from the AMSOIL, Inc. Blog - Why Jay Leno is Angry About Ethanol in Gasoline written by Ed Newman | Mar 20, 2015 3:45:00 PM Change is the one constant in life. It’s also difficult, because when there is a change – whether in technology or how we do things – there are often unforeseen consequences. One of the changes that has been taking place is that since 2005, the U.S. government has mandated that gasoline contain ethanol, most of it derived from corn. The aim of this policy, among other things, has purportedly been to reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, though it may also be a way to utilize the excess corn of our megafarm corn growers. What this change has done is to set in motion a number of unintended consequences, from its impact on food prices to mechanical issues in our cars and other equipment with engines. And this latter is what prompted comedian and car collector Jay Leno to write a somewhat impassioned column in Autoweek this month ti