E85 in Canada - TTAC has a story about our neighbors to the North pushing 85% ethanol flex-fuel cars. There are only four E85 stations in all of Canada, the fuel is more expensive than regular gasoline, and returns worse fuel efficiency. Citing a memo from the natural resources minister, one activist noted that "promoting E85 has no environmental benefits." The Truth about Cars sardonically sums up: "When your subsidies won't work without their own subsidies, you know you're in trouble."

Related - Opinion Journal says Cash for Clunkers was "one of Washington's all-time dumb ideas."