In Iowa, Questions Arise on Impact of Ethanol Production

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Originally Aired: January 28, 2009

Al Gore testified before Congress Wednesday on the urgency of energy policy reform and made the case for easing America's reliance on carbon-based fuels. Heidi Cullen of Climate Central reports on an emerging debate over the changing land use and impact of ethanol production in Iowa.

JIM LEHRER: Next, connecting the dots on energy, the economy, and national security. That was the focus of former Vice President Gore's testimony today before a U.S. Senate committee. He urged lawmakers to address what he called the "climate crisis."

FORMER U.S. VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE: We must face up to this urgent and unprecedented threat to the existence of our civilization at a time when our nation must simultaneously solve two other worsening crises.

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