It sure isn't good for them.

Ethanol damages 2-stroke engines:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25936782/ns/business-consumer_news/

Problems in standard (older) automobile engines:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85_in_standard_engines#Problems
(also some info in the intro section)

Popular Mechanics article:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/alternative-fuel/biofuels/e15-gasoline-damage-engine

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Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

From the articles listed you only show its harmful to older engines, 2-strokes and fuel moisture.
Older engines and 2-strokes are what ethanol was designed for, it creates a lean condition that burns hotter and more completely. Modern engines simply adjust the A/F ratio to compensate, which renders the ethanol useless and harmless, the only effect is reduced MPG and consumption of food that could be used to feed starving countries.

2-strokes need oil thats compatible with ethanol.
Older engines need the carb adjusted.
Moisture can be prevented by not buying crap fuel from shady stations.
Problems solved.

the only effect is reduced MPG and consumption of food that could be used to feed us and starving countries at a lower cost and then there are the tax subsidies that we all pay. So where is the problem? Almost forgot about the billions in bribes to politicians to keep this all going.

Corn uses scarce and expensive farm lands. "proprietary organism" can be put on arid mid west otherwise unusable lands.

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And everywhere else when it escapes into the wild and turns all our freshwater bodies into diesel. Or did they add a "lysine contingency" to its DNA?

Hey, You leave Michael Crichton out of this. That movie was awesome.

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