that got shoved aside through a series of unfortunate events. It was the fuel the Model T was designed to burn. It was the fuel that all auto manufacturers designed engines to run on. It burned far cleaner than kerosene, cleaner than oil-based fuels, it was in demand and it was abundant.
The U.S. government, however, saw it as a cash cow when it was in need of a tax plan that would help pay for the Civil War — a tax that increased the price