One cannot design an ecosystem, one can only design for an ecosystem. In this new setting, design also finds itself in a new space. One where relations between various participants are as important as the features of products and services.
But one area that could be poised to withstand the oil price carnage and might even toss out some gains for investors is the sector that produces an important, yet controversial element of gasoline: ethanol. As the prices of oil and gasoline have plummeted, so has ethanol, taking ethanol equities down with it. While that may seem like a good time to hit the sell button, don't. Ethanol stocks are likely to stage a comeback-here's why.
Ethanol was supposed to be good for the environment, lower gas prices and increase energy security but the costs of the unintended consequences may outweigh the benefits. Before the ethanol mandate in 2006, corn sold for $2.28 per bushel.or the decade prior to the ethanol mandate in 2006, corn prices stayed around $2 a bushel â going up or down depending on droughts, rainfall and yields by bushel harvested per acre. Corn sold for $2.28 per bushel in 2006. Last year, the average price nationwide was $6.15.