"Clear-Eyed Clinton Gaining on Obama as Voters Fearing Pauperization Demand Lower Gas Prices"

China Confidential: Clear-Eyed Clinton Gaining on Obama as Voters Fearing Pauperization Demand Lower Gas Prices

For the first time in years, voters seem skeptical that solar, wind, ocean waves and currents, biofuels and other so-called renewable sources of energy can replace gasoline, petroleum-based diesel, home heating oil, natural gas, and propane to any significant degree in the foreseeable future. The water-gulping, energy-intensive biofuel, or agrofuel, ethanol, which Obama touts as a "transitional solution," is increasingly unpopular as it contributes to food inflation by driving up the price of corn oil and animal feed. Motorists also complain that ethanol added to gasoline results in poorer performance and mileage; and some scientists say ethanol actually makes the air dirtier.