I believe (or hope) that something good will come out of this. You have to remember that we're not the only ones being effected by this. The auto industry is feeling the heat already. They make the majority of their money from the gas guzzlers (trucks , suv's , large luxury autos) and after speaking with someone who works at a local dealer , they are already feeling the hurt. The auto industry is a huge $$$ industry as well , my guess is that their already scrambling to offer an even better alternative (better than the ethenol burners) to the consumers. As of now , the only draw back to the ethenol burners , for me anyway , is the availability of the fuel (only one station 20 miles from here). This could/should be changing real soon if prices continue to climb as they have been and supply is limited.
It makes perfect business sense. You have one industry giant capitalizing on misfortune , it wont take long for another industry giant to capitalize by way of offering something that puts more money inour (consumers)pocket, butalso puts more money in their pocket.