The Chroniclers Community is searching for solutions to problems related to the consumption of goods and services including, but not limited to food, beverage, apparel, tobacco, housing, energy, transportation, electronics, insurance, financial advice etc.

The Solutions Framework is useful for outlining a problem and follows this format:

Problem Identification

Determining if the use of ethanol is efficient.

Why We Care?

We need to know if the benefits of ethanol as an additive in gasoline out weigh the associated costs so we can make informed decisions about employing our limited resources for the highest and best use.

Who is Hurt/Helped?

Agricultural interests stand to benefit through taxpayer subsidies and the rise in mostly corn prices. Alternative sources of energy are hurt as bio fuels increase in use.

Origin of the Problem

The ever-increasing demand for energy to fuel the growth of the world economy juxtaposed with the scarcity of energy sources resulting from natural and man made causes.

Is the Problem Critical?

This problem will continue to intensify as ever larger populations of the world advance to the middle class.

How to Solve the Problem?

Describe how you would solve this problem with the Solution Form

Resources*

Is ethanol energy-efficient

Journey to Forever supports the use of bio fuels.

New Research Blasts Supposed Efficiency of Corn Ethanol

Natural News takes issue with the efficacy of corn ethanol.

Corn Growers Stress Ethanol Efficiency Gains

Cindy Zimmerman reports on the use of corn ethanol.

SCOPE Biofuels Project

Jim Lane describes a "devastating report on ethanol's impact on the environment".

*To submit additional resources see the top of this page.

(image) Ethanol fuel plant in West Burlington, Iowa.