Ethanol Report Sparks Strong Reactions

The report says farmers have been plowing under conservation land to plant more corn for ethanol, harming the environment.

The Associated Press on Tuesday published a lengthy report that criticizes the ethanol industry, arguing conservation land has been plowed under and planted with corn. The article says those practices are harmful to the environment and stand in contrast to the Obama administration’s pledges to support renewable energy initiatives.

(Click here to read the report published today by The Associated Press.)

Here’s what some people are saying on social media:

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