The current corn-ethanol controversy is perfect for a media environment sometimes more focused on selling negative hype and bobble-heads, than objective journalism. We have so-called experts that contradict each other, the issues du jour are hyped and recycled repeatedly, without much credible information added to the confused mix, a noted ethanol critic in Professor Pimentel of Cornell who is continually quoted, a regional and national agenda to make biofuels part of the path to energy independence and a factor in economic growth and that always willing contingent of people ready and waiting to jump on anything negative and run with it, substantive or not. What a perfect combination to keep the mainstream public hopelessly confused on a critical issue that will have a tremendous impact on our children and future generations.

We intend to help bring some semblance of reason to an all too often irrational discourse by addressing these issues directly and supplying credible, third party sources of information. All of these files are available to download in PDF format. We encourage you to do so and share it with anyone who is interested. We all need to take a part in the debate and determine for ourselves, as best we can, what is fact, fiction or valid points of debate.

All of us at KL Process Design Group believe that corn and cellulosic ethanol is part of the path to energy security for our children and future generations. Our hope is, after studying the credible information provided here, that you will too.

• Does corn-ethanol have a positive energy balance?
• What is the effect of ethanol use on greenhouse gas emissions?
• What is the effect of ethanol production on food costs?