This is another one of the extremely popular American documentaries in the series: "The government and big companies are Illuminati. The are fighting the public and destroying the world. USA is not free. Take a stand and spread this message and this very specific solution to a very complicated problem!". This is therefore not a "true" documentary about a subject but a subjective message. The good thing is that these documentaries are very entertaining, fast-paced and often very informative and colorful. The bad thing is the fact that they always present a god guy/bad guy story with a clear choice at the end. There are very few untruth in this documentary but many things are left unsaid or unexplored and not a single bad thing is said about ethanol, not a single.
Ethanol is not being used because it is very expensive to make in colder climates like the USA. Majs is not a good crop for that at all and majs is not a good crop for anything. Yes, cows eat it, but we have to change cows so that they will not die from it. And we make suger out of it - not something great. Furthermore majs is grown by the government otherwise it would not be profitable. 0 of these facts were told. I wonder why? It's still very polluting and if USA wants to run on ethanol alone they would probably need the territory at least 3 times the size of the country to grow it on. It is a very ineffective energy source. Without a HUGE subsidy it will never compete with oil, coal or nuclear power. And the documentary puts nuclear power in the same category as oil, gas and coal. They forgot to mention that it is CO2 free, cheap and the safest energy source in the world. Ups... watch Pandoras Promise and other energy documentaries to get a fuller picture. And read the excellent God Species.
