Epilogue

On December 20, 2008 a full-page piece entitled Ethanol: An Imminent Threat To Humanity appeared in the front section of The Globe and Mail (widely considered Canada's finest newspaper).

That piece was the culmination of two years of time and considerable financial commitment as it was researched, authored and financed by me. For those that like to dig a little deeper, peruse the blog in reverse order for an interesting read.

This video followed the publication of the expose:

I will never be certain how much influence my efforts had. I do however know the piece mobilized many people to urge Canada's leaders to abandon a very dangerous policy, over twenty of them PhDs. It also mobilized a few people to send me venomous emails.  I consider that an indicator of success.

While its use for fuel has not ceased, no-one ever speaks of ethanol for fuel as "the" solution to anything anymore.